Wychavon
Wychavon is a town or village in Worcestershire, England. Pershore railway station is 4.4 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly vehicle crime. Covers 67 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Wychavon is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 132,492 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 67th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% of them.
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
11°CMist
- Today: 22° / 10° · 62% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:32
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
Road safety
157 reported road collisions (2024)
55 killed or seriously injured · 238 casualties · 11.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 6 rated 4–5 ★ (4 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Pershore (4.4 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Pershore (4.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£328,015 average▲ 5.6% YoY
Across Wychavon · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£950 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £667
- 2 bed £868
- 3 bed £1,070
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (8.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · ESSO (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (10.3 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Alcester Road Service Station (3.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Population
132,492 residents in Wychavon · 200/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 191 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,373 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 62,210)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
70 schools · 15,497 pupils
50 primary · 4 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 23 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
61inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Prince Henry's High SchoolOutstanding
- Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form CentreGood
- The De Montfort SchoolGood
- Pershore High SchoolRequires improvement
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wychavon
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
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
284 applications decided
89.8% granted · 255 granted, 29 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Nigel Huddleston
Conservative
Droitwich and Evesham
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 1
- Con 26
- LD 8
- Grn 6
- Ref 1
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
7,560 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£718 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,083 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 64,075 certificates
15% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
90% low-carbon electricity
Wind 60% · Nuclear 27% · Imports 6% · Gas 4%
23 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in WR10
- Abbottswood Medical Centre
- Pershore Medical Practice
- Pch Ward
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Droitwich and Evesham:
- Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing1,949 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership397 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office388 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership292 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s280 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Naunton Beauchamp · 0.1 kmNaunton Beauchamp is a village and is also a civil parish within Wychavon district in Worcestershire, England. It is in the east of the county, about four and a half miles from Pershore and nine miles from Worcester.…
Droitwich and Evesham · 1.0 kmDroitwich and Evesham is a constituency in Worcestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in…
Bishampton · 2.7 kmBishampton is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England with a population of 625. It contains a church, a village shop and post office, a hairdresser, a village hall with a park an…
Upton Snodsbury · 2.8 kmUpton Snodsbury is a village in Worcestershire, England, located five miles east of Worcester just off the A422 road. It is surrounded by low hills and farmland. The civil parish population was 392 in 2021.
Peopleton · 3.1 kmPeopleton is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 640, with 245 households.
Throckmorton, Worcestershire · 3.1 kmThrockmorton is a small village and civil parish in the administrative district of Wychavon, in the county of Worcestershire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Wychavon
- Ashton under Hill
- Badsey
- Bishampton
- Blackminster
- Bredon
- Bretforton
- Broadway
- Childswickham
- Church Lench
- Cladswell
- Cleeve Prior
- Cropthorne
- Crossway Green
- Crowle (Wychavon)
- Cutnall Green
- Defford
- Drakes Broughton
- Droitwich Spa
- Eckington (Wychavon)
- Elmley Castle
- Evesham
- Fladbury
- Flyford Flavell
- Great Comberton
- Hampton Lovett
- Hanbury
- Hartlebury
- Harvington
- Henbrook
- Himbleton
- Hindlip
- Holt Fleet
- Honeybourne
- Inkberrow
- Kemerton
- Kinsham
- Little Comberton
- Lower Heath
- Lower Moor
- Martin Hussingtree
- Meon Vale
- Middle Littleton
- New End
- North Littleton
- Norton (Norton and Lenchwick)
- Offenham
- Ombersley
- Pebworth
- Peopleton
- Pershore
- Pinvin
- Sedgeberrow
- South Littleton
- Summerfield
- Tewkesbury
- Throckmorton
- Tibberton (Wychavon)
- Twyning
- Uphampton
- Upper Wolverton
- Upton Snodsbury
- Waresley (Wychavon)
- Weston-sub-Edge
- Wick (Wychavon)
- Wickhamford
- Wychbold
- Wyre Piddle