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Thinking of living at WR2 4SF? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powick CofE Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Callow End CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Rushwick CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.4 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Leigh and Bransford Primary School | Primary | 3.4 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Pitmaston Primary School | Primary | 3.5 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Christopher Whitehead Language College | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 53.1 · 20.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dyson Perrins CofE Academy | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Our Place School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
| The King's School | Independent | 4.6 km | 46.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kimichi Worcester | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
Every primary near WR2 4SF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Worcester Golf And Country Club | 3.0 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Alf Tolley Memorial Ground, Rushwick CC | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Swimming | The Worcester Citizens Swimming Baths Association | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Golf | Bank House Hotel Spa And Golf Club | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Football | Powick Hospital Playing Field | 500 m | 2 |
| Gymnastics | City of Worcester Gymnastics Club | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Malvern Rugby Football Club | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Worcester Schools Rowing Club | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Worcester Golf And Country Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | St Johns Sports Centre | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Malvern Rugby Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Battenhall Park Pump Track | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Battenhall Park Pump Track | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Worcester Canoe Club | 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 Malvern Link, a drive away (5.0 km), with 321k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Worcester Foregate Street.
The nearest bus stop is Sparrowhall Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 44, 43); 8 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Powick CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Christopher Whitehead Language College, 3.9 km away; Attainment 8: 43.8 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 2.5 km away, with Friends Of Powick School At Powick School closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Johns House Surgery (3.4 km), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.5 km).
For a haircut, Sunrise Hair & Beauty is 2.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Worcestershire Royal Hospital, 9.4 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Link Community Cafe At Link Nurseries is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Crown Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 150 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 52% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 110 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Rushwick Park, 2.6 km away; for exercise, Lower Wick Swimming Pool (3.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
3 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Birmingham is 51 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is University of Worcester, 4.7 km away (TEF Silver).
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.