WR5 2ED postcode in Worcester, Worcestershire

WR5 2ED is a postcode in Worcester, in the Fort Royal 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 95% of homes and businesses can get it. Worcester: 93% Typical price £339,000 Homes sold in WR5 2, last 12 months. ▲ 9.4% on the year before Nearest station Worcester Shrub Hill 1.1 km in a straight line

Where WR5 2ED is, and what is near it

Map of WR5 2ED and what is near it Map of WR5 2ED: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the WR5 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WR5 2AA: also in WR5 2WR5 2AB: also in WR5 2WR5 2AD: also in WR5 2WR5 2AF: also in WR5 2WR5 2AG: also in WR5 2WR5 2AH: also in WR5 2WR5 2AJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2AL: also in WR5 2WR5 2AN: also in WR5 2WR5 2AP: also in WR5 2WR5 2AQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2AR: also in WR5 2WR5 2AS: also in WR5 2WR5 2AT: also in WR5 2WR5 2AW: also in WR5 2WR5 2AY: also in WR5 2WR5 2AZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2BB: also in WR5 2WR5 2BD: also in WR5 2WR5 2BF: also in WR5 2WR5 2BG: also in WR5 2WR5 2BH: also in WR5 2WR5 2BJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2BL: also in WR5 2WR5 2BN: also in WR5 2WR5 2BP: also in WR5 2WR5 2BQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2BS: also in WR5 2WR5 2BT: also in WR5 2WR5 2BU: also in WR5 2WR5 2BW: also in WR5 2WR5 2BX: also in WR5 2WR5 2BY: also in WR5 2WR5 2BZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2DA: also in WR5 2WR5 2DB: also in WR5 2WR5 2DD: also in WR5 2WR5 2DE: also in WR5 2WR5 2DG: also in WR5 2WR5 2DH: also in WR5 2WR5 2DJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2DL: also in WR5 2WR5 2DP: also in WR5 2WR5 2DR: also in WR5 2WR5 2DS: also in WR5 2WR5 2DT: also in WR5 2WR5 2DU: also in WR5 2WR5 2DW: also in WR5 2WR5 2DX: also in WR5 2WR5 2DY: also in WR5 2WR5 2DZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2EA: also in WR5 2WR5 2EB: also in WR5 2WR5 2EE: also in WR5 2WR5 2EF: also in WR5 2WR5 2EG: also in WR5 2WR5 2EJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2EL: also in WR5 2WR5 2EN: also in WR5 2WR5 2EP: also in WR5 2WR5 2EQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2ER: also in WR5 2WR5 2ES: also in WR5 2WR5 2ET: also in WR5 2WR5 2FA: also in WR5 2WR5 2FB: also in WR5 2WR5 2FD: also in WR5 2WR5 2FE: also in WR5 2WR5 2FF: also in WR5 2WR5 2FW: also in WR5 2WR5 2FX: also in WR5 2WR5 2FY: also in WR5 2WR5 2FZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2GA: also in WR5 2WR5 2GN: also in WR5 2WR5 2HE: also in WR5 2WR5 2HF: also in WR5 2WR5 2HG: also in WR5 2WR5 2HH: also in WR5 2WR5 2HJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2HL: also in WR5 2WR5 2HN: also in WR5 2WR5 2HQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2HR: also in WR5 2WR5 2HS: also in WR5 2WR5 2HT: also in WR5 2WR5 2HU: also in WR5 2WR5 2HW: also in WR5 2WR5 2HX: also in WR5 2WR5 2HY: also in WR5 2WR5 2HZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2JA: also in WR5 2WR5 2JB: also in WR5 2WR5 2JD: also in WR5 2WR5 2JE: also in WR5 2WR5 2JF: also in WR5 2WR5 2JG: also in WR5 2WR5 2JH: also in WR5 2WR5 2JJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2JL: also in WR5 2WR5 2JN: also in WR5 2WR5 2JP: also in WR5 2WR5 2JR: also in WR5 2WR5 2JS: also in WR5 2WR5 2JT: also in WR5 2WR5 2JU: also in WR5 2WR5 2JW: also in WR5 2WR5 2JX: also in WR5 2WR5 2JY: also in WR5 2WR5 2JZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2LA: also in WR5 2WR5 2LD: also in WR5 2WR5 2LH: also in WR5 2WR5 2LN: also in WR5 2WR5 2LP: also in WR5 2WR5 2LR: also in WR5 2WR5 2LS: also in WR5 2WR5 2LT: also in WR5 2WR5 2LU: also in WR5 2WR5 2LW: also in WR5 2WR5 2LX: also in WR5 2WR5 2LY: also in WR5 2WR5 2LZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2NA: also in WR5 2WR5 2NB: also in WR5 2WR5 2ND: also in WR5 2WR5 2NE: also in WR5 2WR5 2NF: also in WR5 2WR5 2NG: also in WR5 2WR5 2NH: also in WR5 2WR5 2NJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2NL: also in WR5 2WR5 2NN: also in WR5 2WR5 2NP: also in WR5 2WR5 2NQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2NS: also in WR5 2WR5 2QQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2QW: also in WR5 2WR5 2QY: also in WR5 2WR5 2QZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2RA: also in WR5 2WR5 2RB: also in WR5 2WR5 2RD: also in WR5 2WR5 2RE: also in WR5 2WR5 2RG: also in WR5 2WR5 2RH: also in WR5 2WR5 2RJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2RN: also in WR5 2WR5 2RQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2RX: also in WR5 2WR5 2RY: also in WR5 2WR5 2RZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2SH: also in WR5 2WR5 2SJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2SL: also in WR5 2WR5 2SN: also in WR5 2WR5 2SP: also in WR5 2WR5 2SQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2SR: also in WR5 2WR5 2TD: also in WR5 2WR5 2WW: also in WR5 2WR5 2XD: also in WR5 2WR5 2ZX: also in WR5 2 Worcester WR5 2ED Map of WR5 2ED and what is near it Map of WR5 2ED: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the WR5 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Worcester WR5 2ED
  • WR5 2ED
  • Other postcodes in WR5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1849, longitude -2.2052)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WR5 2ED?

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 WR5 2ED?

Every home and business at WR5 2ED can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 95% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)95% can get it

Worcester: 93%

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

Worcester: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Worcester.

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 WR5 2ED?

BinDayBuddy has not read Worcester City Council's days for WR5 2ED today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WR5 2ED 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 WR5 2ED 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 WR5 2ED.

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 WR5 2ED: 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 WR5 2ED 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 WR5 2ED?

Homes in WR5 2 sold for a typical £339,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 160 sales, up 9.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£339,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £455,000 59 sales
  • Semi-detached £304,500 54 sales
  • Terraced £262,000 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £148,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole WR5 district: a typical £282,800 from 444 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 WR5 2ED

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WR5 2ED from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 August 2024. 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

Food hygiene ratings at WR5 2ED

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at WR5 2ED. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WR5 2ED?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around WR5 2ED. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (34%). 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 WR5 2ED

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 B, the most common, is £1,871.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (14%)£1,604
Band Babout 270 (43%)£1,871
Band Cabout 160 (25%)£2,138
Band Dabout 50 (8%)£2,406
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,940
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,475
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,010
Band Hwithheld£4,812

When the homes were built

  1. 34% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 WR5 2ED is in (ONS area E01032294), 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 WR5 2ED?

The nearest open schools to WR5 2ED, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WR5 2ED, 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 WR5 2ED?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WR5 2ED is Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sebright Avenue, 19 m away.

More stations near WR5 2ED, 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 WR5 2ED?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WR5 2ED, 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 WR5 2ED?

4 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WR5 2ED, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk

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 WR5 2ED?

The nearest to the centre of WR5 2ED, 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 WR5 2ED?

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 WR5 2ED?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WR5 2ED, 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 WR5 2ED?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WR5 2ED, 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 WR5 2ED?

The nearest vets to the centre of WR5 2ED 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 WR5 2ED in a conservation area?

The centre of WR5 2ED 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 WR5 2ED?

Police.uk records 483 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WR5 2ED in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences171 reports
Anti-social behaviour90 reports
Public order42 reports
Shoplifting41 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Other theft23 reports

Also: burglary 17, vehicle crime 17, drugs 15, robbery 13, possession of weapons 6, other crime 6, theft from the person 2, 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 WR5 2ED

Ward
Fort Royal
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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