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Thinking of living at WR9 0BE? 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 primary school, station, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlands First School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Westacre Middle School | Primary | 1.9 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Witton Middle School | Primary | 2.1 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Chawson First School | Primary | 2.2 km | – |
| Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 8.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| RGS Dodderhill | Independent | 0 m | 24.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gloverspiece School | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
Every primary near WR9 0BE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Dodderhill School | 610 m | 5 |
| Golf | Droitwich Golf Club Ltd | 270 m | 4 |
| Bowls | Droitwich Spa Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Droitwich Spa Lido | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Droitwich Rugby Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Upton Warren Sailing Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Droitwich Cycling Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Droitwich Spa Hockey Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Droitwich Spa High School | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Aztec Adventure Sailing Pool | 4.1 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 Droitwich Spa, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 519k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Worcester Foregate Street.
The nearest bus stop is Chateau Impney, 500 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 144, 145).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Westlands First School, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 8.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 950 m away; Lymers Family Butchers (1.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Flux Skin (1.3 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Tony Hair is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Worcestershire Royal Hospital, 13 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: 22 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Chummys is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and Freemasons Arms the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 152 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 231 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Vines Park, 950 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 33 km away.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
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.
7 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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