WR13 5NG Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bishops Frome & Cradley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Buryfields Estate, Cradley: 38 addresses
- Unnamed street near Buryfields Estate, Cradley: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Buryfields Estate, Cradley: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Herefordshire, County of in 2026-27: Band D £2,574 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,716 | £2,002 | £2,288 | £2,574 | £3,146 | £3,719 | £4,291 | £5,149 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (25% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- BURYFIELD COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 42 addresses are between 82 m and 90 m above sea level (87 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 | Malvern Link 321,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Great Malvern 429,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Colwall 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Buryfields Cradley | 90 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 56.8 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cradley Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lygon Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Buckingham House Dental LLP | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Malvern Community Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Malvern Police Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 48 Belle Vue Terrace Lloyds Bank | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 590 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Chapel Lane Playing Fields 7,690 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | West Malvern Allotments 1.0 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m (0.3 miles) south. 42 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Parish Hall (Old Boys School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Lych Gate of St James's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lumbridge Hill Wood | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Eastbury Hill Common | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Whitman's Hill Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| High Grove Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Cockshot Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Woodhouse Dingle | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 42 |
1 of the postcode's 42 addresses is 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 Herefordshire, County of: see them on the Herefordshire, County of page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Buryfields Estate.