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Wyre Forest, in numbers

Your area: Wyre Forest

Wyre Forest local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

9.2% to 27.7%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.2% in Lickhill to 27.7% in Blakebrook & Habberley South — a gap of 18.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 12 of 12 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Lickhill9.2%941,020
Wyre Forest Rural10.4%4254,082
Areley Kings & Riverside11.3%4383,887
Bewdley & Rock12.6%5064,019
Franche & Habberley North12.7%5264,147
Foley Park & Hoobrook13.6%6204,561
Wribbenhall & Arley14.6%3582,444
Offmore & Comberton16.7%7164,298
Mitton16.7%7464,466
Broadwaters18.6%7353,962
Aggborough & Spennells21.1%8323,944
Blakebrook & Habberley South27.7%1,2424,489
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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.9% to 7.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.9% in Aggborough & Spennells to 7.1% in Areley Kings & Riverside — a gap of 2.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 12 of 12 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Aggborough & Spennells4.9%4318,765
Lickhill5.2%1282,463
Bewdley & Rock5.5%4778,660
Wyre Forest Rural5.7%5479,581
Franche & Habberley North6%5879,785
Broadwaters6%5579,274
Blakebrook & Habberley South6.3%5939,485
Mitton6.5%6449,938
Wribbenhall & Arley6.5%3455,306
Offmore & Comberton6.7%6329,488
Foley Park & Hoobrook6.8%72310,613
Areley Kings & Riverside7.1%5868,258
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People aged 65 or over

16.8% to 34.4%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 16.8% in Broadwaters to 34.4% in Bewdley & Rock — a gap of 17.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 12 of 12 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Broadwaters16.8%1,5609,274
Foley Park & Hoobrook19.5%2,07310,614
Blakebrook & Habberley South20.2%1,9169,485
Aggborough & Spennells23.9%2,0928,762
Mitton24.7%2,4569,938
Franche & Habberley North25.5%2,4979,784
Offmore & Comberton25.9%2,4539,489
Wyre Forest Rural27.8%2,6619,581
Lickhill29.2%7192,459
Wribbenhall & Arley30.4%1,6125,306
Areley Kings & Riverside32.1%2,6508,261
Bewdley & Rock34.4%2,9778,657
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.9% to 25.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 17.9% in Aggborough & Spennells to 25.5% in Areley Kings & Riverside — a gap of 7.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 12 of 12 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Aggborough & Spennells17.9%1,3127,321
Lickhill18.5%3822,067
Bewdley & Rock20.1%1,5307,598
Wyre Forest Rural20.3%1,6278,022
Wribbenhall & Arley20.8%9424,527
Broadwaters21.5%1,5857,366
Blakebrook & Habberley South21.5%1,6877,835
Mitton22%1,8228,296
Franche & Habberley North22.1%1,7868,064
Offmore & Comberton22.7%1,8007,915
Foley Park & Hoobrook25.2%2,1428,490
Areley Kings & Riverside25.5%1,7997,062
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22% to 32%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 22% in Franche & Habberley North to 32% in Wyre Forest Rural — a gap of 10 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 12 of 12 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Franche & Habberley North22%1,7768,064
Foley Park & Hoobrook23%1,9558,490
Areley Kings & Riverside23.4%1,6517,062
Blakebrook & Habberley South23.8%1,8617,835
Broadwaters24.2%1,7867,366
Lickhill24.3%5022,067
Offmore & Comberton24.5%1,9427,915
Mitton25%2,0748,296
Aggborough & Spennells29.5%2,1637,321
Wribbenhall & Arley29.8%1,3504,527
Bewdley & Rock31.9%2,4277,598
Wyre Forest Rural32%2,5718,022
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.6% to 26.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 14.6% in Lickhill to 26.5% in Foley Park & Hoobrook — a gap of 11.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 12 of 12 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Lickhill14.6%1491,020
Aggborough & Spennells15.1%5963,944
Bewdley & Rock16.1%6474,019
Wribbenhall & Arley17.1%4182,445
Wyre Forest Rural17.2%7044,083
Mitton18.5%8254,466
Franche & Habberley North18.7%7744,147
Offmore & Comberton19.4%8334,296
Blakebrook & Habberley South20.6%9254,491
Broadwaters21%8333,959
Areley Kings & Riverside21.8%8483,888
Foley Park & Hoobrook26.5%1,2094,561
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.4% to 26.6%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.4% in Lickhill to 26.6% in Foley Park & Hoobrook — a gap of 24.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 12 of 12 current wards with comparable figures.

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.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Lickhill2.4%241,020
Bewdley & Rock5.3%2154,019
Mitton8.2%3664,466
Aggborough & Spennells11.1%4363,944
Franche & Habberley North12.2%5064,147
Wribbenhall & Arley12.3%3012,444
Blakebrook & Habberley South14.1%6334,489
Wyre Forest Rural14.2%5804,082
Offmore & Comberton16.6%7144,298
Areley Kings & Riverside17.7%6873,887
Broadwaters18.5%7343,962
Foley Park & Hoobrook26.6%1,2144,561
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Aggborough & SpennellsAreley Kings & RiversideBewdley & RockBlakebrook & Habberley SouthBroadwatersFoley Park & HoobrookFranche & Habberley NorthLickhillMittonOffmore & CombertonWribbenhall & ArleyWyre Forest Rural
12 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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These are electoral wards or the explicitly labelled statistical equivalents. They do not necessarily match villages, parishes or police neighbourhoods.

Aggborough & Spennells →8,764 people · census date in profileAreley Kings & Riverside →8,258 people · census date in profileBewdley & Rock →8,659 people · census date in profileBlakebrook & Habberley South →9,486 people · census date in profileBroadwaters →9,274 people · census date in profileFoley Park & Hoobrook →10,613 people · census date in profileFranche & Habberley North →9,784 people · census date in profileLickhill →2,459 people · census date in profileMitton →9,937 people · census date in profileOffmore & Comberton →9,488 people · census date in profileWribbenhall & Arley →5,304 people · census date in profileWyre Forest Rural →9,581 people · census date in profile