Matchborough & Park Farm
Redditch · West Midlands · population 7,745 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,035 of 6,856 in England
- #267 of 736 in West Midlands
- #6 of 13 in Redditch
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Skilled trades 12% · Process & plant 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Process & plant | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 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
Matchborough & Park Farm is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,035 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 13 in Redditch. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (89) but weak on Education (29). Typical homes here sold for about £255,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 91 sales), in line with the wider Redditch median of £257,750. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,203 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £38,778 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 53 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £255,000 | 91 | +3.9% | +2.0% |
| Detached | £352,500 | 23 | +0.4% | -8.6% |
| Semi-detached | £265,500 | 30 | +6.2% | +6.2% |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 35 | +12.2% | +22.2% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,203 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,355 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 203 |
| Theft | 49 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 46 |
| Public order & weapons | 37 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other | 5 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 66 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Redditch
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- DursleyStroud56£276,250
- Aintree East & WaddicarSefton56£230,000
- St AnnesBristol, City of56£327,500
- FairlopRedbridge56£497,750
- Panfield, Finchingfield & BardfieldBraintree56£517,500
- Ravenscourt Park SouthHammersmith and Fulham56£631,125