WR5 2PR postcode in Norton, Norton Juxta Kempsey, Worcestershire

WR5 2PR is a postcode in Norton, Norton Juxta Kempsey, in the Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington 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 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 6% of homes and businesses can get it. Wychavon: 78% Typical price £339,000 Homes sold in WR5 2, last 12 months. ▲ 9.4% on the year before Nearest station Worcestershire Parkway 2.0 km in a straight line

Where WR5 2PR is, and what is near it

Map of WR5 2PR and what is near it Map of WR5 2PR: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the WR5 2 sector, 4 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. WR5 2DN: also in WR5 2WR5 2GB: also in WR5 2WR5 2GD: also in WR5 2WR5 2GE: also in WR5 2WR5 2GF: also in WR5 2WR5 2GG: also in WR5 2WR5 2GH: also in WR5 2WR5 2GJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2GL: also in WR5 2WR5 2GS: also in WR5 2WR5 2GX: also in WR5 2WR5 2GY: also in WR5 2WR5 2GZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2NT: also in WR5 2WR5 2NU: also in WR5 2WR5 2NW: also in WR5 2WR5 2NX: also in WR5 2WR5 2NY: also in WR5 2WR5 2PA: also in WR5 2WR5 2PB: also in WR5 2WR5 2PD: also in WR5 2WR5 2PE: also in WR5 2WR5 2PF: also in WR5 2WR5 2PG: also in WR5 2WR5 2PH: also in WR5 2WR5 2PJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2PL: also in WR5 2WR5 2PN: also in WR5 2WR5 2PP: also in WR5 2WR5 2PQ: also in WR5 2WR5 2PS: also in WR5 2WR5 2PT: also in WR5 2WR5 2PW: also in WR5 2WR5 2PX: also in WR5 2WR5 2PY: also in WR5 2WR5 2QA: also in WR5 2WR5 2QD: also in WR5 2WR5 2QJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2QN: also in WR5 2WR5 2QP: also in WR5 2WR5 2QR: also in WR5 2WR5 2QU: also in WR5 2WR5 2QZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2RH: also in WR5 2WR5 2RJ: also in WR5 2WR5 2RL: also in WR5 2WR5 2RN: also in WR5 2WR5 2RP: also in WR5 2WR5 2RR: also in WR5 2WR5 2RS: also in WR5 2WR5 2RU: also in WR5 2WR5 2RW: also in WR5 2WR5 2SA: also in WR5 2WR5 2SB: also in WR5 2WR5 2SD: also in WR5 2WR5 2SE: also in WR5 2WR5 2SF: also in WR5 2WR5 2SG: also in WR5 2WR5 2SS: also in WR5 2WR5 2SU: also in WR5 2WR5 2SW: also in WR5 2WR5 2SX: also in WR5 2WR5 2SY: also in WR5 2WR5 2SZ: also in WR5 2WR5 2TA: also in WR5 2WR5 2TB: also in WR5 2 School 1.8 km2 places, 1.9–2.0 kmGP 3.8 kmDrakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington WR5 2PR Map of WR5 2PR and what is near it Map of WR5 2PR: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the WR5 2 sector, 4 schools (3 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. School 1.8 km2 places, 1.9–2.0 kmDrakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington WR5 2PR
  • WR5 2PR
  • Other postcodes in WR5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 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 52.1625, longitude -2.1874)

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 WR5 2PR?

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 2PR?

Every home and business at WR5 2PR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 6% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)6% 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 WR5 2PR?

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 WR5 2PR 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 2PR.

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 WR5 2PR: 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 WR5 2PR 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 2PR?

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 2PR

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WR5 2PR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 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

What council tax band are homes near WR5 2PR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around WR5 2PR. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (79%). 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 2PR

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 E, the most common, is £2,901.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,582
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,846
Band Cabout 110 (17%)£2,110
Band Dabout 160 (25%)£2,373
Band Eabout 200 (32%)£2,901
Band Fabout 80 (13%)£3,428
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,955
Band Hfewer than 5£4,746

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. 79% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 WR5 2PR is in (ONS area E01032402), 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 2PR?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of WR5 2PR is Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station Railway station 3.9 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 Salamanca Drive, 388 m away.

More stations near WR5 2PR, 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 2PR?

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

0 within 1 km 17 within 3 km

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

  • ChargePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 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 WR5 2PR?

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

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 2PR?

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

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

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

The centre of WR5 2PR 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 2PR?

Police.uk records 16 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WR5 2PR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Drugs5 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 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 WR5 2PR

Ward
Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington
Parish
Norton Juxta Kempsey
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Norton, Norton Juxta Kempsey
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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