Offerton Lane Worcester
24 addresses across 3 postcodes (WR4), about 700 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 45001868.
- Flood: 6 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 D; Band D in Worcester costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Worcester Shrub Hill, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 34 to 37 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Elbury Moor Medical Centre, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band D (26% of about 660 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 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: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR4 0AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| WR4 9FA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 3 | unlikely |
| WR4 9WW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 34 m and 37 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR4 0AF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WR4 9FA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WR4 9WW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Worcester Shrub Hill 577,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Worcester Foregate Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Droitwich Spa 519,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shire Park RDC Warndon Villages | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Worcester Bus Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 39.1 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Elbury Moor Medical Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Giles Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Lyppard Dental Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Worcester Royal Infirmary | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police HQ | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Worcester Rugby Football Club 7.7 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 400 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cummins Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m (0.4 miles) north. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cummins Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Warndon Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Coneybury Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Leary's Clump | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| New Covert | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Farm Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Smite Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 24 |
10 of the street'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 Worcester: see them on the Worcester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Worcester Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oasis Academy Warndon | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cranham Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| The Lyppard Grange Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Carnforth School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester (M5 J6) Premier Inn -Whitbread Group Plc WR4 9FA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 4 Good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Compass Group At Sainsbury Shire Park WR4 9FA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| JRC Catering At Bookers WR4 9FA | Mobile caterer | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Access Educational Provision (HAF) WR3 8ZE | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| GB 19 Catering WR3 8ZE | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (metropolitan).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 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 | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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 | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WR4 0AF: 21 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- WR4 9FA: 2 addresses of 83 in the postcode
- WR4 9WW: 1 address of 5 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.
- 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.