Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield

Malvern Hills · West Midlands · population 7,297 · 4 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,618 of 6,856 in England
  • #324 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #9 of 11 in Malvern Hills
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,250
Median age (est.)54
Density74per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 16%45–64 32%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 13%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 19% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors19%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 34% · Other 1%

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

Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,618 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 11 in Malvern Hills. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (72) but weak on Living environment (6). Typical homes here sold for about £305,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 85 sales), 7% below the wider Malvern Hills median of £327,500. Typical household take-home income is around £36,722 a year, around the middle 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 69 · #2,109
Employment 62 · #2,610
Education 64 · #2,500
Health 72 · #1,952
Crime 72 · #1,904
Housing & access 8 · #6,318
Living environment 6 · #6,428

House prices ?

£305,000median (12m) · -10.9% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£305,00085-10.9%+4.4%
Detached£455,00038-12.5%+18.2%
Semi-detached£280,00023-5.1%+13.1%
Terraced£252,50018+15.8%+3.1%
Flat£105,0006
This area£305,000
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)£36,722±£5,243 · #4,462 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,411
Price-to-income ?8.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 354 offences
Malvern Hills49
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,994 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences141
Theft109
Burglary32
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons22
Drugs2
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 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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