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Wyre Forest

Wyre Forest is a district council in Worcestershire, in the West Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Wyre Forest and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,512

Higher than 71% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The highest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

7th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£232k

Lower than 62% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

Up 2.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£741

Lower than 79% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

3rd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 2.4% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings6.7

Lower than 58% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home67

Lower than 81% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van16.3%

Lower than 59% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station13%

Lower than 81% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket67.8%

Lower than 60% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy69.8%

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available81.9%

Higher than 61% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

Joint 6th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 2 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score41.4

Lower than 92% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

4th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,822

Lower than 87% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

5th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Worcestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents63.8

Lower than 59% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint highest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

Down 15.7% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households5.4

Higher than 55% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year40.1

Lower than 57% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Worcestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier91.9%

Higher than 83% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

Joint 6th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents9.6

Higher than 89% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

6th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 11.1% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.6

Higher than 71% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.3

Lower than 50% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women63.1 yrs

Higher than 66% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Worcestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 3.7 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home10.8 ha

Lower than 85% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Worcestershire.

3rd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean6.8 µg/m³

Lower than 63% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

8th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 29.9% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Wyre Forest shares a boundary with Bromsgrove, Malvern Hills, Shropshire, South Staffordshire and Wychavon. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Wyre Forest£741
  2. Shropshire£768
  3. South Staffordshire£858
  4. Wychavon£872
  5. Malvern Hills£878
  6. Bromsgrove£899
Average house price, all homes
  1. Wyre Forest£232k
  2. Shropshire£284k
  3. South Staffordshire£310k
  4. Wychavon£328k
  5. Bromsgrove£339k
  6. Malvern Hills£351k
Council tax, band D
  1. South Staffordshire£2,314
  2. Wychavon£2,373
  3. Malvern Hills£2,451
  4. Bromsgrove£2,479
  5. Wyre Forest£2,512
  6. Shropshire£2,528
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Shropshire47.5
  2. South Staffordshire50.6
  3. Malvern Hills63.1
  4. Wychavon63.1
  5. Wyre Forest63.8
  6. Bromsgrove63.8
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Bromsgrove1,663
  2. Malvern Hills1,728
  3. Wychavon1,797
  4. Wyre Forest1,822
  5. Shropshire2,055
  6. South Staffordshire2,368
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Wychavon57%
  2. Shropshire59%
  3. Wyre Forest60%
  4. South Staffordshire62%
  5. Malvern Hills63%
  6. Bromsgrove70%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Shropshire4.3 µg/m³
  2. Malvern Hills4.5 µg/m³
  3. Wychavon5.6 µg/m³
  4. Wyre Forest6.8 µg/m³
  5. South Staffordshire7.7 µg/m³
  6. Bromsgrove8.2 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Wyre Forest13%
  2. Wychavon15.5%
  3. Shropshire17.1%
  4. Bromsgrove19.6%
  5. Malvern Hills21.5%
  6. South Staffordshire27.3%

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