Droitwich Spa South

Wychavon · West Midlands · population 8,618 · 5 LSOAs

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

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #361 of 6,856 in England
  • #25 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #1 of 19 in Wychavon
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,333
Median age (est.)45
Density3,724per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above39%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 6%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 10%Private rent 6%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 22%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Sikh 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

Droitwich Spa South is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #361 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 19 in Wychavon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (99) and lowest on Housing & access (54). Typical homes here sold for about £356,250 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 114 sales), 10% above the wider Wychavon median of £325,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,265 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 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 84 · #1,088
Employment 91 · #629
Education 85 · #1,026
Health 81 · #1,280
Crime 96 · #293
Housing & access 54 · #3,151
Living environment 99 · #53

House prices ?

£356,250median (12m) · +2.5% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£356,250114+2.5%+14.9%
Detached£420,00067+9.1%+21.7%
Semi-detached£290,00034+8.8%+19.8%
Terraced£230,00011-17.1%+16.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£356,250
Wychavon£325,000
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)£46,265±£6,585 · #1,786 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,898
Price-to-income ?7.7×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 ?

82Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 309 offences
Wychavon58
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #904 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences120
Theft115
Burglary12
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons26
Drugs2
Robbery3
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 37 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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