Franche

Wyre Forest · West Midlands · population 6,982 · 5 LSOAs

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

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In summary

Franche is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,822 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 14 in Wyre Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (70) and lowest on Education (35). Typical homes here, about £255,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 88 sales), in line with the wider Wyre Forest median of £255,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,042 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 58 · #2,863
Employment 47 · #3,604
Education 35 · #4,461
Health 50 · #3,426
Crime 69 · #2,123
Housing & access 70 · #2,041
Living environment 66 · #2,336

House prices ?

£255,000median (12m) · +6.2% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£255,00088+6.2%+37.1%
Detached£315,000170.0%+38.5%
Semi-detached£255,00054+7.1%+34.2%
Terraced£197,50016+3.9%+27.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£255,000
Wyre Forest£255,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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