North Malvern

Malvern Hills · West Midlands · population 8,852 · 5 LSOAs

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

75Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,698 of 6,856 in England
  • #144 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #2 of 11 in Malvern Hills
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,694
Median age (est.)46
Density993per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above42%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 30%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 45% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

North Malvern is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,698 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 11 in Malvern Hills. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (72) and lowest on Employment (58). Typical homes here sold for about £285,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 128 sales), 13% below the wider Malvern Hills median of £327,500. Typical household take-home income is around £38,640 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 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 63 · #2,555
Employment 58 · #2,843
Education 70 · #2,082
Health 72 · #1,938
Crime 71 · #1,959
Housing & access 69 · #2,123
Living environment 66 · #2,308

House prices ?

£285,000median (12m) · -3.4% yr · n=128
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£285,000128-3.4%+16.3%
Detached£367,50032-11.4%+5.0%
Semi-detached£285,00061-1.7%+19.7%
Terraced£215,00029-4.9%+2.4%
Flat£167,5006+2.8%+4.4%
This area£285,000
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)£38,640±£5,473 · #3,828 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,959
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 345 offences
Malvern Hills49
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,169 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences186
Theft57
Burglary29
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons20
Drugs7
Robbery0
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 76 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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