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WR1 postcode area · Worcester

The WR1 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Worcester. Area Scores range from 31 to 88 across them. Every full WR1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WR1 district contains both ends of the scale: Warndon East at 89 out of 100 (#759 of 6,856 in England) against Worcester Town South at 31, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £210,000 in Worcester Town South to £300,000 in Lower Wick & Bromwich Road.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,877a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime125per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WR1 district

£212,000median home sold over the past year · +17.8% over 5 years · +1.0% over the year · 183 sales
Detached£576,750
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£240,000
Flat£144,000
Worcester£257,500
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Warndon EastWorcester 75989 £275,000
Lower Wick & Bromwich RoadWorcester 1,52078 £300,000
Battenhall & DiglisWorcester 1,54078 £270,000
Barbourne & Rainbow HillWorcester 2,50763 £239,500
Worcester Town NorthWorcester 4,25538 £228,500
Worcester Town SouthWorcester 4,72831 £210,000

People living in WR1 Census 2021

Residents47,337
Median age (est.)41
Density2,898per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 11%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 35%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 40% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WR1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WR1 district.

Warndon Worcester Town

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WR1.

WR99 WR78 WR3 WR4 WR2 WR5 WR7 WR6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.