Hook Bank Hook Bank, Malvern Hills
11 addresses across 4 postcodes (WR13,WR8), about 450 m (0.3 miles) long. USRN 24411718.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £650,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Malvern Hills costs £2,451 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Colwall, about 5.9 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 34 to 43 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Upton Surgery, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 1,010 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £825,000 | £550,000 | £1,100,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £322,500 | £315,000 | £330,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £382,500 | £382,500 | £382,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £143,000 | £143,000 | £143,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2024 | HOOK BANK COTTAGE WR8 0BA | Detached | £540,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Jan 2023 | AUCHINHOVE WR8 0AZ | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2021 | THE WILLOWS WR8 0BA | Detached | £1,100,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2021 | HOOK BANK COTTAGE WR8 0BA | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2010 | THE WILLOWS WR8 0BA | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2004 | CURLEW WR8 0AZ | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2004 | THE RIDDINGS WR8 0AZ | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2002 | AUCHINHOVE WR8 0AZ | Detached | £382,500 | |
| 20 Apr 2001 | THE CHANTRY WR8 0AZ | Detached | £143,000 | |
| 14 Jan 1998 | THE RIDDINGS WR8 0AZ | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 20 Sep 1996 | ARNWOOD WR8 0BA | Detached | £153,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 190 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1); 1950-1966 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (22% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 2 October 2026 to 5 October 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR8 0AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WR13 6LN | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| WR8 0BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WR8 0BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 34 m and 43 m above sea level (40 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR13 6LN | 96% | 96% | 96% | 4% |
| WR8 0AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WR8 0BA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WR8 0BQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Colwall 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Great Malvern 429,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Malvern Link 321,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Inn Hook Bank | 200 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 56.6 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Upton Surgery | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Upton-Upon-Severn Dental Surgery | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Malvern Community Hospital | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Upton-upon-Severn, Upton-upon-Severn Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 610 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Milestone Allotments and Community Orchard 4,840 m² | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two Acre Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Big Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Swan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Tunnel Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Dingle | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Longdon Marsh | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 11 |
4 of the street's 11 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 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) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: SEVERN TRENT WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 2 October 2026 to 6 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WR8 0AZ: 8 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- WR13 6LN: 1 address of 48 in the postcode
- WR8 0BA: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- WR8 0BQ: 1 address of 40 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in WR13, WR8 and across Malvern Hills.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.