Neighbourhood · Worcester
Worcester Town North: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Worcester Town North neighbourhood of Worcester, England (ONS area Worcester 007). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes WR1, WR3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WR1 1HZ.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Worcester
Worcester Town North is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Worcester (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £262,000 and flats for £135,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Worcester (2.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Worcester Foregate Street, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£262,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +46% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£135,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 4 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£47,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.4 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Worcester Town North sits in Worcester
- Typical house price: 6th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Worcester
- Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 8 neighbourhoods in Worcester with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 5th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Worcester
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Worcester Town North
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Worcester, 2 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Worcester Foregate Street Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line). About 6.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 45 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Great Western Railway to Hereford (about 43 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St George's Catholic Primary School 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Concerns) (Oct 2023). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
- Nearest state secondary school Bishop Perowne CofE College 840 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Worcester Town North
What is the typical house price in Worcester Town North?
£262,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +46% against 2017-2019.
How does Worcester Town North compare with the rest of Worcester?
Typical house price: 6th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Worcester. Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 8 neighbourhoods in Worcester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 5th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Worcester.
Is Worcester Town North an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Worcester Town North gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Worcester Town North?
Worcester Foregate Street. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line). About 6.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 45 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Great Western Railway to Hereford (about 43 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Worcester Town North?
Nearest state primary school. St George's Catholic Primary School. 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Concerns) (Oct 2023). Ofsted plans a full inspection next. Nearest state secondary school. Bishop Perowne CofE College. 840 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.