WR5 3QF postcode in Malvern Hills, Worcestershire

WR5 3QF is a postcode in Malvern Hills, in the Kempsey ward. It is in the West Worcestershire 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 0% of homes and businesses at WR5 3QF can get it Across Malvern Hills: 72% Typical price £275,500 Homes sold in WR5 3, last 12 months. ▲ 0.2% on the year before Nearest station Worcestershire Parkway 2.7 km in a straight line

Where WR5 3QF is, and what is near it

Map of WR5 3QF and what is near it Map of WR5 3QF: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the WR5 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. M5 WR5 3EN: also in WR5 3WR5 3FL: also in WR5 3WR5 3FS: also in WR5 3WR5 3GN: also in WR5 3WR5 3JA: also in WR5 3WR5 3JF: also in WR5 3WR5 3JY: also in WR5 3WR5 3JZ: also in WR5 3WR5 3LA: also in WR5 3WR5 3LB: also in WR5 3WR5 3LD: also in WR5 3WR5 3LE: also in WR5 3WR5 3LF: also in WR5 3WR5 3LG: also in WR5 3WR5 3LH: also in WR5 3WR5 3LJ: also in WR5 3WR5 3LL: also in WR5 3WR5 3LN: also in WR5 3WR5 3LQ: also in WR5 3WR5 3NA: also in WR5 3WR5 3NB: also in WR5 3WR5 3ND: also in WR5 3WR5 3NE: also in WR5 3WR5 3NF: also in WR5 3WR5 3NG: also in WR5 3WR5 3NN: also in WR5 3WR5 3NQ: also in WR5 3WR5 3NR: also in WR5 3WR5 3NS: also in WR5 3WR5 3NT: also in WR5 3WR5 3NU: also in WR5 3WR5 3NX: also in WR5 3WR5 3NY: also in WR5 3WR5 3PB: also in WR5 3WR5 3PD: also in WR5 3WR5 3PE: also in WR5 3WR5 3PN: also in WR5 3WR5 3PP: also in WR5 3WR5 3PR: also in WR5 3WR5 3PS: also in WR5 3WR5 3PT: also in WR5 3WR5 3PU: also in WR5 3WR5 3PW: also in WR5 3WR5 3PX: also in WR5 3WR5 3PY: also in WR5 3WR5 3PZ: also in WR5 3WR5 3QA: also in WR5 3WR5 3QB: also in WR5 3WR5 3QD: also in WR5 3WR5 3QE: also in WR5 3WR5 3QG: also in WR5 3WR5 3QH: also in WR5 3WR5 3QJ: also in WR5 3WR5 3QL: also in WR5 3WR5 3QN: also in WR5 3WR5 3QP: also in WR5 3WR5 3QQ: also in WR5 3WR5 3QW: also in WR5 3WR5 3QZ: also in WR5 3WR5 3SA: also in WR5 3WR5 3SB: also in WR5 3WR5 3SD: also in WR5 3WR5 3SE: also in WR5 3WR5 3UX: also in WR5 3WR5 3UY: also in WR5 3WR5 3UZ: also in WR5 3WR5 3WB: also in WR5 3WR5 3WD: also in WR5 3WR5 3WF: also in WR5 3WR5 3WG: also in WR5 3WR5 3WH: also in WR5 3WR5 3WJ: also in WR5 3WR5 3WP: also in WR5 3WR5 3WQ: also in WR5 3 3 places, 4.8–6.8 kmSt Peter's Parish WR5 3QF Map of WR5 3QF and what is near it Map of WR5 3QF: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the WR5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. M5 Kempsey Primary School 2.3 km2 places, 6.7–6.8 kmSt Peter's Parish WR5 3QF
  • WR5 3QF
  • Other postcodes in WR5 3: 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 52.1355, longitude -2.1818)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WR5 3QF?

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 3QF?

Every home and business at WR5 3QF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WR5 3QF 0% Malvern Hills 72%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WR5 3QF 100% Malvern Hills 95%
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 3QF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Malvern Hills District Council's days for WR5 3QF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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

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 WR5 3QF: 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 WR5 3QF 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 3QF?

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 3QF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WR5 3QF 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 WR5 3QF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,500 homes in the neighbourhood around WR5 3QF. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (22%). 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 3QF

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 50 (3%)£1,634
Band Babout 90 (6%)£1,906
Band Cabout 460 (31%)£2,179
Band Dabout 340 (23%)£2,451
Band Eabout 240 (16%)£2,996
Band Fabout 210 (14%)£3,540
Band Gabout 110 (7%)£4,085
Band Hwithheld£4,902

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 22% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 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 WR5 3QF is in (ONS area E01032191), 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 3QF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of WR5 3QF is Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive

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 WR5 3QF, 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 3QF?

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

0 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

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

  • ChargePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 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 3QF?

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

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 3QF?

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

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

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

The centre of WR5 3QF 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 3QF?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of WR5 3QF in the latest month it has published.

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 3QF

Ward
Kempsey
Parish
Kempsey
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

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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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