WR10 3HS Wychavon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bredon Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Farm Court, Elmley Castle: 36 addresses
- Parkwood, Elmley Castle: 2 addresses
- Main Street, Bricklehampton: 1 address
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 C (18% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Elmley Castle (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 15.
- 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
- Bennetts Cottage, grade II
- BRIDGE COTTAGE, grade II
- BROOKSIDE, grade II
- COTTAGE NORTH OF DRAKELY COTTAGE DRAKELY COTTAGE GROOMS COTTAGE, grade II
- GEORGIAN COTTAGE STREET HOUSE, grade II
- HILL COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR FARM COTTAGES, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OUTBUILDINGS TO MANOR FARM, grade II
- PLOUGH INN, grade II
- QUEEN ELIZABETH I ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE CLOISTERS, grade II
- THE OLD COLLEGE, grade II
- THE OLD SMITHY, grade II
- WALL AT THE OLD COLLEGE, grade II
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 39 addresses are between 67 m and 77 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 28%, gigabit 28% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Evesham 287,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Pershore 116,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queen Elizabeth Elmley Castle | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Merstow Green Bus Station Evesham | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 46.8 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Abbottswood Medical Centre | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Ogle Pharmacy | 5.6 km (3.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Lincoln House Dental Practice | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Evesham Community Hospital | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Evesham Police | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP Vale Service Station, Cheltenham Road Cashzone | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,990 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elmley Castle village cross, a scheduled monument, 200 m north. 49 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elmley Castle village cross | Scheduled monument | 200 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m south |
| Netherton Chapel | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Ruined Chapel at Chapel Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Elmley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Dingle | Valley | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Doddsend Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Pendrils Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Fox Hill Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Snake Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 39 |
4 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wychavon: see them on the Wychavon page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 6 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 Farm Court.