WR3 7PH Worcester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Claines. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Gilmour Crescent, Worcester: 32 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Worcester in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,010 | £4,812 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (49% of about 720 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
- Perdiswell House, Droitwich Road, Worcester, WR3 7JU: up to 76 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- County Council Offices, Bilford Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (790 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 2 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 32 addresses are between 29 m and 30 m above sea level (30 m on average).
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 | Worcester Foregate Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Worcester Shrub Hill 577,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Droitwich Spa 519,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Gilmour Crescent Cornmeadows | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Worcester Bus Station | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Pitchcroft Car Park | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 41.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barbourne Health Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Claines Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Beeches Dental Centre | 810 m |
| Hospital | Worcester Royal Infirmary | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Worcester Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Northwick Service Station Cashzone | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,300 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,320 m² | 190 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gheluvelt Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.4 km south. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gheluvelt Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hunting Grove | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Bevere Island | Island | 2.0 km north-west |
| Gorse Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-east |
| High Wood | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km east |
| Bournes Dingle | Valley | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 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 | 32 | 32 |
None of the postcode's 32 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Gilmour Crescent.