Pershore

Wychavon · West Midlands · population 8,402 · 5 LSOAs

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

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,446 of 6,856 in England
  • #305 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #15 of 19 in Wychavon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,401
Median age (est.)50
Density736per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 26%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 21%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 36% · Other 0%

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

Pershore sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,446 of 6,856 in England, and #15 of 19 in Wychavon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (84) and lowest on Education (30). Typical homes here sold for about £275,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 141 sales), 15% below the wider Wychavon median of £325,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,910 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,609 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 84 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 40 · #4,145
Employment 43 · #3,892
Education 30 · #4,803
Health 49 · #3,501
Crime 61 · #2,665
Housing & access 58 · #2,843
Living environment 84 · #1,095

House prices ?

£275,000median (12m) · -11.3% yr · n=141
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£275,000141-11.3%+14.6%
Detached£425,00039+0.6%+25.0%
Semi-detached£258,25056-6.1%+17.4%
Terraced£240,00039-2.0%+24.7%
Flat£210,0007+44.8%+51.4%
This area£275,000
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)£36,609±£5,342 · #4,492 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,173
Price-to-income ?7.5×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 ?

72Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

84 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 704 offences
Wychavon58
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,269 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences277
Theft186
Burglary20
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson80
Public order & weapons64
Drugs23
Robbery8
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 129 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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