WR5 postcode area guide — Malvern Hills

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Broadband & internet speeds in WR5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WR5 postcode district (Malvern Hills) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 793 postcodes Ofcom measures in WR5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.1%.

Around 0.1% of premises in WR5 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 WR5

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Mobile signal around Malvern Hills

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Malvern Hills district (40,732 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WR5

Police recorded 124 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WR5 in May 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 WR5

Based on 417 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WR5 is £280,000, up 1.8% on the previous year (£275,000).

Latest recorded sales in WR5

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Malvern Hills demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Malvern Hills district (79,487 residents, 34,889 households):

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

Schools in and around WR5

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 WR5

128 rated food businesses operate in WR5. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 202Toby Carvery Worcester, Acorns Childrens Hospice, AIP At Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, Aldi, Alliance In Partnership At Kempsey Primary School.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in WR5

From a sample of 270 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WR5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 52% 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 Malvern Hills

Landlines around WR5 typically use:

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What's it like living in WR5?

Postcodes in WR5

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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.