Malvern Hills
6 addresses across 3 postcodes (WR2), about 310 m long. USRN 24410929.
1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1). 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Malvern Hills costs £2,451 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises. The nearest railway station is Malvern Link, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 1.6 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 19 to 36 m above sea level. 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is St Johns House Surgery, about 4.5 km away. About 860 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 320 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 (28% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Wheatfield Court, Upton Road, Callow End, WR2 4TZ: up to 14 homes, permissioned (480 m)
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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 10 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 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR2 4TB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WR2 4TA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WR2 4TY | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 4 / 10 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 19 m and 36 m above sea level (26 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR2 4TA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WR2 4TB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WR2 4TY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Malvern Link 321,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km |
| Worcester Foregate Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Worcestershire Parkway 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Primary School Callow End | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Worcester Bus Station | 5.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 48.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Johns House Surgery | 4.5 km |
| Pharmacies | St Peters Chemist | 3.9 km |
| NHS dentists | St Peters Dental Practice | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Uhcw Worcester Spire Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Worcester Police Station | 5.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Canada Way, Lower Wick Cashzone | 3.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Madresfield Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km south-west |
| Battle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Old Bridge 1642 | Registered battlefield | 3.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Hill | Hill | 830 m south |
| Old Hills | Hills | 1.4 km south-west |
| New Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Kempsey Grove | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Frieze Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Grove Farm Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callow End CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 360 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Powick CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bluebell WR2 4TY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Callow End Village Hall WR2 4TE | Other catering premises | 390 m | Exempt | |
| The Old Bush WR2 4TE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Abbey Close (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 5 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
- WR2 4TB: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- WR2 4TA: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- WR2 4TY: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in WR2 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.