Buying a home in WR1, Worcester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£268kmost £226k–£319k

Houses per m²£3,118flats £2,975

Sold last year92735 in five years

Prices in Worcester+0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WR1 sold for £268,203 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £225,887 and £318,691, for about 91 m² of space. That is 8% less than the same home across Worcester (£293,000).

92 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £106k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WR1 1 (£2,984) and the most in WR1 3 (£3,301).

Across Worcester, prices are up 0.1% on a year ago and up 16.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,087 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,223 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £54,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in WR1 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£130,378	£118k–£173k	39 m²	8
2	£209,619	£187k–£232k	66 m²	123
3	£268,203	£226k–£319k	91 m²	178
4	£369,257	£298k–£438k	121 m²	49
5+	£626,422	£489k–£872k	186 m²	37

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£130k	£210k	£268k	£369k	£626k
Detached	—	—	£386k	£471k	£839k
Semi-detached	—	£230k	£308k	£437k	£626k
Terraced	£130k	£209k	£260k	£326k	£514k
Flats	£106k	£163k	£127k	£210k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WR1

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
WR1 1	£2,984	£2,781
WR1 2	£3,141	£3,264
WR1 3	£3,301	£2,655

Schools near WR1

Best state primary within 2 kmSt George's Catholic Primary School79% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmBlessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College56.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%10 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

WR2 Worcester · 2 km3-bed house £285k WR4 Worcester · 2 km3-bed house £252k WR3 Worcester · 2 km3-bed house £299k WR5 Worcester · 3 km3-bed house £293k WR9 Droitwich · 9 km3-bed house £299k WR14 Malvern · 11 km3-bed house £325k WR6 Worcester · 12 km3-bed house £383k WR7 Worcester · 12 km3-bed house £404k

Questions about WR1

Is WR1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 8% less than across Worcester; prices in Worcester are up 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (56.9% against 43.8%); 92 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in WR1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WR1 sold for £268,203 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £225,887 and £318,691.

Is WR1 expensive for Worcester?

A 3-bedroom house in WR1 costs 8% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Worcester (£293,000).

How many homes sell in WR1 each year?

92 homes sold in the last year and 735 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near WR1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St George's Catholic Primary School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.