WR3 8DS postcode in Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire

WR3 8DS is a postcode in Fernhill Heath, in the North Claines & Salwarpe ward of Wychavon. It is in the Droitwich and Evesham parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since December 2020.

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 can get it. Wychavon: 78% Typical price £245,000 Homes sold in WR3 8, last 12 months. ▼ 7.5% on the year before Nearest station Worcester Shrub Hill 4.3 km in a straight line

Where WR3 8DS is, and what is near it

Map of WR3 8DS and what is near it Map of WR3 8DS: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the WR3 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WR3 8AZ: also in WR3 8WR3 8BY: also in WR3 8WR3 8BZ: also in WR3 8WR3 8FA: also in WR3 8WR3 8PB: also in WR3 8WR3 8RA: also in WR3 8WR3 8RB: also in WR3 8WR3 8RD: also in WR3 8WR3 8RE: also in WR3 8WR3 8RF: also in WR3 8WR3 8RG: also in WR3 8WR3 8RH: also in WR3 8WR3 8RJ: also in WR3 8WR3 8RL: also in WR3 8WR3 8RN: also in WR3 8WR3 8RP: also in WR3 8WR3 8RQ: also in WR3 8WR3 8RR: also in WR3 8WR3 8RS: also in WR3 8WR3 8RT: also in WR3 8WR3 8RU: also in WR3 8WR3 8RW: also in WR3 8WR3 8RX: also in WR3 8WR3 8RY: also in WR3 8WR3 8TG: also in WR3 8WR3 8TX: also in WR3 8 The River School 1.7 kmGloverspiece School 1.8 km2 GP practices, 2.8–4.2 kmSt Stephen WR3 8DS Map of WR3 8DS and what is near it Map of WR3 8DS: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the WR3 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. The River School 1.7 kmGloverspiece School 1.8 km3 places, 2.8–4.3 kmSt Stephen WR3 8DS
  • WR3 8DS
  • Other postcodes in WR3 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 52.2307, longitude -2.1855)

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 WR3 8DS?

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 WR3 8DS?

Every home and business at WR3 8DS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wychavon: 78%

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

Wychavon: 97%

The line marks the figure across Wychavon.

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 WR3 8DS?

BinDayBuddy does not read Wychavon District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Wychavon District Council's bin days

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 WR3 8DS 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 WR3 8DS.

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 Wychavon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WR3 8DS: 2,361 properties in Wychavon are at high risk (2.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Wychavon

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 WR3 8DS 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 WR3 8DS?

Homes in WR3 8 sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 115 sales, down 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£245,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£265,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £275,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £225,000 47 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £139,000 14 sales

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

Across the whole WR3 district: a typical £280,000 from 245 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 WR3 8DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WR3 8DS 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 WR3 8DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,110 homes in the neighbourhood around WR3 8DS. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (23%). 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 WR3 8DS

Band D in Wychavon for 2026‑27: £2,373. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,582 (band A) to £3,955 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,110.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,582
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,846
Band Cabout 280 (25%)£2,110
Band Dabout 220 (20%)£2,373
Band Eabout 190 (17%)£2,901
Band Fabout 250 (23%)£3,428
Band Gabout 100 (9%)£3,955
Band Hwithheld£4,746

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Wychavon 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 WR3 8DS is in (ONS area E01032400), 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 WR3 8DS?

The nearest open schools to WR3 8DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WR3 8DS, 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 WR3 8DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WR3 8DS is Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Droitwich Spa Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Post Office Lane, 236 m away.

More stations near WR3 8DS, 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 WR3 8DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WR3 8DS, 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 WR3 8DS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WR3 8DS 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 WR3 8DS?

The nearest to the centre of WR3 8DS, 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 WR3 8DS?

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 WR3 8DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WR3 8DS, 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 WR3 8DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WR3 8DS, 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 WR3 8DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of WR3 8DS 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 WR3 8DS in a conservation area?

The centre of WR3 8DS 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 WR3 8DS?

Police.uk records 12 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WR3 8DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Shoplifting1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: possession of weapons 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 WR3 8DS

Ward
North Claines & Salwarpe
Parish
North Claines
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Fernhill Heath
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2020

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

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WR3 8BY50 mWR3 8BZ50 mWR3 8RH110 mWR3 8RQ130 mWR3 8FA160 mWR3 8RY220 m
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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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