Narrow Walk Whittington, Wychavon
1 address across 1 postcode (WR5), about 70 m long. USRN 45405761.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Wychavon cost £322,210 in August 2026 (-0.4% on a year); private rents averaged £962 a month.
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Land at Crookbarrow Farm, is 390 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 3 times (16 hours) in 2025.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A44, carries 38,187 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Wychavon costs £2,373 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Worcestershire Parkway, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 60 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Haresfield House Surgery, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
- Road safety: 6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 3 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Wychavon
A typical home in Wychavon cost £322,210 in August 2026, 0.4% less than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 37% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £483,526 |
| Semi-detached | £294,327 |
| Terraced | £231,639 |
| Flat or maisonette | £148,127 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £245,479 |
Private renters in Wychavon paid £962 a month on average in September 2026, 4.9% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £676 |
| Two bedrooms | £879 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,083 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,582 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,759 kWh of it on average in 2024, 28% more than the district's 9,946 kWh, and 3,874 kWh of electricity, 21% more than the district's 3,207 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is WR5.
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 street: most are in band B (25% of about 1,220 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.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Fields Farm Wychavon 14/01569 | Wind 1 turbine | 1.3 MW | Operational Sep 2015 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 3 times, for 16 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trib of Bow Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington Village Pumping Station Severn Trent Water | Trib of Bow Brook | 3 | 16 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 390 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Crookbarrow Farm Off M5 Junction 7, Whittington, Worcestershire | 1987 to 1988 | Inert | 390 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 60 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR5 2RL | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Worcestershire Parkway 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Worcester Shrub Hill 577,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Worcester Foregate Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Veterinary Surgery Whittington | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Worcester Bus Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | City Walls Road Parking | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 43.1 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haresfield House Surgery Good Mar 2019 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Peters Chemist | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbotsbury Court Dental Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Worcestershire Royal Hospital Requires improvement Feb 2025 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shaw Red Hill Care Centre Good Mar 2018 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Worcester Police Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ronkswood, Ronkswood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 12 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,860 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 870 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte castle, moated site, and medieval agricultural remains at Crookbarrow Farm, a scheduled monument, 480 m (0.3 miles) south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Motte castle, moated site, and medieval agricultural remains at Crookbarrow Farm | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Moated monastic grange and fishpond complex at Middle Battenhall Farm, 450m north of Upper Battenhall Farm | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Spetchley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Battle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Old Bridge 1642 | Registered battlefield | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crookbarrow Hill | Hill | 500 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Coronation Copse | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Nunnery Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Swinesherd Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Woodside Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Perry Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 Wychavon: see them on the Wychavon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 90 m | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Worcester Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nunnery Wood High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Nunnery Wood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Red Hill CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 90 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Den @ Whittington Primary School WR5 2QZ | Out-of-school day care | 40 | Dec 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3 | 90 m |
| Whittington Pre School WR5 2RQ | Full day care | 47 | Good (Sep 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 290 m |
| Just Camps Worcester WR5 2LT | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Battenhall Nursery WR5 2HW | Full day care | 65 | Good (Aug 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| WLZ, The Triangle WR5 2QX | Full day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 191 childminders and 25 home childcarers (nannies) in Worcestershire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New College Worcester WR5 2JX | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Artisan Cheesemakers WR5 2RD | Manufacturers/packers | 380 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Aspens Services WR5 2RY | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Lane (4); On or near Crookbarrow Way (2).
Road safety
6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight, in which 3 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. 67% happened in the dark, and 50% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 40 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2025 20:10 | Serious | 2 people: 1 child | A4440, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 12 Mar 2025 08:19 | Slight | 1 person | A44, 40 mph | Wet road |
| 12 Dec 2023 16:56 | Serious | 1 person | A4440, 40 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 17 Jan 2023 09:00 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Frost or ice |
| 15 Jun 2022 22:00 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A4440, 40 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 23 Apr 2021 23:41 | Slight | 1 person | A4440, 40 mph | Dark, street lights on |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A44 between A4440 and M5, with 38,187 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 110 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4440 | A44S to A44N | 31,988 estimated; counted 2024 | 2% | +9% since 2015 | 100 m |
| A44 | A4440 to M5 | 38,187 estimated; counted 2024 | 4% | +6% since 2015 | 110 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 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 | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- Food hygiene ratings New College Worcester (school/college/university, WR5 2JX) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 2 November 2026) found 4 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WR5 2RL: 1 address of 56 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.