WR4 9NU Worcester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Warndon & Elbury Park. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Kendal Green, Worcester: 15 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 (67% of about 630 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
- Commandery Coach Depot, Tolladine Road: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Land off Brickfields Road, Blackpole, Worcester: up to 24 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Land off Brickfields Road, Blackpole, Worcester: up to 16 homes, pending decision (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 39 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 | Worcester Shrub Hill 577,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Worcester Foregate Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Worcestershire Parkway 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Grisedale Drive Warndon | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Worcester Bus Station | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | Worcester Shrub Hill Station Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 40.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Elbury Moor Medical Centre | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Giles Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lyppard Dental Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Worcester Royal Infirmary | 1.8 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police HQ | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op The Lakes, The Lakes Cashzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Warnden Park 2.3 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Old Bridge 1642, a registered battlefield, 4.8 km south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Old Bridge 1642 | Registered battlefield | 4.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tolladine Wood | Wood | 510 m east |
| Leopard Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Gorse Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-west |
| Warndon Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Bevere Island | Island | 4.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the postcode's 15 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Kendal Green.