Lark Hill Road, Worcester, WR5 2EF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WR5 2EF, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.9% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.9%	52.9%	5.0%	51.0%	1.9%
Male	52.1%	47.1%	-5.0%	49.0%	-1.9%

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 vicinity of WR5 2EF there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26.5%	28.4%	1.9%	37.9%	-9.5%
Married: Opposite sex	55%	54%	-1.0%	44.2%	9.8%
Separated	1.1%	2.4%	1.3%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	10.6%	7.2%	-3.4%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	6.9%	8%	1.1%	6.1%	1.9%

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	47.9%	46.1%	-1.8%	48.4%	-2.3%
Good health	30.5%	37.1%	6.6%	33.6%	3.5%
Fair health	14.4%	12.6%	-1.8%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	5.5%	2.3%	-3.2%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	1.2%	0.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.8%	17.9%	-5.9%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	7.6%	-3.0%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	12.7%	-2.6%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	6.4%	1.6%	5.3%	1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	13.1%	5.2%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	29.1%	36.7%	7.6%	33.8%	2.9%
Other	8.5%	5.6%	-2.9%	2.8%	2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	3.4%	4.2%	0.8%	1.1%	3.1%
Indian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	20.3%	22.5%	2.2%	2.7%	19.8%
Other Asian	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	0%	1.6%	1.6%	2.5%	-0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
White	74.6%	63.5%	-11.1%	81.4%	-17.9%
Arab	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.9% 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	83.5%	77.9%	-5.6%	83.2%	-5.3%
European Union	5.9%	5.1%	-0.8%	6.1%	-1.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	10.2%	13.1%	2.9%	5.6%	7.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.6%	78.4%	-4.2%	83.2%	-4.8%
10+ Years	1.7%	12.6%	10.9%	9.8%	2.8%
5-10 Years	5.9%	4.8%	-1.1%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	3%	3.5%	0.5%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	6.8%	0.6%	-6.2%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.4%	76.7%	2.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	12.9%	13.5%	-0.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.5%	37.2%	-15.7%
Christian	42.1%	46.2%	-4.1%
Muslim	26.4%	6.5%	19.9%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is Lark Hill Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lark Hill Road was 119.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 152.9% higher than the Battenhall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lark Hill Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Battenhall and the 85th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Worcester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -24.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,500

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in WR5 2EF, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Lark Hill Road are based on 21 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 Lark Hill Road, Worcester, WR5 2EF

Estimated Average Property Prices for WR5 2EF

Average Price
£556,021

Semi-Detached
£290,520

Terraced
£573,374

Detached
£645,167

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,313,941

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lark Hill Road

Average Price
£567,296

Semi-Detached
£295,879

Terraced
£555,695

Detached
£634,008

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,315,261

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lark Hill Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Woodside Grange Lark Hill Road, Worcester, Worcestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-05-20	£488,947
Woodside Lark Hill Road, Worcester, Worcestershire Other, an established residential building	£1,215,000	2021-06-25	£1,315,261
9 Lark Hill Road, Worcester, Worcestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£150,000	2021-05-12	£185,773
3 Lark Hill Road, Worcester, Worcestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£207,000	2020-12-18	£256,065
6 Lark Hill Road, Worcester, Worcestershire Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2020-08-12	£617,470

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WR5 2EF

Employment

WR5 2EF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

WR5 2EF area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	73
Retired	61
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	30
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Other	2

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Education	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Transport and storage	9
Information and communication	8
Construction	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Other	2
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Red Hill CofE Primary School Midhurst Close , WR5 2HX	3out of 4	256 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanley Road Primary School Stanley Road , WR5 1BD	3out of 4	739 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nunnery Wood Primary School Prestwich Avenue , WR5 1QE	3out of 4	749 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Orchard Primary School Timberdine Close , WR5 2DD	- not rated	1,085 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School St Albans Close , WR5 1PP	3out of 4	1,254 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College Timberdine Avenue , WR5 2XD	3out of 4	759 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nunnery Wood High School Spetchley Road , WR5 2LT	3out of 4	1,084 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Whitehead Language College Bromwich Road , St John's WR2 4AF	3out of 4	2,158 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Perowne CofE College Merriman's Hill Road , WR3 8LE	3out of 4	2,486 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester Bilford Road , WR3 8HN	3out of 4	3,248 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,318 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fort Royal Wyld's Lane , WR5 1DR	3out of 4	507 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge School Midland Road , WR5 1DS	- not rated	681 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The King's School 5 College Green , Worcester WR1 2LL	- not rated	1,238 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New College Worcester (NMSS) Whittington Road , WR5 2JX	3out of 4	1,305 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Grammar School Worcester Upper Tything , WR1 1HP	- not rated	2,364 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
O Nosso Cafe	149 London Road, Worcester	196 yd
Boof's Cafe At Redpoint Worcester	The Old Railway Yard, Midland Road	704 yd
Sushi Daily At Waitrose	223 London Road, Worcester	732 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Worcester Arms	158 London Road, Worcester	182 yd
The Mount Pleasant	80 London Road, Worcester	602 yd
Red Hill Social Club	50 Foxwell Street, Worcester	627 yd
The Plumbers Arms	76 Wylds Lane, Worcester	916 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chung Ying	154 London Road, Worcester	185 yd
Lotus House	153 London Road, Worcester	188 yd
Seacrest Fish Bar	157 London Road, Worcester	195 yd
Monti's	67 Wylds Lane, Worcester	916 yd
Billz Grillz	75 Wylds Lane, Worcester	916 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, London Road		138 yd
Waitrose	223 London Road, Worcester		732 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nunnery Wood Primary School PRESTWICH AVENUE	grass pitches	641 yd
St. Mary'S Convent School (Closed) Mount Battenhall Mount Battenhall Battenhall Avenue	grass pitches	646 yd
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College TIMBERDINE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	799 yd
Stanley Road Primary School STANLEY ROAD	grass pitches	838 yd
University Of Worcester (Evendine Playing Field) BATTENHALL ROAD	grass pitches	846 yd
University Of Worcester (Battenhall Playing Fields) BATTENHALL ROAD	grass pitches	896 yd
Nunnery Wood High School Spetchley Road	athletics tracks, grass pitches	971 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	60.0%

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	58 Mbit/s
Average download speed	55.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WR5 2EF