Neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest

West Midlands · 14 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

44

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#188 of 296 local authorities · 14 neighbourhoods · 102,306 residents

Income47
Employment42
Education34
Health45
Crime53
Housing & access56
Living env.50
Decile 1: 6% of residentsDecile 2: 8% of residentsDecile 3: 6% of residentsDecile 4: 8% of residentsDecile 5: 35% of residentsDecile 6: 16% of residentsDecile 7: 13% of residentsDecile 8: 7% of residentsDecile 9: 0% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Birchen Coppice (8) to Greenhill (75); 6% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Wyre Forest contains both ends of the scale: Greenhill at 75 out of 100 (#1,719 of 6,856 in England) against Birchen Coppice at 8, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £205,000 in Foley Park to £365,000 in Wolverley, Cookley & Blakedown — a 1.8× gap within Wyre Forest.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,395a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Wyre Forest

£255,000median home sold over the past year · +24.4% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 1,412 sales
Detached£364,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£190,000
Flat£128,500
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Wyre Forest

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Greenhill 1,71975 £255,500
Spennells & Hoobrook 2,27467 £262,000
Stourport Lickhill & Burlish 2,46664 £260,000
Franche 2,82259 £255,000
Wolverley, Cookley & Blakedown 3,20653 £365,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Wyre Forest

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest

Postcode districts that overlap Wyre Forest — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Wyre Forest Census 2021

Residents101,601
Median age (est.)47
Density520per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

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 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 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.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Wyre Forest.