Worcester, in numbers
Compare areas: Worcester
Worcester local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.
Compare local places with nearby council areas and England.
Nearby comparisons use the three closest areas in the same country and council category. The distance is between official boundary centres. Being nearby does not mean two places have the same needs.
Average home price
July 2026
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Worcestershirecounty · Worcestershire County Council area | £287,000 |
| Bromsgrovedistrict · Bromsgrove local authority area | £336,000 |
| Malvern Hillsdistrict · Malvern Hills local authority area | £351,000 |
| Redditchdistrict · Redditch local authority area | £246,000 |
| Worcesterdistrict · Worcester local authority area | £251,000 |
| Wychavondistrict · Wychavon local authority area | £323,000 |
| Wyre Forestdistrict · Wyre Forest local authority area | £231,000 |
| Warwickshirenearby shire county · 42 km between boundary centres · Warwickshire County Council area | £307,000 |
| Gloucestershirenearby shire county · 44 km between boundary centres · Gloucestershire County Council area | £317,000 |
| Staffordshirenearby shire county · 70 km between boundary centres · Staffordshire County Council area | £251,000 |
| Englandnational · England | £293,000 |
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Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Homes in the local authority area
Source →Average monthly rent
August 2026
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Worcestershirecounty · Worcestershire County Council area | Not available for this measure. |
| Bromsgrovedistrict · Bromsgrove local authority area | £992 |
| Malvern Hillsdistrict · Malvern Hills local authority area | £946 |
| Redditchdistrict · Redditch local authority area | £976 |
| Worcesterdistrict · Worcester local authority area | £977 |
| Wychavondistrict · Wychavon local authority area | £954 |
| Wyre Forestdistrict · Wyre Forest local authority area | £825 |
| Warwickshirenearby shire county · 42 km between boundary centres · Warwickshire County Council area | Not available for this measure. |
| Gloucestershirenearby shire county · 44 km between boundary centres · Gloucestershire County Council area | Not available for this measure. |
| Staffordshirenearby shire county · 70 km between boundary centres · Staffordshire County Council area | Not available for this measure. |
| Englandnational · England | £1,459 |
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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.
Homes in the local authority area
Source →People aged 65 or over
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Worcestershirecounty · Worcestershire County Council area | 22.9% |
| Bromsgrovedistrict · Bromsgrove local authority area | 22.9% |
| Malvern Hillsdistrict · Malvern Hills local authority area | 28% |
| Redditchdistrict · Redditch local authority area | 18.6% |
| Worcesterdistrict · Worcester local authority area | 17.6% |
| Wychavondistrict · Wychavon local authority area | 24.9% |
| Wyre Forestdistrict · Wyre Forest local authority area | 25.3% |
| Warwickshirenearby shire county · 42 km between boundary centres · Warwickshire County Council area | 20.5% |
| Gloucestershirenearby shire county · 44 km between boundary centres · Gloucestershire County Council area | 21.7% |
| Staffordshirenearby shire county · 70 km between boundary centres · Staffordshire County Council area | 22.2% |
| Englandnational · England | 18.4% |
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents
Source →People reporting bad or very bad health
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Worcestershirecounty · Worcestershire County Council area | 5% |
| Bromsgrovedistrict · Bromsgrove local authority area | 4.4% |
| Malvern Hillsdistrict · Malvern Hills local authority area | 5% |
| Redditchdistrict · Redditch local authority area | 5.2% |
| Worcesterdistrict · Worcester local authority area | 4.8% |
| Wychavondistrict · Wychavon local authority area | 4.6% |
| Wyre Forestdistrict · Wyre Forest local authority area | 6.1% |
| Warwickshirenearby shire county · 42 km between boundary centres · Warwickshire County Council area | 4.6% |
| Gloucestershirenearby shire county · 44 km between boundary centres · Gloucestershire County Council area | 4.4% |
| Staffordshirenearby shire county · 70 km between boundary centres · Staffordshire County Council area | 5.5% |
| Englandnational · England | 5.2% |
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
Source →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Worcestershirecounty · Worcestershire County Council area | 16.1% |
| Bromsgrovedistrict · Bromsgrove local authority area | 13.2% |
| Malvern Hillsdistrict · Malvern Hills local authority area | 14% |
| Redditchdistrict · Redditch local authority area | 18.7% |
| Worcesterdistrict · Worcester local authority area | 16.8% |
| Wychavondistrict · Wychavon local authority area | 14.6% |
| Wyre Forestdistrict · Wyre Forest local authority area | 19.3% |
| Warwickshirenearby shire county · 42 km between boundary centres · Warwickshire County Council area | 14.8% |
| Gloucestershirenearby shire county · 44 km between boundary centres · Gloucestershire County Council area | 14% |
| Staffordshirenearby shire county · 70 km between boundary centres · Staffordshire County Council area | 17.1% |
| Englandnational · England | 18.1% |
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
Source →Homes rented privately
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Worcestershirecounty · Worcestershire County Council area | 15% |
| Bromsgrovedistrict · Bromsgrove local authority area | 11% |
| Malvern Hillsdistrict · Malvern Hills local authority area | 13% |
| Redditchdistrict · Redditch local authority area | 14% |
| Worcesterdistrict · Worcester local authority area | 21% |
| Wychavondistrict · Wychavon local authority area | 13% |
| Wyre Forestdistrict · Wyre Forest local authority area | 16% |
| Warwickshirenearby shire county · 42 km between boundary centres · Warwickshire County Council area | 17% |
| Gloucestershirenearby shire county · 44 km between boundary centres · Gloucestershire County Council area | 18% |
| Staffordshirenearby shire county · 70 km between boundary centres · Staffordshire County Council area | 15% |
| Englandnational · England | 20% |
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
Source →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Worcestershirecounty · Worcestershire County Council area | 18% |
| Bromsgrovedistrict · Bromsgrove local authority area | 15.7% |
| Malvern Hillsdistrict · Malvern Hills local authority area | 14.6% |
| Redditchdistrict · Redditch local authority area | 20.8% |
| Worcesterdistrict · Worcester local authority area | 17.4% |
| Wychavondistrict · Wychavon local authority area | 17.6% |
| Wyre Forestdistrict · Wyre Forest local authority area | 21.8% |
| Warwickshirenearby shire county · 42 km between boundary centres · Warwickshire County Council area | 16.9% |
| Gloucestershirenearby shire county · 44 km between boundary centres · Gloucestershire County Council area | 15.2% |
| Staffordshirenearby shire county · 70 km between boundary centres · Staffordshire County Council area | 19.3% |
| Englandnational · England | 18.1% |
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
Residents aged 16 and over
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