WR5 3EJ postcode in Worcester, Worcestershire

WR5 3EJ is a postcode in Worcester, in the Cathedral 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Worcester: 93% Typical price £275,500 Homes sold in WR5 3, last 12 months. ▲ 0.2% on the year before Nearest station Worcester Foregate Street 1.0 km in a straight line

Where WR5 3EJ is, and what is near it

Map of WR5 3EJ and what is near it Map of WR5 3EJ: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the WR5 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WR5 3AA: also in WR5 3WR5 3AB: also in WR5 3WR5 3AE: also in WR5 3WR5 3AF: also in WR5 3WR5 3AG: also in WR5 3WR5 3AH: also in WR5 3WR5 3AQ: also in WR5 3WR5 3BF: also in WR5 3WR5 3BN: also in WR5 3WR5 3BP: also in WR5 3WR5 3BS: also in WR5 3WR5 3BW: also in WR5 3WR5 3BX: also in WR5 3WR5 3BY: also in WR5 3WR5 3DA: also in WR5 3WR5 3DD: also in WR5 3WR5 3DE: also in WR5 3WR5 3DF: also in WR5 3WR5 3DG: also in WR5 3WR5 3DL: also in WR5 3WR5 3DQ: also in WR5 3WR5 3DS: also in WR5 3WR5 3DT: also in WR5 3WR5 3DU: also in WR5 3WR5 3DX: also in WR5 3WR5 3DY: also in WR5 3WR5 3DZ: also in WR5 3WR5 3EA: also in WR5 3WR5 3EB: also in WR5 3WR5 3ED: also in WR5 3WR5 3EF: also in WR5 3WR5 3EG: also in WR5 3WR5 3EL: also in WR5 3WR5 3EP: also in WR5 3WR5 3ER: also in WR5 3WR5 3ES: also in WR5 3WR5 3EW: also in WR5 3WR5 3FA: also in WR5 3WR5 3FB: also in WR5 3WR5 3FN: also in WR5 3WR5 3FQ: also in WR5 3WR5 3FR: also in WR5 3WR5 3FT: also in WR5 3WR5 3FU: also in WR5 3WR5 3FX: also in WR5 3WR5 3FY: also in WR5 3WR5 3GA: also in WR5 3WR5 3GB: also in WR5 3WR5 3GD: also in WR5 3WR5 3GE: also in WR5 3WR5 3GF: also in WR5 3WR5 3GG: also in WR5 3WR5 3GH: also in WR5 3WR5 3GJ: also in WR5 3WR5 3GL: also in WR5 3WR5 3GR: also in WR5 3WR5 3GS: also in WR5 3WR5 3GT: also in WR5 3WR5 3HF: also in WR5 3WR5 3ZS: also in WR5 3 Worcester WR5 3EJ Map of WR5 3EJ and what is near it Map of WR5 3EJ: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the WR5 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Worcester WR5 3EJ
  • WR5 3EJ
  • Other postcodes in WR5 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1867, longitude -2.2168)

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 3EJ?

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 3EJ?

Every home and business at WR5 3EJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 3EJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Worcester City Council's days for WR5 3EJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WR5 3EJ 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 3EJ 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 3EJ.

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 3EJ: 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 3EJ 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 3EJ?

Homes in WR5 3 sold for a typical £275,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 181 sales, up 0.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£275,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £375,000 55 sales
  • Semi-detached £263,750 52 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 53 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £188,000 21 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 3EJ

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in WR5 3EJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 June 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 WR5 3EJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around WR5 3EJ. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (45%). 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 3EJ

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 A, the most common, is £1,604.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 420 (49%)£1,604
Band Babout 240 (28%)£1,871
Band Cabout 140 (16%)£2,138
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,406
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,940
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,475
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,010
Band Hfewer than 5£4,812

When the homes were built

  1. 45% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

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 3EJ is in (ONS area E01033249), 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 3EJ?

The nearest open schools to WR5 3EJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WR5 3EJ, 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 3EJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WR5 3EJ is Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sidbury, 42 m away.

More stations near WR5 3EJ, 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 3EJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WR5 3EJ, 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 3EJ?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WR5 3EJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 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 3EJ?

The nearest to the centre of WR5 3EJ, 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 3EJ?

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 3EJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WR5 3EJ, 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 3EJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WR5 3EJ, 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 3EJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WR5 3EJ 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 3EJ in a conservation area?

The centre of WR5 3EJ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 3EJ?

Police.uk records 585 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WR5 3EJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences212 reports
Anti-social behaviour104 reports
Shoplifting51 reports
Public order50 reports
Criminal damage and arson48 reports
Vehicle crime25 reports

Also: other theft 23, drugs 20, burglary 17, robbery 16, possession of weapons 6, other crime 6, theft from the person 5, 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 3EJ

Ward
Cathedral
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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