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Malvern Hills

Malvern Hills is a town or village in Worcestershire, England, with three bus stops and its nearest railway station being Malvern Link, 5.7 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Other crime. Covers 31 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Malvern Hills is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 79,487 residents at roughly 138 people per km².

57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 105th of 294 English council areas — better than 64% of them.

Home affordability34
Affordable rents61
Good schools64
Life expectancy57
Low deprivation59
Employment78
Low council tax46

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

17°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 23° / 10° · 76% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:33

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Kempsey and Alfrick · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • Issue: Road Safety You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.
  • Issue: ASB You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

109 reported road collisions (2024)

38 killed or seriously injured · 133 casualties · 13.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Malvern Link (5.7 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Malvern Link (5.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£350,906 average 8% YoY

Across Malvern Hills · to 2026-06

Detached£504,640
Semi-detached£317,690
Terraced£250,878
Flat£182,247

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£943 average monthly rent 8.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £694
  • 2 bed £875
  • 3 bed £1,081

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.4 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · Texaco (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Texaco (11.6 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Redrow Homes Group-Kensington Gate (5.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

79,487 residents in Malvern Hills · 138/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 56%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 187 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,451 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 38,850)

A £1,634
B £1,906
C £2,179
D £2,451
E £2,996
F £3,540
G £4,085
H £4,902

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

49 schools · 10,949 pupils

35 primary · 5 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 21 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

40inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Dyson Perrins CofE AcademyGood
  • Hanley Castle High SchoolGood
  • Tenbury High Ormiston AcademyGood
  • The Chantry SchoolGood
  • The ChaseGood

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Malvern Hills

Care & health services

579 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes180
  • GP practices90
  • Dentists126
  • Homecare agencies114
  • Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 10 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Worcestershire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

185 applications decided

83.2% granted · 154 granted, 31 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Independent / Green / Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Con 6
  • LD 5
  • Grn 6
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 13

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£766 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,076 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 39,058 certificates

17.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.9
  • Feeling worthwhile8.2
  • Happiness yesterday8.1
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Worcestershire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Malvern Hills District · 0.5 km

    Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in Malvern, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Tenbury Wells and Upton-upon-Severn and a…

  • Leigh Court railway station · 1.1 km

    Leigh Court railway station was a station in Leigh, Worcestershire, England. The station was opened on 2 May 1874 and closed on 7 September 1964.

  • Leigh, Worcestershire · 1.2 km

    Leigh is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. The local pronunciation is that the name rhymes with "lie". The village is 4 miles (6 km) west of Worcester and 5 miles (8…

  • Leigh Court Barn · 1.2 km

    Leigh Court Barn is a cruck framed barn at Leigh, Worcestershire, England, built in the early fourteenth century to store produce for Pershore Abbey. It is the largest and one of the oldest cruck barns in Britain, mea…

  • Bransford · 1.7 km

    Bransford is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) west of Worcester and 4 miles (6 km) north of Malvern. The village is on the A4103, the main roa…

  • Cotheridge Court · 1.9 km

    Cotheridge Court is a Grade II* listed ancient manor house situated in the south-western part of Cotheridge, in the county of Worcestershire, England, and birthplace of Herbert Bowyer Berkeley. The house bought in 161…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)