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WR3 postcode area · Worcester

The WR3 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Worcester, Wychavon. Area Scores range from 10 to 88 across them. Every full WR3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WR3 district: Warndon East scores 89 out of 100 (#759 of 6,856 nationally) while King George's Field sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £210,000 in Worcester Town South to £378,500 in Fernhill Heath & Ombersley — a 1.8× gap within the WR3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Worcester and Wychavon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,201a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime113per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied62%

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 WR3 district

£283,500median home sold over the past year · +15.7% over 5 years · +1.2% over the year · 329 sales
Detached£455,500
Semi-detached£290,000
Terraced£239,750
Flat£140,500
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
NorthwickWorcester 78688 £300,000
Fernhill Heath & OmbersleyWychavon 2,38465 £378,500
Barbourne & Rainbow HillWorcester 2,50763 £239,500
Worcester Town NorthWorcester 4,25538 £228,500
Ronkswood & Nunnery WoodWorcester 4,44035 £249,000
Worcester Town SouthWorcester 4,72831 £210,000
King George's FieldWorcester 6,12011 £220,000

People living in WR3 Census 2021

Residents61,368
Median age (est.)41
Density959per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above35%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 15%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 38% · 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 WR3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WR3 district.

Warndon Worcester Town

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WR3.

WR78 WR99 WR4 WR1 WR2 WR5 WR7 WR9

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.