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WR6 postcode area · Malvern Hills

The WR6 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Herefordshire, County of, Malvern Hills, Worcester, Wychavon, Wyre Forest. Area Scores range from 31 to 88 across them. Every full WR6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WR6 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 — 2 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 £490,000 in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath — a 2.3× gap within the WR6 district. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — Herefordshire, County of, Malvern Hills, Worcester, Wychavon and Wyre Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,794a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime67per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied73%

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 WR6 district

£440,000median home sold over the past year · +11.4% over 5 years · +6.4% over the year · 164 sales
Detached£515,000
Semi-detached£324,500
Terraced£217,500
Flat—
Malvern Hills£327,500
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
Broadheath, Sinton & AlfrickMalvern Hills 1,85673 £351,500
Abberley, Holt Heath & HallowMalvern Hills 2,37065 £475,000
Fernhill Heath & OmbersleyWychavon 2,38465 £378,500
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington HeathHerefordshire, County of 2,48664 £490,000
Colletts Green, Callow End & HanleyMalvern Hills 2,52163 £322,500
Tenbury Wells, Mamble & CliftonMalvern Hills 3,62447 £355,000
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far ForestWyre Forest 3,62447 £308,000
Bromyard & Bishop's FromeHerefordshire, County of 4,19339 £285,000
Worcester Town SouthWorcester 4,72831 £210,000

People living in WR6 Census 2021

Residents75,502
Median age (est.)49
Density95per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above38%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 11%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 17% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 35% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 WR6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WR6 district.

Bewdley Warndon Worcester Town

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WR6.

WR2 WR1 WR99 WR3 WR78 WR4 WR5 DY13

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.