WR8 9YX

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 9LW 102 m
WR10 3BQ 432 m
WR10 3BG 904 m
WR8 9LL 941 m
WR8 9LN 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR8 9YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR8
Postcode sector
WR8 9
Latitude
52.062813
Longitude
-2.131226
British National Grid easting
391,100
British National Grid northing
240,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wychavon · E07000238
Electoral ward
Eckington · E05015452
Parish or community
E04010435
Westminster constituency
West Worcestershire · E14001579
Output area
E00165117
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
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Eckington CofE First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km
  2. Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km
  3. Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
51
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Burglary 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Public order 4

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BREDON HILL SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, MAIN ROAD, BREDON, TEWKESBURY, GL20 7QN

    ODS code M81007

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Bell Inn

    BCT · Eckington

    0.9 miles
  • Bell Inn

    BCT · Eckington

    0.9 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Upper Strensham

    0.9 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Eckington

    0.9 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Eckington

    0.9 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Eckington CofE First School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

51 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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