WR11 4RL Wychavon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Evesham North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Abbey Road, Evesham: 20 addresses
- Robins Walk, Evesham: 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 A (44% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Evesham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 39.
- 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
- 53 and 54 incorporating Remains of Abbey Gate (Abbey Gate House), grade I
- ABBOT REGINALD'S GATEWAY, grade I
- Church of All Saints, grade I
- Gate and railings of number 53, grade I
- ROUND HOUSE (NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK), grade I
- The Almonry, grade I
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II*
- Remains of Abbey Stables, grade II*
- THE OLD VICARAGE (CHURCH HOUSE), grade II*
- WALKER HALL, grade II*
- 1-3 Merstow Green, grade II
- 1, MERSTOW GREEN, grade II
- 10, VINE STREET, grade II
- 12 and 12A Vine Street, grade II
- 12, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 16, VINE STREET, grade II
- 18-20, VINE STREET, grade II
- 2, VINE STREET, grade II
- 3, VINE STREET, grade II
- 4 and 5 Abbey Gate, grade II
- 4 AND 5, VINE STREET, grade II
- 4-5 and 6 Merstow Green, grade II
- 6 AND 6A, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 7, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 7, MERSTOW GREEN, grade II
- 7, VINE STREET, grade II
- 8 AND 9, VINE STREET, grade II
- Abbot Reginald's Wall and the Porter's Lodge, grade II
- GATE PIERS TO CHURCHYARD, grade II
- GRAFTON HOUSE, grade II
And 9 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 4 Avon Street, Evesham, WR11 4LQ: up to 23 homes, permissioned (290 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 34 m above sea level.
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 | Evesham 287,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Honeybourne 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Pershore 116,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Street Evesham | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Merstow Green Bus Station Evesham | 100 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 42.5 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Merstow Green Medical Practice | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evesham Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grafton House Dental Surgery | 30 m |
| Hospital | Evesham Community Hospital | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Evesham Police | 170 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 19 High Street Lloyds Bank | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Park 8.4 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Rowing Club 5.0 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,370 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Walker Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m east. 143 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walker Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m east |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-east |
| Abbot Reginald's Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m east |
| Gate and railings of number 53 | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m south-west |
| Abbot Reginald's Gateway and Old Vicarage | Scheduled monument | 80 m east |
| Evesham Abbey (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 160 m south-east |
| Abbot Chyryton Wall, Boat Lane | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Battle of Evesham 1265 | Registered battlefield | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lock Island | Island | 420 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Glover's Island | Island | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Clark's Hill | Hill | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Vale of Evesham | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Bengeworth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Porter's Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 21 |
21 of the postcode's 21 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Abbey Road.