Marlbrook & Lickey End

Bromsgrove · West Midlands · population 8,094 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #368 of 6,856 in England
  • #26 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #4 of 14 in Bromsgrove
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,031
Median age (est.)46
Density810per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above41%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 6%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 22%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 36% · Sikh 2%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Marlbrook & Lickey End is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #368 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 14 in Bromsgrove. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (92) and lowest on Housing & access (69). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 115 sales), in line with the wider Bromsgrove median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,709 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 92 · #519
Employment 87 · #903
Education 92 · #512
Health 82 · #1,205
Crime 84 · #1,061
Housing & access 69 · #2,137
Living environment 76 · #1,623

House prices ?

£360,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=115
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£360,0001150.0%+5.6%
Detached£462,75054-2.1%+5.2%
Semi-detached£322,50036+0.8%+7.5%
Terraced£257,50020+7.3%-1.5%
Flat£162,0005
This area£360,000
Bromsgrove£343,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,709±£6,474 · #1,919 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,141
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 264 offences
Bromsgrove54
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #621 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences132
Theft38
Burglary29
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons12
Drugs6
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 44 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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