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DY14 postcode area · Wyre Forest

The DY14 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Malvern Hills, Shropshire, Wyre Forest. Area Scores range from 11 to 58 across them. Every full DY14 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DY14 district: Franche scores 59 out of 100 (#2,822 of 6,856 nationally) while Kidderminster Town sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 48 points apart on the index. 2 of the 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £207,500 in Kidderminster Town to £355,000 in Tenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton — a 1.7× gap within the DY14 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Malvern Hills, Shropshire and Wyre Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,281a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied69%

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 the DY14 district

£330,000median home sold over the past year · +10.0% over 5 years · -2.9% over the year · 83 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£229,750
Terraced£205,000
Flat—
Wyre Forest£255,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
FrancheWyre Forest 2,82259 £255,000
Tenbury Wells, Mamble & CliftonMalvern Hills 3,62447 £355,000
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far ForestWyre Forest 3,62447 £308,000
Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford CarbonellShropshire 3,78245 £276,500
Highley & Ditton PriorsShropshire 4,23438 £259,500
Craven Arms & BroadstoneShropshire 4,63932 £337,500
Kidderminster TownWyre Forest 6,08511 £207,500

People living in DY14 Census 2021

Residents56,552
Median age (est.)49
Density73per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above30%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 12%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · 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.

Towns & places in DY14

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DY14 district.

Bewdley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DY14.

DY12 DY13 DY11 SY8 WV16 DY10 WR15 WV15

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.