DY13 9QQ Wychavon
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Hartlebury. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Lincomb Lane, Lincomb: 6 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Wychavon in 2026-27: Band D £2,373 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,582 | £1,846 | £2,110 | £2,373 | £2,901 | £3,428 | £3,955 | £4,746 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (21% of about 660 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
- 3 Sandy Lane Titton: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 6 addresses are between 47 m and 53 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2.3 km |
| Kidderminster 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Droitwich Spa 519,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Kidderminster Bus Station | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | Vale Road Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 37.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stourport Medical Centre | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | York Pharmacy | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Kidderminster Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bewdley Police Station | 7.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bowbrook Grange Open Space 3,850 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 750 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Hartlebury Allotments 2.8 ha | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hartlebury Castle, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.9 km north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hartlebury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chilbrook Coppice | Wood | 610 m north-east |
| Hillditch Pool | Lake or reservoir | 890 m north |
| Hillditch Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Redstone Marsh | Wetland | 2.0 km west |
| Stour Hill | Hill | 3.8 km north |
| Doverdale | Valley | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 6 |
4 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Lincomb Lane.