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WR2 postcode area · Worcester

The WR2 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Malvern Hills, Worcester. Area Scores range from 31 to 88 across them. Every full WR2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WR2 district: Warndon East scores 89 out of 100 (#759 of 6,856 nationally) while Worcester Town South sits at 31 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £210,000 in Worcester Town South to £475,000 in Abberley, Holt Heath & Hallow — a 2.3× gap within the WR2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Malvern Hills and Worcester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,119a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied69%

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 WR2 district

£293,800median home sold over the past year · +15.2% over 5 years · -0.4% over the year · 475 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£273,000
Terraced£252,534
Flat£155,000
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
HenwickWorcester 77389 £274,000
Lower Wick & Bromwich RoadWorcester 1,52078 £300,000
Broadheath, Sinton & AlfrickMalvern Hills 1,85673 £351,500
Abberley, Holt Heath & HallowMalvern Hills 2,37065 £475,000
Colletts Green, Callow End & HanleyMalvern Hills 2,52163 £322,500
Dines Green & St JohnsWorcester 4,50934 £252,500
Worcester Town SouthWorcester 4,72831 £210,000

People living in WR2 Census 2021

Residents59,464
Median age (est.)44
Density231per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 14%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 13%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 38% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 WR2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WR2 district.

Warndon Worcester Town

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WR2.

WR1 WR99 WR78 WR3 WR4 WR5 WR6 WR7

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.