WR8 9AP

Eckington · Wychavon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worcester
Local authority
Wychavon
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Postcode district
WR8
Postcode sector
WR8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR8 9AT 325 m
WR8 9AS 572 m
WR8 9AG 582 m
WR8 9LZ 591 m
WR8 9AH 596 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR8 9AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR8
Postcode sector
WR8 9
Latitude
52.100990
Longitude
-2.129864
British National Grid easting
391,201
British National Grid northing
244,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wychavon · E07000238
Electoral ward
Eckington · E05015452
Parish or community
E04010361
Westminster constituency
West Worcestershire · E14001579
Output area
E00165109
Lower layer super output area
Wychavon 019C · E01032372
Middle layer super output area
Wychavon 019 · E02006766

Postcode source versions

Explore WR8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Springfield, St Peters Lane, Besford, Worcester, WR8 9AP 9 July 2012 £575,000
Bishops Barn, St Peters Lane, Besford, Worcester, WR8 9AP 15 November 2002 £465,000
The Stables, St Peters Lane, Besford, Worcester, WR8 9AP 27 October 2000 £117,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  2. Abbey Park Primary School

    Community school

    3.5 km
  3. Eckington CofE First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.6 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 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.5
WR8 9 residents
2,533

Age bands in WR8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

336 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

244 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.9%

413 residents

Age 45 to 64
36.1%

999 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

772 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WR8 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ABBOTTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEFFORD ROAD, PERSHORE, WR10 1HZ

    ODS code M81046

    3.7 km

  • PERSHORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUEEN ELIZABETH HOUSE, QUEEN ELIZABETH DRIVE, PERSHORE, WR10 1PX

    ODS code M81074

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Besford Turn

    BCT · Besford

    0.2 miles
  • Besford Turn

    BCT · Besford

    0.2 miles
  • Besford Court

    BCT · Besford

    0.3 miles
  • Besford Court

    BCT · Besford

    0.3 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Defford

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wychavon 019C, 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

16,449 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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
1
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

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School is the nearest published school at 0.9 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 12 events.

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