WR1 postcode area guide — Worcester

Where is WR1?

Broadband & internet speeds in WR1

Strong coverage

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

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Mobile signal around Worcester

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Worcester district (49,866 premises):

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 526 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WR1 in June 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 133 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WR1 is £190,000, down 15.6% on the previous year (£225,000).

Latest recorded sales in WR1

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WR1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in WR1

318 rated food businesses operate in WR1. 172 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 31 The Cross, Aegean Breeze, Aldi, All Bar One Worcester, Anarkali.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

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.

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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What's it like living in WR1?

Postcodes in WR1

Neighbouring districts

All Worcester (WR) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.