WR1 3AU postcode in Worcester, Worcestershire

WR1 3AU is a postcode in Worcester, in the Cathedral ward. It is in the Worcester parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WR1 3AU can get it Across Worcester: 93% Typical price £270,500 Homes sold in WR1 3, last 12 months. ▼ 11.2% on the year before Nearest station Worcester Foregate Street 250 m in a straight line

Where WR1 3AU is, and what is near it

Map of WR1 3AU and what is near it Map of WR1 3AU: its centre point, with the 132 other postcodes in the WR1 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 23 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WR1 3AA: also in WR1 3WR1 3AD: also in WR1 3WR1 3AL: also in WR1 3WR1 3AR: also in WR1 3WR1 3AS: also in WR1 3WR1 3AT: also in WR1 3WR1 3AX: also in WR1 3WR1 3AZ: also in WR1 3WR1 3BA: also in WR1 3WR1 3BE: also in WR1 3WR1 3BF: also in WR1 3WR1 3BH: also in WR1 3WR1 3BJ: also in WR1 3WR1 3BQ: also in WR1 3WR1 3BU: also in WR1 3WR1 3BX: also in WR1 3WR1 3BZ: also in WR1 3WR1 3DB: also in WR1 3WR1 3DD: also in WR1 3WR1 3DE: also in WR1 3WR1 3DF: also in WR1 3WR1 3DG: also in WR1 3WR1 3DH: also in WR1 3WR1 3DL: also in WR1 3WR1 3DN: also in WR1 3WR1 3DP: also in WR1 3WR1 3DQ: also in WR1 3WR1 3DR: also in WR1 3WR1 3DS: also in WR1 3WR1 3DT: also in WR1 3WR1 3DU: also in WR1 3WR1 3DW: also in WR1 3WR1 3DX: also in WR1 3WR1 3DY: also in WR1 3WR1 3EA: also in WR1 3WR1 3EB: also in WR1 3WR1 3ED: also in WR1 3WR1 3EE: also in WR1 3WR1 3EH: also in WR1 3WR1 3EJ: also in WR1 3WR1 3EL: also in WR1 3WR1 3EQ: also in WR1 3WR1 3HH: also in WR1 3WR1 3HL: also in WR1 3WR1 3HN: also in WR1 3WR1 3HP: also in WR1 3WR1 3HQ: also in WR1 3WR1 3HR: also in WR1 3WR1 3HS: also in WR1 3WR1 3HT: also in WR1 3WR1 3HU: also in WR1 3WR1 3HX: also in WR1 3WR1 3HY: also in WR1 3WR1 3LD: also in WR1 3WR1 3LE: also in WR1 3WR1 3LH: also in WR1 3WR1 3LL: also in WR1 3WR1 3LR: also in WR1 3WR1 3LX: also in WR1 3WR1 3LY: also in WR1 3WR1 3LZ: also in WR1 3WR1 3ND: also in WR1 3WR1 3NF: also in WR1 3WR1 3NG: also in WR1 3WR1 3NH: also in WR1 3WR1 3NJ: also in WR1 3WR1 3NL: also in WR1 3WR1 3NN: also in WR1 3WR1 3NR: also in WR1 3WR1 3NS: also in WR1 3WR1 3NX: also in WR1 3WR1 3NY: also in WR1 3WR1 3PA: also in WR1 3WR1 3PB: also in WR1 3WR1 3PD: also in WR1 3WR1 3PR: also in WR1 3WR1 3PY: also in WR1 3WR1 3PZ: also in WR1 3WR1 3QA: also in WR1 3WR1 3QD: also in WR1 3WR1 3QF: also in WR1 3WR1 3QG: also in WR1 3WR1 3QN: also in WR1 3WR1 3QQ: also in WR1 3WR1 3QS: also in WR1 3WR1 3QT: also in WR1 3WR1 3QX: also in WR1 3WR1 3QZ: also in WR1 3WR1 3SE: also in WR1 3WR1 3WN: also in WR1 3WR1 3ZQ: also in WR1 3 Worcester WR1 3AU Map of WR1 3AU and what is near it Map of WR1 3AU: its centre point, with the 132 other postcodes in the WR1 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 23 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Cathedral WR1 3AU
  • WR1 3AU
  • Other postcodes in WR1 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 23 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1944, longitude -2.2247)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WR1 3AU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WR1 3AU?

Every home and business at WR1 3AU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WR1 3AU 100% Worcester 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WR1 3AU 100% Worcester Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WR1 3AU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Worcester City Council's days for WR1 3AU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WR1 3AU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WR1 3AU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WR1 3AU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Worcester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WR1 3AU: 1,229 properties in Worcester are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Worcester

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WR1 3AU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WR1 3AU?

Homes in WR1 3 sold for a typical £270,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, down 11.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£304,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £365,000 6 sales
  • Terraced £306,250 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £153,500 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WR1 district: a typical £195,500 from 144 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WR1 3AU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WR1 3AU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WR1 3AU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WR1 3AU. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WR1 3AU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around WR1 3AU. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (44%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WR1 3AU

Band D in Worcester for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £4,010 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,604.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 560 (67%)£1,604
Band Babout 160 (19%)£1,871
Band Cabout 50 (6%)£2,138
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,406
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,940
Band Fwithheld£3,475
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,010
Band Hfewer than 5£4,812

When the homes were built

  1. 44% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 21% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Worcester before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WR1 3AU is in (ONS area E01033247), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WR1 3AU?

The nearest open schools to WR1 3AU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WR1 3AU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WR1 3AU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WR1 3AU is Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

23 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Worcester Bus Station, 120 m away.

More stations near WR1 3AU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WR1 3AU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WR1 3AU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WR1 3AU?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WR1 3AU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WR1 3AU?

The nearest to the centre of WR1 3AU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WR1 3AU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WR1 3AU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WR1 3AU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WR1 3AU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WR1 3AU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WR1 3AU?

The nearest vets to the centre of WR1 3AU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WR1 3AU in a conservation area?

The centre of WR1 3AU is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WR1 3AU?

Police.uk records 636 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WR1 3AU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences211 reports
Anti-social behaviour109 reports
Shoplifting79 reports
Public order53 reports
Criminal damage and arson49 reports
Vehicle crime30 reports

Also: other theft 24, drugs 22, burglary 18, robbery 18, possession of weapons 9, other crime 7, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WR1 3AU

Ward
Cathedral
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Worcester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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