WR3 8LX maps, stats, and open data
WR3 8LX lies on Rainbow Hill in Worcester. WR3 8LX is located in the Rainbow Hill electoral ward, within the local authority district of Worcester and the English Parliamentary constituency of Worcester. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C and the police force is West Mercia. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
WR3 8LX maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WR3 8LX geodata
| Easting | 385518 |
| Northing | 255529 |
| Latitude | 52.197814 |
| Longitude | -2.213295 |
Where is WR3 8LX?
| Street | Rainbow Hill |
| Town/City | Worcester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WR3 |
WR3 8LX Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WR3 8LX as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Rainbow Hill |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Worcester |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WR3 8LX
THREE COUNTIES HOUSE, RAINBOW HILL, WORCESTER, WR3 8LX 2007 31 MAY £385,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WR3 8LX
| Kenilworth Close (B4550) | Rainbow Hill | 33m |
| Kenilworth Close (Rainbow Hill) | Rainbow Hill | 41m |
| Station Steps (Tolladine Road (B4637)) | Tolladine | 277m |
| Station Steps (Tolladine Road) | Tolladine | 296m |
| Lowesmoor (B4550) | Lowesmoor | 312m |
Nearest railway stations to WR3 8LX
| Worcester Shrub Hill Station | 0.4km |
| Worcester Foregate Street Station | 0.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WR3 8LX (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in WR3 8LX (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
WR3 8LX gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WR3 8LX by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 83,768 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 7 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,967 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 8,975 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 27,896 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,487 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,988 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WR3 8LX, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WR3 8LX.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
54.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WR3 8LX:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WR3 8LX (metres)
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Nearest post box to WR3 8LX
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Lansdowne Crescent | 17:00 | 11:30 | 56m |
| Lowesmoor Place | 18:00 | 11:30 | 325m |
| Arboretum | 18:30 | 11:30 | 412m |
WR3 8LX ITL and WR3 8LX LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WR3 8LX:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLG1 | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLG12 | Worcestershire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000237 | Worcester |
WR3 8LX census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WR3 8LX:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00164810 | |
| LSOA | E01032312 | Worcester 004B |
| MSOA | E02006737 | Worcester 004 |
Nearest postcodes to WR3 8LX
| WR3 8NE | Kenilworth Close | 52m |
| WR3 8LZ | Rainbow Hill | 87m |
| WR3 8NA | Crescent Villas | 126m |
| WR3 8JF | Colehurst Park | 133m |
| WR3 8NB | Terrace Walk | 154m |
| WR1 1NW | Westbury Street | 185m |
| WR1 2RX | Lowesmoor Terrace | 204m |
| WR3 8NG | Rainbow Hill Terrace | 208m |
| WR1 1NN | Southfield Street | 224m |
| WR1 1NP | Lowell Street | 244m |
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