WR8 0BS

Powick & the Hanleys · Malvern Hills · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Local authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Postcode district
WR8
Postcode sector
WR8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR8 0BT 148 m
WR8 0BP 277 m
WR8 0BL 414 m
WR8 0BF 441 m
WR8 0BE 452 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR8 0BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR8
Postcode sector
WR8 0
Latitude
52.075895
Longitude
-2.230585
British National Grid easting
384,293
British National Grid northing
241,972

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Malvern Hills · E07000235
Parish or community
E04010307
Westminster constituency
West Worcestershire · E14001579
Output area
E00164331
Lower layer super output area
Malvern Hills 005D · E01032217
Middle layer super output area
Malvern Hills 005 · E02006714

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Riverview, Quay Lane, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0BS 20 July 2023 £840,000
Bonners Cottage, Quay Lane, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0BS 15 December 2021 £255,000
Longcroft, 8, Quay Lane, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0BS 15 November 2019 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Hanley Castle High School

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    326 m
  2. Upton-Upon-Severn CofE Primary and Pre School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  3. Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Shoplifting 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

24 female, 25 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.1
WR8 0 residents
5,813

Age bands in WR8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.6%

651 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

427 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

946 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

1,754 residents

Age 65 and over
32.8%

1,847 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR8 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • UPTON SURGERY

    TUNNEL HILL, UPTON-UPON-SEVERN, WORCESTER, WR8 0QL

    ODS code M81038

    2.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hanley Castle High School

    BCT · Hanley Castle

    0.2 miles
  • Hanley Castle

    BCT · Hanley Castle

    0.4 miles
  • Hanley Castle

    BCT · Hanley Castle

    0.4 miles
  • Panes Garage

    BCT · Upton upon Severn

    0.9 miles
  • Panes Garage

    BCT · Upton upon Severn

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Malvern Hills 005D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,406 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £547,500 from 2 recorded sales in WR8 0BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Malvern Hills is £350,906 in June 2026, up 8.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hanley Castle High School is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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