WR2 5LD postcode in Malvern Hills, Worcestershire

WR2 5LD is a postcode in Malvern Hills, in the Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick ward. It is in the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since August 2025.

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 25% of homes and businesses can get it. Malvern Hills: 72% Typical price £276,000 Homes sold in WR2 5, last 12 months. ▼ 3.8% on the year before Nearest station Worcester Foregate Street 3.0 km in a straight line

Where WR2 5LD is, and what is near it

Map of WR2 5LD and what is near it Map of WR2 5LD: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the WR2 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WR2 5BF: also in WR2 5WR2 5EA: also in WR2 5WR2 5EE: also in WR2 5WR2 5EP: also in WR2 5WR2 5EQ: also in WR2 5WR2 5ER: also in WR2 5WR2 5ET: also in WR2 5WR2 5EU: also in WR2 5WR2 5EW: also in WR2 5WR2 5EX: also in WR2 5WR2 5EY: also in WR2 5WR2 5EZ: also in WR2 5WR2 5FA: also in WR2 5WR2 5FB: also in WR2 5WR2 5FE: also in WR2 5WR2 5FF: also in WR2 5WR2 5FG: also in WR2 5WR2 5FH: also in WR2 5WR2 5FJ: also in WR2 5WR2 5FN: also in WR2 5WR2 5FP: also in WR2 5WR2 5FQ: also in WR2 5WR2 5FR: also in WR2 5WR2 5FS: also in WR2 5WR2 5FT: also in WR2 5WR2 5FU: also in WR2 5WR2 5FW: also in WR2 5WR2 5FX: also in WR2 5WR2 5FY: also in WR2 5WR2 5GA: also in WR2 5WR2 5GB: also in WR2 5WR2 5GD: also in WR2 5WR2 5GE: also in WR2 5WR2 5GF: also in WR2 5WR2 5GG: also in WR2 5WR2 5GH: also in WR2 5WR2 5GJ: also in WR2 5WR2 5GL: also in WR2 5WR2 5GN: also in WR2 5WR2 5GP: also in WR2 5WR2 5GQ: also in WR2 5WR2 5GW: also in WR2 5WR2 5GX: also in WR2 5WR2 5GY: also in WR2 5WR2 5GZ: also in WR2 5WR2 5HA: also in WR2 5WR2 5HB: also in WR2 5WR2 5HD: also in WR2 5WR2 5HE: also in WR2 5WR2 5HF: also in WR2 5WR2 5HG: also in WR2 5WR2 5HH: also in WR2 5WR2 5HQ: also in WR2 5WR2 5JF: also in WR2 5WR2 5JG: also in WR2 5WR2 5JJ: also in WR2 5WR2 5JL: also in WR2 5WR2 5JP: also in WR2 5WR2 5JQ: also in WR2 5WR2 5JT: also in WR2 5WR2 5LE: also in WR2 5WR2 5LF: also in WR2 5WR2 5NJ: also in WR2 5WR2 5PN: also in WR2 5WR2 5PP: also in WR2 5WR2 5PR: also in WR2 5WR2 5PS: also in WR2 5WR2 5PT: also in WR2 5WR2 5PU: also in WR2 5WR2 5PW: also in WR2 5WR2 5PX: also in WR2 5WR2 5PY: also in WR2 5WR2 5PZ: also in WR2 5WR2 5QB: also in WR2 5WR2 5QD: also in WR2 5WR2 5QE: also in WR2 5WR2 5QF: also in WR2 5WR2 5QG: also in WR2 5WR2 5QH: also in WR2 5WR2 5QJ: also in WR2 5WR2 5QL: also in WR2 5WR2 5QN: also in WR2 5WR2 5QQ: also in WR2 5WR2 5QR: also in WR2 5WR2 5QS: also in WR2 5WR2 5QT: also in WR2 5WR2 5QU: also in WR2 5WR2 5QW: also in WR2 5WR2 5QX: also in WR2 5WR2 5QY: also in WR2 5WR2 5QZ: also in WR2 5WR2 5RA: also in WR2 5WR2 5RB: also in WR2 5WR2 5RD: also in WR2 5WR2 5RE: also in WR2 5WR2 5RF: also in WR2 5WR2 5RG: also in WR2 5WR2 5RH: also in WR2 5WR2 5RJ: also in WR2 5WR2 5RL: also in WR2 5WR2 5RN: also in WR2 5WR2 5RP: also in WR2 5WR2 5RQ: also in WR2 5WR2 5RR: also in WR2 5WR2 5RS: also in WR2 5WR2 5RT: also in WR2 5WR2 5RU: also in WR2 5WR2 5RW: also in WR2 5WR2 5RX: also in WR2 5WR2 5RY: also in WR2 5WR2 5RZ: also in WR2 5WR2 5SA: also in WR2 5WR2 5SB: also in WR2 5WR2 5SE: also in WR2 5WR2 5SF: also in WR2 5WR2 5SG: also in WR2 5WR2 5TR: also in WR2 5WR2 5TT: also in WR2 5WR2 5TU: also in WR2 5WR2 5UB: also in WR2 5WR2 5UD: also in WR2 5WR2 5UE: also in WR2 5WR2 5UF: also in WR2 5WR2 5UG: also in WR2 5WR2 5UH: also in WR2 5WR2 5UP: also in WR2 5WR2 5UR: also in WR2 5WR2 5US: also in WR2 5WR2 5UT: also in WR2 5WR2 5UU: also in WR2 5WR2 5WB: also in WR2 5WR2 5WF: also in WR2 5WR2 5WH: also in WR2 5WR2 5XL: also in WR2 5WR2 5XN: also in WR2 5WR2 5XU: also in WR2 5 School 1.6 kmGP 2.1 kmSchool 2.3 kmRiversides School 2.8 kmAlbany House Surgery 2.8 km2 railway stations, 3.0–3.8 kmDines Green & Grove Farm WR2 5LD Map of WR2 5LD and what is near it Map of WR2 5LD: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the WR2 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.6 km2 places, 2.8 kmStation 3.0 kmDines Green & Grove Farm WR2 5LD
  • WR2 5LD
  • Other postcodes in WR2 5: 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 52.1918, longitude -2.2653)

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 5LD?

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 5LD?

Every home and business at WR2 5LD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 25% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)25% can get it

Malvern Hills: 72%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Malvern Hills: 95%

The line marks the figure across Malvern Hills.

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 5LD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Malvern Hills District Council's days for WR2 5LD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WR2 5LD 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 5LD 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 WR2 5LD.

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 5LD: 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 5LD 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 5LD?

Homes in WR2 5 sold for a typical £276,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 181 sales, down 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£276,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£287,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £403,000 48 sales
  • Semi-detached £264,000 72 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 49 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £168,750 12 sales

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 5LD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WR2 5LD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 5LD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,630 homes in the neighbourhood around WR2 5LD. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (39%). 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 5LD

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 80 (5%)£1,634
Band Babout 180 (11%)£1,906
Band Cabout 480 (29%)£2,179
Band Dabout 320 (20%)£2,451
Band Eabout 260 (16%)£2,996
Band Fabout 180 (11%)£3,540
Band Gabout 130 (8%)£4,085
Band Hwithheld£4,902

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 39% 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 5LD is in (ONS area E01032182), 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 5LD?

The nearest open schools to WR2 5LD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WR2 5LD, 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 5LD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WR2 5LD is Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station Railway station 3.8 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 5LD, 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 5LD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WR2 5LD, 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 5LD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WR2 5LD 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 5LD?

The nearest to the centre of WR2 5LD, 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 5LD?

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 5LD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WR2 5LD, 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 5LD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WR2 5LD, 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 5LD?

The nearest vets to the centre of WR2 5LD 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 5LD in a conservation area?

The centre of WR2 5LD 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 5LD?

Police.uk records 81 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WR2 5LD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences43 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Burglary4 reports

Also: public order 3, drugs 3, vehicle crime 2, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 5LD

Ward
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick
Parish
Rushwick
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2025

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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