Malvern Link

Malvern Hills · West Midlands · population 6,340 · 4 LSOAs

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

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,103 of 6,856 in England
  • #274 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #8 of 11 in Malvern Hills
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,302
Median age (est.)51
Density1,434per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above36%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 17%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 38%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Malvern Link sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,103 of 6,856 in England, and #8 of 11 in Malvern Hills. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (88) and lowest on Employment (38). Typical homes here sold for about £267,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 90 sales), 18% below the wider Malvern Hills median of £327,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,447 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £34,953 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 92 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 50 · #3,432
Employment 38 · #4,221
Education 44 · #3,809
Health 52 · #3,302
Crime 53 · #3,247
Housing & access 88 · #834
Living environment 53 · #3,240

House prices ?

£267,000median (12m) · -3.8% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£267,00090-3.8%+3.5%
Detached£370,00027+2.8%+11.6%
Semi-detached£285,00025-2.6%+14.0%
Terraced£205,00023-9.9%+20.6%
Flat£140,00015-15.2%+0.7%
This area£267,000
Malvern Hills£327,500
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)£34,953±£4,988 · #5,054 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,906
Price-to-income ?7.6×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 ?

79Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 585 offences
Malvern Hills49
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,642 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences192
Theft201
Burglary28
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons63
Drugs13
Robbery13
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 109 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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