Evesham Central

Wychavon · West Midlands · population 6,427 · 4 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,180 of 6,856 in England
  • #491 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #18 of 19 in Wychavon
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,278
Median age (est.)40
Density2,886per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above23%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 32%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 34%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 26%Private rent 34%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 42%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Process & plant 18% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Process & plant18%
Skilled trades12%
Professional10%
Caring & leisure9%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 2%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 32% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 30%

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

Evesham Central is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,180 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 19 in Wychavon. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (79) but weak on Crime (5). Typical homes here sold for about £189,725 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 76 sales), 42% below the wider Wychavon median of £325,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,652 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 172 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 28 · #4,961
Employment 32 · #4,659
Education 9 · #6,222
Health 35 · #4,440
Crime 5 · #6,503
Housing & access 79 · #1,431
Living environment 43 · #3,892

House prices ?

£189,725median (12m) · +6.0% yr · n=76
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£189,72576+6.0%+23.2%
Detached£285,0005
Semi-detached£247,50016-4.8%+7.6%
Terraced£209,00031+12.1%+29.8%
Flat£120,75024-1.4%+16.1%
This area£189,725
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)£30,652±£4,438 · #6,273 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,389
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

172 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,103 offences
Wychavon58
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,051 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences493
Theft213
Burglary37
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson100
Public order & weapons125
Drugs60
Robbery19
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 239 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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