DY13 9EW Wyre Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Areley Kings & Riverside. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Severn Side, Stourport-on-Severn: 15 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Wyre Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,512 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,675 | £1,954 | £2,233 | £2,512 | £3,071 | £3,629 | £4,187 | £5,025 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (39% of about 1,400 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stourport-on-Severn No. 1 (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- TONTINE BUILDINGS, grade II*
- 4, SEVERNSIDE, grade II
- 5, 6 AND 7, SEVERNSIDE, grade II
- ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- CANAL BASINS, LOCKS AND WHARVES, grade II
- CANAL MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS AND LOCK COTTAGE, grade II
- FORMER STABLING FOR TONTINE HOTEL, grade II
- THE ANGEL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cheapside Business Park Severn Road: up to 72 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Former Lloyds Garage site Bridge Street: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Land adjacent Toll House Bridge Street: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Land rear of Swan Hotel Lickhill Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Car sales Worcester Road (southern parcel): up to 15 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- County Buildings Worcester Street: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- 106 Minster Road: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- Shops and garages Queens Road: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 6 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 17 m and 23 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hartlebury 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Kidderminster 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Blakedown 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Tesco Approach Road Stourport-on-Severn | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kidderminster Bus Station | 5.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Vale Road Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 38.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stourport Medical Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest York Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 260 m |
| Hospital | Kidderminster Hospital | 5.6 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bewdley Police Station | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Viaduct | 4.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Tontine Gardens 1,480 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 17 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tontine Buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north. 99 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tontine Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north |
| Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m west |
| Church House | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m west |
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m west |
| Hartlebury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Redstone Marsh | Wetland | 620 m south |
| Half Crown Wood | Wood | 940 m south-west |
| Three Cornered Wood | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Hillditch Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| Stagborough Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north-west |
| Wordley Dingle | Valley | 4.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the postcode's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Severn Side.