WR postcode district map, Worcester
Supplier statuses last checked .
We’re re-checking Welsh Water. Its last confirmed status is still shown here, because hiding a restriction we cannot currently re-read is the more expensive mistake, last confirmed 29 days ago.
The WR postcode area covers 16 districts and 9,020 live postcodes, from WR1 to WR99. It is centred on Worcester and also covers Great Malvern, Evesham, Pershore, Droitwich Spa and Bromyard.
Districts here average 564 postcodes.
Where the WR districts sit
2 districts are plotted without a label where labels would overlap; every one is in the table below.
Where WR sits
It is administratively fragmented, reaching into Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and County of Herefordshire and 1 other authority.
Water supply across WR
All 16 WR districts are supplied by Severn Trent. That makes WR simple in a way many areas are not: one company, one set of rules, one status to check.
We are re-checking Severn Trent's status. It was last confirmed on 18 August 2026 as voluntary appeal, and until it is confirmed again this page does not assert a current position for it.
The shape of the WR area
The districts are wildly uneven: WR11 holds 1,212 postcodes around Evesham and WR99 holds 3, a ratio of about 404 to one. They divide into 46 sectors.
The numbering is not continuous. WR runs up to 99 but has only 16 districts, so 83 numbers are unused:.
Several districts share a settlement, which is a common source of confusion when a form rejects an address: WR1, WR2, WR3, WR4, WR5 and WR99 all point at Worcester, WR8, WR13 and WR14 all point at Great Malvern and WR7 and WR10 all point at Pershore.
What borders WR
WR sits next to DY (Dudley) to the north, B (Birmingham) to the north east, HR (Hereford) to the west, WV (Wolverhampton) to the north and GL (Gloucester) to the south.
Its neighbours run in 4 different directions, so WR is landlocked by other postcode areas on most sides.
WR districts, settlements and water supply
| District | Principal settlement | Water company | Hosepipe ban status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | Worcester | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR2 | Worcester | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR3 | Worcester | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR4 | Worcester | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR5 | Worcester | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR6 | Bromyard | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR7 | Pershore | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR8 | Great Malvern | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR9 | Droitwich Spa | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR10 | Pershore | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR11 | Evesham | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR12 | Chipping Campden | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR13 | Great Malvern | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR14 | Great Malvern | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR15 | Tenbury Wells | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
| WR99 | Worcester | Severn Trent / Welsh Water | Check with your supplier |
Principal settlement is the town or city each district sits in or nearest to, derived from OS Open Names. It is not the Royal Mail post town, which is licensed data and not published openly. Status is resolved live from each company’s own notice.
Water hardness in WR
No water company covering WR publishes hardness figures as open data. The gap is named per district below so you know who to ask.
| District | Hardness | As published | Supply zone | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR2 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR3 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR4 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR5 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR6 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR7 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR8 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR9 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR10 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR11 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR12 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR13 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR14 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR15 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
| WR99 | Not published by Severn Trent. Check with your supplier. | |||
Hardness is published per census area, not per postcode, so these figures characterise a district rather than measuring one address. They are a scale and taste matter, not a safety one. Hardness data version wessex-water@2022-2025+yorkshire-water@2026.
Download the WR data
No signup, no email wall. GeoJSON carries the district points, the supplier and the live status, so it can be dropped straight into a map.
District positions are averaged postcode centroids from OS Code-Point Open. They show roughly where a district sits, not where its boundary runs, and are not legal boundaries.
Frequently asked questions
How many postcode districts are in the WR area?
There are 16 WR postcode districts, running from WR1 to WR99, and they contain 9,020 live postcodes across 46 sectors.
What towns does the WR postcode area cover?
WR covers Worcester, Great Malvern, Evesham, Pershore, Droitwich Spa and Bromyard. The area takes its name from Worcester, and each district is listed with its settlement in the table on this page.
Which water company supplies WR postcodes?
Severn Trent supplies all 16 WR districts. Supply boundaries follow the pipe network rather than postcode geography, so confirm against your water bill if you are near the edge of the area.
Why do WR1 and WR2 both say Worcester?
WR1, WR2, WR3, WR4, WR5 and WR99 all serve Worcester, covering different parts of it. A single town routinely needs more than one postcode district once it passes a few thousand delivery points, so this is normal rather than an error in an address.
Can I download a free WR postcode map?
Yes. This page offers the WR districts as GeoJSON, CSV and SVG, free and with no signup or email address required. The GeoJSON carries each district's position, its water company and its current restriction status, so it can be dropped straight into a mapping tool.
Why is the WR area called Worcester when it covers Evesham?
WR takes its letters from Worcester, where the sorting office that served the area was based when the code was allocated. Evesham is the largest settlement in the area today, in WR11, but the area code follows the historic sorting geography rather than current population.
Which councils cover the WR postcode area?
WR reaches into Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, County of Herefordshire and Shropshire. A postcode area is not a council area: they were drawn for different purposes and a single district can sit across a council boundary, so your postcode does not tell you which authority you pay.