WR8 0BW Malvern Hills
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Powick & the Hanleys. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- B4211, Longdon: 12 addresses
- B4211, Longdon: 6 addresses
- Quay Lane, Hanley Castle: 3 addresses
- Church End, Hanley Castle: 1 address
- Ryall Court Lane, Severn Stoke: 1 address
- B4209, Malvern Hills: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Malvern Hills in 2026-27: Band D £2,451 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,634 | £1,906 | £2,179 | £2,451 | £2,996 | £3,540 | £4,085 | £4,902 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (19% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- Severn End, grade II*
- Brewhouse approximately 50 metres north of Severn End, grade II
- Outbuilding approximately 5 metres north of Severn End, grade II
- Severn End Cottage and outbuilding adjoining at right angles, grade II
- The Vineyard Barn, grade II
- Walls enclosing garden south of Severn End, and pavilion at south west corner, grade II
- Walls, gate piers and gates enclosing courtyard east of Severn End, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 11 m and 22 m above sea level (15 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 | Great Malvern 429,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Malvern Link 321,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Colwall 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hanley Castle | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | New Street Long Stay Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 52.7 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Upton Surgery | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Upton-Upon-Severn Dental Surgery | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Malvern Community Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Upton-upon-Severn, Upton-upon-Severn Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,850 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 840 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8.6 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,520 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Severn End, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 39 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Severn End | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Boundary cross at entrance to Quay Lane | Scheduled monument | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Boundary cross 50m NW of Northend Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Ringwork known as Hanley Castle 520m south of the Church of St. Mary | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fattening Pen Covert | Wood | 330 m north |
| Long Covert | Wood | 390 m north |
| Langett Covert | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-west |
| Cliff Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Fern Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Island Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 24 |
2 of the postcode's 24 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 Malvern Hills: see them on the Malvern Hills page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 B4211.