Arrow Valley & Ipsley

Redditch · West Midlands · population 5,950 · 4 LSOAs

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

76Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,636 of 6,856 in England
  • #140 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #5 of 13 in Redditch
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,942
Median age (est.)44
Density1,739per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above25%
No car or van12%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 8%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Administrative11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 89%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 37% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Arrow Valley & Ipsley is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,636 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 13 in Redditch. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (82) and lowest on Education (46). Typical homes here, about £262,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 61 sales), in line with the wider Redditch median of £257,750. Typical household take-home income is around £36,716 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 66 · #2,308
Employment 71 · #2,013
Education 46 · #3,665
Health 58 · #2,870
Crime 64 · #2,445
Housing & access 82 · #1,225
Living environment 77 · #1,568

House prices ?

£262,000median (12m) · +5.9% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£262,00061+5.9%+26.0%
Detached£350,00014-1.4%+27.3%
Semi-detached£262,00027+2.7%+24.8%
Terraced£233,00010+13.7%+21.7%
Flat£138,50010-8.9%+11.7%
This area£262,000
Redditch£257,750
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)£36,716±£5,185 · #4,467 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,872
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 358 offences
Redditch74
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,886 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences142
Theft83
Burglary15
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons34
Drugs5
Robbery6
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 91 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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