Townsend Street, Worcester, WR1 3JQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WR1 3JQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.5%	50.5%	1.0%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	50.5%	49.5%	-1.0%	49.0%	0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WR1 3JQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	47.8%	46.8%	-1.0%	37.9%	8.9%
Married: Opposite sex	41.9%	38.9%	-3.0%	44.2%	-5.3%
Separated	2.6%	3%	0.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	5.1%	7.9%	2.8%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	6.1%	-2.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.9%	44.1%	-8.8%	48.4%	-4.3%
Good health	31.4%	40.3%	8.9%	33.6%	6.7%
Fair health	11.4%	10.6%	-0.8%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	3.7%	4.7%	1.0%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11%	14%	3.0%	18.2%	-4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	5.7%	-3.5%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	13.3%	2.3%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.8%	16.3%	0.5%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	43.8%	45.8%	2.0%	33.8%	12.0%
Other	6.6%	1.5%	-5.1%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.6% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	94.5%	95.6%	1.1%	81.4%	14.2%
Other	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.2%	88.4%	-4.8%	83.2%	5.2%
European Union	3.4%	8.5%	5.1%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.8%
Middle East and Asia	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	5.6%	-5.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.3%	88.4%	-3.9%	83.2%	5.2%
10+ Years	0.9%	8.5%	7.6%	9.8%	-1.3%
5-10 Years	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	2.9%	-1.6%
2-5 Years	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	3.4%	0.3%	-3.1%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.9%	76.7%	3.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	11.6%	13.5%	-1.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.8%	37.2%	13.6%
Christian	41.7%	46.2%	-4.5%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Townsend Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Townsend Street was 108.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 43.2% higher than the Arboretum average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Townsend Street has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Arboretum and the 97th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -34.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in WR1 3JQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Townsend Street are based on 39 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Worcester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Townsend Street, Worcester, WR1 3JQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for WR1 3JQ

Average Price
£283,263

Semi-Detached
£340,958

Terraced
£296,975

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£150,154

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Townsend Street

Average Price
£264,814

Semi-Detached
£331,371

Terraced
£276,976

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£143,525

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Townsend Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Townsend Street, Worcester, Worcestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2025-08-28	£323,139
Flat 2B Townsend Street, Worcester, Worcestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£163,500	2025-02-14	£162,847
4 Townsend Street, Worcester, Worcestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2024-11-29	£329,368
10 Townsend Street, Worcester, Worcestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2024-03-19	£330,142
Flat 2B Townsend Street, Worcester, Worcestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2023-10-10	£129,481

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WR1 3JQ

Employment

WR1 3JQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

WR1 3JQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Retired	47
Self-Employed	38
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	8
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Unemployed	2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Education	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	30
Manufacturing	23
Construction	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Other	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St George's Catholic Primary School Thorneloe Walk , Barbourne WR1 3JY	3out of 4	420 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School St George's Lane North , WR1 1RD	2out of 4	457 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northwick Manor Primary School Northwick Road , WR3 7EA	3out of 4	1,039 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oldbury Park Primary RSA Academy Oldbury Road , WR2 6AA	- not rated	1,199 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas CofE Primary School Green Lane , WR3 8NZ	3out of 4	1,330 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Perowne CofE College Merriman's Hill Road , WR3 8LE	3out of 4	1,009 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester Bilford Road , WR3 8HN	3out of 4	2,053 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Whitehead Language College Bromwich Road , St John's WR2 4AF	3out of 4	2,318 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College Timberdine Avenue , WR5 2XD	3out of 4	3,233 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nunnery Wood High School Spetchley Road , WR5 2LT	3out of 4	3,969 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Worcester Sixth Form College Spetchley Road , WR5 2LU	- not rated	4,157 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riversides School Thorneloe Road , Barbourne WR1 3HZ	3out of 4	251 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Grammar School Worcester Upper Tything , WR1 1HP	- not rated	693 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Worcester Henwick Grove , WR2 6AJ	- not rated	1,322 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit Glebe Close , Bromyard Road WR2 5AX	4out of 4	1,965 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The King's School 5 College Green , Worcester WR1 2LL	- not rated	2,266 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lemon Tart	71 Barbourne Road, Worcester	156 yd
Chicago Pizza	67 Barbourne Road, Worcester	156 yd
Eat Greek	31C Barbourne Road, Worcester	166 yd
Maria's Place	75 Barbourne Road, Worcester	166 yd
Rainbowls	43 Upper Tything, Worcester	608 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Swan Inn	78 Barbourne Road, Worcester	203 yd
Winning Post	6 Pope Iron Road, Worcester	279 yd
The Talbot	8-10 Barbourne Road, Worcester	476 yd
The Coach & Horses	39 Upper Tything, Worcester	582 yd
The Feathers	45 Upper Tything, Worcester	582 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Happy Garden 328	2 Pitchcroft Lane, Worcester	127 yd
Lily B's Sandwich Bar	6 Barbourne Road, Worcester	476 yd
Royal Kebab Worcester	9 Barbourne Road, Worcester	481 yd
Pink Garlic Pizza	Unit 4A, Gregorys Mill Street	576 yd
Rooster	40 Upper Tything, Worcester	582 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	46-48 Barbourne Road, Worcester		344 yd
The Co-Op	44-46 Ombersley Road, Worcester		749 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Georges C Of E Primary School ST. GEORGES LANE NORTH		352 yd
Gheluvelt Park LAVENDER ROAD	tennis courts	356 yd
Worcester City Football Club (Closed) St. Georges Lane	grass pitches	478 yd
Royal Grammar School Worcester UPPER TYTHING	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	592 yd
Pitchcroft HYLTON ROAD	grass pitches	615 yd
Rgs Springfield Worcester SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD BRITANNIA SQUARE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	708 yd
Royal Grammar School Worcester (Flagge Meadow) WILFRED CLOSE	grass pitches	719 yd
Wr3 Fitness OMBERSLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	766 yd
Box Fitness THE TYTHING	health and fitness suite	826 yd
Royal Grammar School Worcester (St Oswalds) LOWER CHESTNUT STREET	grass pitches	896 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	59.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	56.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	68.29 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	68.29 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.