Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest

Wyre Forest · West Midlands · population 7,222 · 5 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,624 of 6,856 in England
  • #325 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #6 of 14 in Wyre Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,205
Median age (est.)56
Density142per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above32%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 8%25–44 15%45–64 31%65+ 34%

Tenure

Own outright: 56%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 56%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 5%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 7%Other: 22%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 19% · Professional 18% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors19%
Professional18%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 35% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,624 of 6,856 in England, and #6 of 14 in Wyre Forest. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (74) but weak on Living environment (6). Typical homes here sold for about £308,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 91 sales), 21% above the wider Wyre Forest median of £255,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,406 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 57 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 74 · #1,774
Employment 66 · #2,349
Education 55 · #3,090
Health 62 · #2,569
Crime 73 · #1,869
Housing & access 12 · #6,058
Living environment 6 · #6,469

House prices ?

£308,000median (12m) · +7.3% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£308,00091+7.3%+23.2%
Detached£485,00039+24.4%+39.4%
Semi-detached£250,00021-6.9%+11.9%
Terraced£265,00025+10.4%+7.1%
Flat£115,7506-26.5%-28.3%
This area£308,000
Wyre Forest£255,000
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)£36,406±£5,209 · #4,569 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,367
Price-to-income ?8.5×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

57 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 409 offences
Wyre Forest76
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,616 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences228
Theft42
Burglary23
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons38
Drugs9
Robbery4
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 50 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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