WR1 postcode area guide — Worcester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WR1 postcode district in Worcester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WR1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.5%
Gigabit-capable
78.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WR1 postcode district (Worcester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 398 postcodes Ofcom measures in WR1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.1%.
Around 0% of premises in WR1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WR1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WR1 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| WR1 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| WR1 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| WR1 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| WR1 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| WR1 1AH | 100% | 50% |
| WR1 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| WR1 1DB | 100% | 68.8% |
| WR1 1DD | 100% | 100% |
| WR1 1DF | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Worcester
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Worcester district (49,866 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
0.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WR1
Police recorded 492 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WR1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 220 | 44.7% |
| Shoplifting | 76 | 15.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 39 | 7.9% |
| Public order | 39 | 7.9% |
| Burglary | 26 | 5.3% |
| Other theft | 25 | 5.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 18 | 3.7% |
| Bicycle theft | 16 | 3.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WR1
Based on 152 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WR1 is £200,000, down 10.3% on the previous year (£223,000).
Detached
£590,000
5 sales
Semi-detached
£425,000
11 sales
Terraced
£230,000
61 sales
Flat / maisonette
£154,000
67 sales
Latest recorded sales in WR1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Lower Chestnut Street | WR1 1PD |
| 22 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Severn Street | WR1 2ND |
| 14 May 2026 | £138,000 | Flat | Sansome Walk | WR1 1NU |
| 8 May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | Middle Street | WR1 1NQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Flag Meadow Walk | WR1 1QG |
| 5 May 2026 | £55,000 | Flat | St Georges Lane North | WR1 1RG |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Lowell Street | WR1 1NP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Lyttleton Street | WR1 3JN |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Other | Lowesmoor | WR1 2RS |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Lion Court | WR1 1UT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Worcester demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Worcester district (103,874 residents, 44,724 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.6% |
| 15–29 | 26.1% |
| 30–44 | 19.3% |
| 45–64 | 19.4% |
| 65+ | 17.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 61.4% |
| Private rented | 21.3% |
| Social rented | 11.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WR1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Grammar School Worcester | Not applicable | 2–19 | 1,397 | WR1 1HP |
| The King's School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 1,272 | WR1 2LL |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 193 | WR1 3JY |
| St George's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 163 | WR1 1RD |
| Riversides School | Not applicable | 7–16 | 73 | WR1 3HZ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in WR1
From a sample of 255 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WR1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
35%
Band D
34%
Band E
18%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Worcester
Landlines around WR1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.