Violet Close Rushwick, Malvern Hills
18 addresses across 2 postcodes (WR2), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24412179.
3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £268,034 across 2 sales. 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 9). No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Worcester Foregate Street, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 370 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 35 to 40 m above sea level. 12 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is St Johns House Surgery, about 1.0 km away. About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £268,034 | £251,068 | £285,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2025 | 3 WR2 5XT | Terraced | £285,000 | New build. |
| 24 Sep 2025 | 14 WR2 5XT | Other | £733,875 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 1 WR2 5XT | Terraced | £251,068 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (4); House, detached (3); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (9).
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 street: most are in band C (29% of about 1,630 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Laugherne Garage, Bransford Road: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- The Ice House, Bromyard Road: up to 54 homes, permissioned (930 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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 35 m and 40 m above sea level (38 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR2 5FL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WR2 5XT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Worcester Foregate Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Worcester Shrub Hill 577,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Malvern Link 321,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Claphill Lane Rushwick | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Worcester Bus Station | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Tybridge Street Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 46.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Johns House Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | The St. Johns Dental Practice | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Uhcw Worcester Spire Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Worcester Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Dines Green, Dines Green | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,620 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Rushwich Village Green 1.5 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | Windsor Avenue Allotments 1.8 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 18 |
12 of the street's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushwick CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Honeywell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Pitmaston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | No published inspection |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 2.0 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Grove Way (5); On or near Greenhedges Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Nearby streets
Grove Way · Poppy Field · Buttercup Drive · Greenhedges Close · Callows Orchard · Cornflower Way · Albermarle Road · Viceroy Close · Holly Tree Lane · Astley Close · Toll House Close · Ashford Road
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.