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Thinking of living at WR13 6SF? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Malvern Wells CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.6 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.7 km | 88% met the expected standard |
| The Chase | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.9 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hanley Castle High School | Secondary | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bridge School Malvern | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Abbey College in Malvern | Independent | 2.4 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Elms School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
Every primary near WR13 6SF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Fairway Golf Club House | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | The Upton Hill Community Centre | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Colwall Cricket Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Malvern Pump Track | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Malvern Pump Track | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Colwall, a drive away (4.3 km), with 63k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Hereford.
The nearest bus stop is The Avenue, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 334, 365).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 74 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Welland Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Chase, 4.8 km away; Attainment 8: 51.9 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 9 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is Colwall Surgery (4.5 km), with Healthpoint Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (4.4 km).
For a haircut, Headmasters is 4.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Worcestershire Royal Hospital, 18 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 53% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 14 pubs and bars.
Marlbank Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Inn At Welland the nearest pub (1.5 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 361 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 51% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Jubilee Gardens, 2.9 km away; for exercise, Gym (4.8 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 58 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.