DY13 9FS Wyre Forest
Live postcode, introduced June 2023. Ward: Areley Kings & Riverside. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Axminster Drive, Stourport-on-Severn: 41 addresses
- Resolution Way, Stourport-on-Severn: 1 address
- Bond Gardens, Stourport-on-Severn: 1 address
- Folliott Close, Stourport-on-Severn: 1 address
- Valley Mills Close, Stourport-on-Severn: 1 address
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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cheapside Business Park Severn Road: up to 72 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Car sales Worcester Road (southern parcel): up to 15 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Former Lloyds Garage site Bridge Street: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Land rear of Swan Hotel Lickhill Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Land adjacent Toll House Bridge Street: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- County Buildings Worcester Street: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- 106 Minster Road: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 45 addresses are between 17 m and 22 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 3.7 km |
| Kidderminster 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Blakedown 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Tesco Approach Road Stourport-on-Severn | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kidderminster Bus Station | 5.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Vale Road Car Park | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 38.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stourport Medical Centre | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest York Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Kidderminster Hospital | 5.6 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bewdley Police Station | 5.1 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Viaduct | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Tontine Gardens 1,480 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 17 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tontine Buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m west. 90 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tontine Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m west |
| Hartlebury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Redstone Marsh | Wetland | 720 m south-west |
| Half Crown Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Hillditch Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Hillditch Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Stagborough Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north-west |
| Wordley Dingle | Valley | 4.4 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 | 45 | 45 |
None of the postcode's 45 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Axminster Drive.