WR
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Worcester, with 16 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 33% of people in WR live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How WR compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
What is the population of WR?
WR had 311,510 usual residents at the census.
WR is the 26th least populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in WR
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR1Worcester, Britannia Square | 10,107 | £215,000 | 389.8 per 1,000 |
| WR2Worcester, St John's | 32,274 | £300,000 | 56.2 per 1,000 |
| WR3Worcester, Barbourne | 21,921 | £285,000 | 61.4 per 1,000 |
| WR4Worcester, Warndon | 27,101 | £235,000 | 105.8 per 1,000 |
| WR5Worcester, Red Hill | 34,629 | £277,750 | 76.8 per 1,000 |
| WR6Malvern Hills | 12,968 | £440,000 | 40.4 per 1,000 |
| WR7Inkberrow, Crowle | 5,588 | £542,500 | 37.0 per 1,000 |
| WR8Upton upon Severn, Tunnel Hill | 8,394 | £362,500 | 68.6 per 1,000 |
| WR9Droitwich Spa, Primsland | 33,818 | £304,000 | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| WR10Pershore, Pinvin | 19,878 | £340,000 | 65.3 per 1,000 |
| WR11Evesham, Bengeworth | 47,652 | £302,000 | No figure |
| WR12Broadway, Childswickham | 6,025 | £500,000 | No figure |
| WR13Colwall Stone, Westfield | 9,067 | £449,975 | 34.2 per 1,000 |
| WR14Great Malvern, Malvern Link | 34,845 | £298,000 | 70.7 per 1,000 |
| WR15Tenbury Wells, Burford | 7,243 | £340,000 | 41.2 per 1,000 |
| WR99Worcester, Ronkswood | No figure | No figure | No figure |
WR in brief
The WR postcode area, named after Worcester, has 16 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in WR was £300,000 in 2025.
WR had 311,510 usual residents at the census.
About 33% of people in WR live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WR, 82.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.