WR7 4AA Wychavon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bowbrook. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Crowle Green, Crowle Green: 27 addresses
- Netherwood Lane, Oddingley: 3 addresses
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 E (25% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- ANVIL COTTAGE, JASMINE COTTAGE AND OLD CHEQUERS COTTAGE, grade II
- THE THATCH, 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 30 addresses are between 58 m and 73 m above sea level (62 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 | Worcestershire Parkway 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km |
| Worcester Shrub Hill 577,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Worcester Foregate Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Church Road Crowle | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Worcester Bus Station | 7.4 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 37.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Elbury Moor Medical Centre | 5.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 4.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Lyppard Dental Centre | 4.2 km |
| Hospital | Worcestershire Royal Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police Gate House | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 4.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 810 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Jubilee Playing Field 2.7 ha | 950 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,280 m² | 890 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site and monastic retreat at Crowle Court, a scheduled monument, 550 m south. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site and monastic retreat at Crowle Court | Scheduled monument | 550 m south |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Climer's Hill | Hill | 860 m north |
| Shoots Hill Wood | Wood | 900 m north |
| Thrift Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Stanley Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Fillet Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 30 |
11 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Crowle Green.