WR9 8DS

Droitwich East · Wychavon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Droitwich
Local authority
Wychavon
Postcode district
WR9
Postcode sector
WR9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WR9 8BZ 44 m
WR9 8DH 48 m
WR9 8DE 51 m
WR9 8DQ 64 m
WR9 8QS 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WR9 8DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WR
Postcode district
WR9
Postcode sector
WR9 8
Latitude
52.266940
Longitude
-2.150981
British National Grid easting
389,793
British National Grid northing
263,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wychavon · E07000238
Parish or community
E04010386
Westminster constituency
Droitwich and Evesham · E14001203
Output area
E00165047
Lower layer super output area
Wychavon 003A · E01032359
Middle layer super output area
Wychavon 003 · E02006750

Postcode source versions

Explore WR9

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8 - 10, Victoria Square, Droitwich, WR9 8DS 29 September 2022 £1,300,000
Orchard House, 2, Victoria Square, Droitwich, WR9 8DS 23 December 2021 £465,000
5, Victoria Square, Droitwich, WR9 8DS 5 December 2017 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. RGS Dodderhill

    Other independent school

    661 m
  2. Westacre Middle School

    Community school

    814 m
  3. Witton Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    843 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,764
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 585
  • Shoplifting 433
  • Anti social behaviour 176
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Public order 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WR9 8 residents
10,991

Age bands in WR9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

1,651 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,113 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

2,413 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

3,143 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

3,110 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
96.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
55.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
55.2%
Gigabit-capable
55.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
96.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
79.3%

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

3

within 5 km

  • SALTERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DROITWICH MEDICAL CENTRE, OMBERSLEY STREET, DROITWICH, WR9 8RD

    ODS code M81034

    171 m

  • SPA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DROITWICH MEDICAL CENTRE, OMBERSLEY STREET EAST, DROITWICH, WR9 8RD

    ODS code M81047

    171 m

  • CORBETT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    36 CORBETT AVENUE, DROITWICH, WR9 7BE

    ODS code M81091

    434 m

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

  • Victoria Square

    BCT · Droitwich Spa

    0.0 miles
  • Ombersley Street East

    BCT · Droitwich Spa

    0.1 miles
  • Raven Hotel

    BCT · Droitwich Spa

    0.1 miles
  • Ombersley Street East

    BCT · Droitwich Spa

    0.1 miles
  • Ombersley Street East

    BCT · Droitwich Spa

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wychavon 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,566 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
6
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

Property market

The five-year median is £882,500 from 2 recorded sales in WR9 8DS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wychavon is £328,015 in June 2026, up 5.6% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. RGS Dodderhill is the nearest published school at 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,764 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 585 events.

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