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On Meadowbank Drive, in Lower Wick & Bromwich Road
What it's like at WR2 5UB: every home that has sold on Meadowbank Drive since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Meadowbank Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 40 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Meadowbank DriveTerraced | Sept 2004 | £174,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Meadowbank DriveDetached | May 2010 | £174,000 | 81 m² | £2,148/m² | 2 |
| 4, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Dec 2024 | £327,500 | 106 m² | £3,090/m² | 2 |
| 5, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Oct 1997 | £73,000 | 101 m² | £723/m² | 1 |
| 6, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Jun 2025 | £340,000 | 99 m² | £3,434/m² | 1 |
| 8, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Aug 2024 | £355,000 | 111 m² | £3,198/m² | 1 |
| 9, Meadowbank DriveTerraced | Jan 2025 | £295,000 | 109 m² | £2,706/m² | 3 |
| 10, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Jul 2010 | £192,000 | 90 m² | £2,133/m² | 1 |
| 12, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Dec 2021 | £330,000 | 111 m² | £2,973/m² | 3 |
| 13, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Apr 2006 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Aug 2000 | £101,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Apr 2006 | £215,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Meadowbank DriveTerraced | Aug 2005 | £185,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Meadowbank DriveDetached | May 2023 | £388,000 | 155 m² | £2,503/m² | 2 |
| 19, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Mar 2008 | £220,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 21, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Oct 2024 | £355,000 | 110 m² | £3,227/m² | 6 |
| 24, Meadowbank DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2007 | £220,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Meadowbank DriveDetached | May 2018 | £240,000 | 91 m² | £2,637/m² | 3 |
| 26, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Jun 2012 | £210,000 | 93 m² | £2,258/m² | 2 |
| 27, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Aug 2012 | £215,000 | 111 m² | £1,937/m² | 1 |
| 28, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Dec 2010 | £184,000 | 91 m² | £2,022/m² | 1 |
| 29, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Oct 2010 | £205,000 | 101 m² | £2,030/m² | 2 |
| 30, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Jun 2020 | £260,000 | 106 m² | £2,453/m² | 1 |
| 34, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Oct 2016 | £232,000 | 98 m² | £2,367/m² | 2 |
| 35, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Jul 2025 | £362,500 | 124 m² | £2,923/m² | 4 |
| 36, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Mar 2001 | £111,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 37, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Dec 1996 | £72,000 | 109 m² | £661/m² | 1 |
| 38, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Oct 2025 | £430,000 | 114 m² | £3,772/m² | 3 |
| 40, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Sept 2010 | £239,750 | 140 m² | £1,713/m² | 2 |
| 41, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Nov 2022 | £320,000 | 88 m² | £3,636/m² | 7 |
| 42, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Mar 2019 | £235,000 | 76 m² | £3,092/m² | 4 |
| 43, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Mar 2024 | £310,000 | 72 m² | £4,306/m² | 5 |
| 45, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Oct 2022 | £375,000 | 92 m² | £4,076/m² | 4 |
| 49, Meadowbank DriveSemi-detached | Apr 1998 | £98,500 | 105 m² | £938/m² | 1 |
| 51, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Nov 2014 | £214,600 | 95 m² | £2,259/m² | 3 |
| 52, Meadowbank DriveDetached | May 2007 | £196,000 | 116 m² | £1,690/m² | 2 |
| 54, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Mar 2026 | £350,000 | 107 m² | £3,271/m² | 2 |
| 55, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Jan 2018 | £230,000 | 80 m² | £2,875/m² | 2 |
| 65, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Jun 2002 | £130,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 69, Meadowbank DriveDetached | Apr 2006 | £176,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Worcester Foregate Street, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Broadway Grove, 150 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 35, 21, 423, 420A); 28 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Honeywell Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 25% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Pitmaston Primary School (0.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Christopher Whitehead Language College, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 43.8 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 850 m away, with Broadway Express closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Johns Medical Centre (300 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Heatwave is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Worcestershire Royal Hospital, 4.3 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
D1 Replenish is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Portobello Inn the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 44 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 34% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 264 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Rushwick Park, 700 m away; for exercise, St Johns Sports Centre (1.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 45 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is University of Worcester, 1.5 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.
13 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| the Grove | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Worcester constituency: Tom Collins MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 7,116 (15.5%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 25%, Reform UK 15%, Green Party 10%.
39 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WR2 5UB →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Meadowbank Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 30 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.9% | 89.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.7% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 58 min
Nearest: Severn Valley Railway · about 31 min
Nearest: West Midland Safari Park · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.