Worcester Town North

Worcester · West Midlands · population 7,279 · 5 LSOAs

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

38Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,255 of 6,856 in England
  • #395 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #9 of 14 in Worcester
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,340
Median age (est.)37
Density3,849per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above42%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 9%15–24 17%25–44 34%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 12%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 49%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 6%Other: 13%
One person 49%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 6%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 43% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Worcester Town North is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,255 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 14 in Worcester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (56) and lowest on Living environment (8). Typical homes here, about £228,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 132 sales), 11% below the wider Worcester median of £257,500. Typical household take-home income is around £32,576 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 242 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 47 · #3,652
Employment 50 · #3,460
Education 52 · #3,254
Health 33 · #4,611
Crime 16 · #5,791
Housing & access 56 · #2,980
Living environment 8 · #6,277

House prices ?

£228,500median (12m) · +6.3% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£228,500132+6.3%+33.4%
Detached£563,5009-0.3%
Semi-detached£335,00019+3.0%
Terraced£240,00072+2.1%+10.3%
Flat£117,50032-19.0%-11.8%
This area£228,500
Worcester£257,500
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)£32,576±£4,863 · #5,809 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,837
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

242 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,761 offences
Worcester97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,273 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences800
Theft389
Burglary65
Vehicle crime64
Criminal damage & arson122
Public order & weapons207
Drugs56
Robbery26
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 488 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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