Malvern Wells & Priory

Malvern Hills · West Midlands · population 7,545 · 5 LSOAs

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

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #574 of 6,856 in England
  • #41 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #1 of 11 in Malvern Hills
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,406
Median age (est.)54
Density576per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above49%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 12%25–44 17%45–64 27%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 6%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 6%Other: 21%
One person 37%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 6%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 Wells & Priory is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #574 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 11 in Malvern Hills. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (93) and lowest on Living environment (43). Typical homes here, about £360,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 43% in five years (from 125 sales), 10% above the wider Malvern Hills median of £327,500. Typical household take-home income is around £45,244 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 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 93 · #492
Employment 84 · #1,074
Education 92 · #533
Health 92 · #581
Crime 85 · #1,019
Housing & access 61 · #2,699
Living environment 43 · #3,912

House prices ?

£360,000median (12m) · +4.8% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£360,000125+4.8%+43.3%
Detached£503,50052-5.6%+19.3%
Semi-detached£343,00025+16.3%+40.0%
Terraced£277,7508-21.8%+20.8%
Flat£288,97540+15.6%+48.2%
This area£360,000
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)£45,244±£6,618 · #2,024 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,445
Price-to-income ?8.0×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 ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 359 offences
Malvern Hills49
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,912 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences125
Theft95
Burglary35
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons36
Drugs9
Robbery0
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 92 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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