WR8 9AQ

Eckington · Wychavon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wychavon
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Postcode district
WR8
Postcode sector
WR8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR8 9AG 31 m
WR8 9LZ 58 m
WR8 9AH 159 m
WR8 9AT 551 m
WR8 9AP 571 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR8 9AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR8
Postcode sector
WR8 9
Latitude
52.105857
Longitude
-2.127206
British National Grid easting
391,384
British National Grid northing
245,287

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

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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

    2.0 km
  2. Abbey Park Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km
  3. St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBOTTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEFFORD ROAD, PERSHORE, WR10 1HZ

    ODS code M81046

    3.5 km

  • PERSHORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M81074

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Besford Court

    BCT · Besford

    0.1 miles
  • Besford Court

    BCT · Besford

    0.1 miles
  • Besford Turn

    BCT · Besford

    0.2 miles
  • Besford Turn

    BCT · Besford

    0.3 miles
  • Nursery

    BCT · Birlingham

    1.1 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.

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 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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