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Upper Howsell · Malvern Hills

Upper Howsell: your neighbourhood

Upper Howsell electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 32% here, compared with 38.8% across Malvern Hills (6.7 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 22% here, compared with 28% across Malvern Hills (6 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 17% here, compared with 14% across Malvern Hills (2.3 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

629 out of 2,860.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.5%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

157 out of 2,853.

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People counted in the census

2,858

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

2,858 out of 2,858.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

757 out of 2,362.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.8%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

611 out of 1,202.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.7%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

189 out of 1,202.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.7%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

913 out of 2,359.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.2%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,373 out of 2,359.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

94 out of 2,359.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.5%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

390 out of 2,362.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

140 out of 1,206.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.1%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

592 out of 2,359.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

17%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

201 out of 1,206.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Upper Howsell

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

73 out of 2,359.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Upper Howsell ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

139 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 107 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Upper Howsell ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 13 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Upper Howsell
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202473
October 202471
November 2024113
December 202480
January 202582
February 202581
March 202553
April 2025171
May 202581
June 2025111
July 2025104
August 202574
September 2025115
October 202574
November 202591
December 2025120
January 2026140
February 2026110
March 202692
April 2026170
May 2026120
June 2026131
July 2026111
August 2026133
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Upper Howsell
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime63
shoplifting32
criminal damage arson12
other theft10
public order9
vehicle crime7
other crime3
burglary2
drugs1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Malvern Hills →