WR2 4RD postcode in Malvern Hills, Worcestershire

WR2 4RD is a postcode in Malvern Hills, in the Powick & the Hanleys ward. It is in the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 6 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at WR2 4RD can get it Across Malvern Hills: 72% Typical price £300,000 Homes sold in WR2 4, last 12 months. ▲ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Worcester Foregate Street 3.9 km in a straight line

Where WR2 4RD is, and what is near it

Map of WR2 4RD and what is near it Map of WR2 4RD: its centre point, with the 292 other postcodes in the WR2 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WR2 4BU: also in WR2 4WR2 4DA: also in WR2 4WR2 4DB: also in WR2 4WR2 4DD: also in WR2 4WR2 4DE: also in WR2 4WR2 4DJ: also in WR2 4WR2 4DL: also in WR2 4WR2 4DN: also in WR2 4WR2 4DP: also in WR2 4WR2 4DQ: also in WR2 4WR2 4DR: also in WR2 4WR2 4DS: also in WR2 4WR2 4DT: also in WR2 4WR2 4DW: also in WR2 4WR2 4DX: also in WR2 4WR2 4DY: also in WR2 4WR2 4DZ: also in WR2 4WR2 4EA: also in WR2 4WR2 4EB: also in WR2 4WR2 4ED: also in WR2 4WR2 4EE: also in WR2 4WR2 4EF: also in WR2 4WR2 4EG: also in WR2 4WR2 4EQ: also in WR2 4WR2 4FA: also in WR2 4WR2 4GA: also in WR2 4WR2 4GB: also in WR2 4WR2 4NX: also in WR2 4WR2 4NZ: also in WR2 4WR2 4PS: also in WR2 4WR2 4QP: also in WR2 4WR2 4QR: also in WR2 4WR2 4QS: also in WR2 4WR2 4QT: also in WR2 4WR2 4QU: also in WR2 4WR2 4QX: also in WR2 4WR2 4QY: also in WR2 4WR2 4QZ: also in WR2 4WR2 4RA: also in WR2 4WR2 4RB: also in WR2 4WR2 4RE: also in WR2 4WR2 4RF: also in WR2 4WR2 4RG: also in WR2 4WR2 4RH: also in WR2 4WR2 4RJ: also in WR2 4WR2 4RN: also in WR2 4WR2 4RP: also in WR2 4WR2 4RQ: also in WR2 4WR2 4RR: also in WR2 4WR2 4RS: also in WR2 4WR2 4RT: also in WR2 4WR2 4RU: also in WR2 4WR2 4RX: also in WR2 4WR2 4RY: also in WR2 4WR2 4RZ: also in WR2 4WR2 4SA: also in WR2 4WR2 4SB: also in WR2 4WR2 4SD: also in WR2 4WR2 4SE: also in WR2 4WR2 4SG: also in WR2 4WR2 4SH: also in WR2 4WR2 4SR: also in WR2 4WR2 4SZ: also in WR2 4WR2 4TD: also in WR2 4WR2 4TR: also in WR2 4WR2 4TS: also in WR2 4WR2 4TT: also in WR2 4WR2 4TU: also in WR2 4WR2 4XA: also in WR2 4WR2 4XB: also in WR2 4WR2 4XD: also in WR2 4WR2 4XE: also in WR2 4WR2 4XG: also in WR2 4WR2 4XH: also in WR2 4WR2 4XJ: also in WR2 4WR2 4XL: also in WR2 4WR2 4XN: also in WR2 4WR2 4XP: also in WR2 4WR2 4XQ: also in WR2 4WR2 4XR: also in WR2 4WR2 4XS: also in WR2 4WR2 4XT: also in WR2 4WR2 4XU: also in WR2 4WR2 4XX: also in WR2 4 School 1.2 km2 places, 2.6–3.9 kmLower Wick & Pitmaston WR2 4RD Map of WR2 4RD and what is near it Map of WR2 4RD: its centre point, with the 292 other postcodes in the WR2 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.2 km3 places, 3.3–4.4 kmLower Wick & Pitmaston WR2 4RD
  • WR2 4RD
  • Other postcodes in WR2 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.1674, longitude -2.2565)

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 WR2 4RD?

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 WR2 4RD?

None of the homes and businesses at WR2 4RD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WR2 4RD 0% Malvern Hills 72%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WR2 4RD 0% Malvern Hills 95%
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 WR2 4RD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Malvern Hills District Council's days for WR2 4RD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WR2 4RD 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 WR2 4RD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 6 homes and businesses at WR2 4RD. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

6 homes and businesses at WR2 4RD Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 5

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Malvern Hills

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WR2 4RD: 1,285 properties in Malvern Hills are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Malvern Hills

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 WR2 4RD 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 WR2 4RD?

Homes in WR2 4 sold for a typical £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, up 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£300,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£298,540 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £387,500 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £290,000 43 sales
  • Terraced £257,500 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WR2 district: a typical £290,000 from 374 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 WR2 4RD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WR2 4RD 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

What council tax band are homes near WR2 4RD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around WR2 4RD. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (25%). 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 WR2 4RD

Band D in Malvern Hills for 2026‑27: £2,451. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,634 (band A) to £4,085 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,179.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,634
Band Babout 60 (7%)£1,906
Band Cabout 220 (26%)£2,179
Band Dabout 220 (26%)£2,451
Band Eabout 140 (16%)£2,996
Band Fabout 130 (15%)£3,540
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£4,085
Band Hwithheld£4,902

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 16% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for Malvern Hills 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 WR2 4RD is in (ONS area E01032207), 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 WR2 4RD?

The nearest open schools to WR2 4RD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WR2 4RD, 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 WR2 4RD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WR2 4RD is Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near WR2 4RD, 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 WR2 4RD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WR2 4RD, 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 WR2 4RD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WR2 4RD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 WR2 4RD?

The nearest to the centre of WR2 4RD, 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 WR2 4RD?

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 WR2 4RD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WR2 4RD, 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 WR2 4RD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WR2 4RD, 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 WR2 4RD?

The nearest vets to the centre of WR2 4RD 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 WR2 4RD in a conservation area?

The centre of WR2 4RD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 WR2 4RD?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WR2 4RD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Public order1 report
Drugs1 report
Other crime1 report

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 WR2 4RD

Ward
Powick & the Hanleys
Parish
Powick
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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