Worcester Local Information
Practical local information for Worcester: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Worcester Roadworks This Week: Sherriff Street and M5 J7
Sherriff Street is shut to about 14 October and the M5 J7 northbound exit shuts on the nights of 8 and 9 October. Woodgreen Drive closes one night.
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Worcester Bin Days: Bank Holiday Mondays Change Nothing
Worcester collects Tuesday to Friday, so a bank holiday Monday moves nothing. Garden waste is £84.18 plus £12.20, bulky waste starts at £10.60, and one of the two tips needs booking.
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Parking in Worcester: £4.70 All Day at St Martin's Gate
The city's biggest car park is £4.70 for 24 hours, not the £7.10 the council's own zone table implies. Every tariff, the Sunday trap, permits and the Shrub Hill comparison.
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Worcester Council Tax Bands: Band D Is £2,400.53 in 2026-27
Band D in Worcester is £2,400.53, up 7.7% on last year. The county council added £145.09 of that £171.65 rise. Every band A to H, all three parish areas, and the discounts.
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Worcester house prices: £251,221 average, up 0.1%
The average Worcester home sold for £251,221 in July 2026, £42,258 below the England average. Prices by type, by neighbourhood and across Worcestershire.
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Worcester to London trains: 2 hours, £7,440 season
The fastest Worcester train reaches Paddington in 2h 1m. Times from both city stations, the last train home, and the £4,000 gap between two season tickets.
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Things to do in Worcester: 3 free museums, Battle at 375
Three Worcester museums are free, the cathedral asks £7, and the Battle of Worcester turns 375 on 5 September. Prices and opening times checked this week.
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Worcester planning: 23 committee decisions, 23 approvals
Worcester's Planning Committee approved all 23 applications it decided in 2025/26. The new South Worcestershire plan and the city's allocated sites.
Bins
Worcester Christmas Bin Collections: Friday Rounds to Move
Worcester's 2026 Christmas bin dates are not out yet. Christmas Day and New Year's Day are Fridays, so Friday rounds move. Last year's full dates here.
Recycling
Worcester Tip Opening Times: Bilford Road Needs Booking
Bilford Road opens 8am to 6pm but needs booking Saturday to Monday. Hallow Road shuts at 4pm and on bank holidays. Christmas 2026 closures inside.
Schools
Worcester Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Is 26 to 30 October
Worcestershire schools break for half term on 23 October and return 2 November. RGS and King's break a week earlier and finish on 11 December. All dates.
Half term
Worcester October Half Term 2026: What's On, 26-30 October
Worcester half term is 26 to 30 October: free Bridges of Light on 28 and 29 October, £1 witch trails, Spellbound at Spetchley, and no Foregate Street trains.
Trains
Worcester Christmas Trains: No Paddington Service 25 Dec to 3 Jan
GWR runs no trains to or from Paddington from Christmas Day to 3 January; Worcester passengers are sent via Oxford and Marylebone. New Street works 24-28 Dec.