WR6 5DS

Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick · Malvern Hills · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Postcode district
WR6
Postcode sector
WR6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR6 5DR 141 m
WR6 5DT 359 m
WR6 5DU 395 m
WR6 5DP 664 m
WR13 5ES 702 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR6 5DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR6
Postcode sector
WR6 5
Latitude
52.153319
Longitude
-2.386505
British National Grid easting
373,653
British National Grid northing
250,629

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Malvern Hills · E07000235
Parish or community
E04010345
Westminster constituency
West Worcestershire · E14001579
Output area
E00164137
Lower layer super output area
Malvern Hills 003A · E01032179
Middle layer super output area
Malvern Hills 003 · E02006712

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Suckley Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. Cradley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.1 km
  3. Hidelow Grange School

    Other independent school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WR6 5 residents
5,363

Age bands in WR6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

688 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

448 residents

Age 25 to 44
17%

904 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,702 residents

Age 65 and over
29.6%

1,576 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRADLEY SURGERY

    BOSBURY ROAD, CRADLEY, MALVERN, WR13 5LT

    ODS code M81600

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Longley Green

    0.3 miles
  • Nelson Inn

    BCT · Longley Green

    0.4 miles
  • Rose Cottage

    BCT · Longley Green

    0.5 miles
  • Stocks Cross

    BCT · Suckley

    0.8 miles
  • Stocks Road Junction

    BCT · Alfrick Pound

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Malvern Hills 003A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,493 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Suckley Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.