Bewdley

16°CMist

• Today: 22° / 15° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:31

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

62 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences35
• Anti-social behaviour12
• Shoplifting3
• Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Bewdley and Rural · West Mercia

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

127 reported road collisions (2024)

44 killed or seriously injured · 170 casualties · 12.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

87 food businesses within 2 miles

• 59 rated 4–5 ★ (56 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bewdley (0.8 km)
• 33 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£232,448 average▲ 2.9% YoY

Across Wyre Forest · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£823 average monthly rent▼ 2.3% YoY

• 1 bed £583
• 2 bed £740
• 3 bed £895

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

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (4.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (9.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Wharton Park Golf & Country Club (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

101,610 residents in Wyre Forest · 520/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 114 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,512 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 49,150)

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

40 schools · 13,746 pupils

27 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 19 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

36inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wyre Forest

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

• In a conservation area (Bewdley)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 302 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

77 applications decided

96.1% granted · 74 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Mark Garnier

Conservative

Wyre Forest

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 3
• Con 18
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 10

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

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens24
• Restaurants & cafés21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,125 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

36 jobs advertised · £28,085 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

£693 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,311 disposable income per head (2024)

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

38% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 46,247 certificates

15.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

37% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Nuclear 18% · Wind 15% · Imports 5%

234 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men

56% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in DY12

• Bewdley Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wyre Forest:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office485 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s413 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership356 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test297 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership247 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

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  Bewdley Museum · 0.2 km

  Bewdley Museum is a museum in the town of Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It is managed by the Wyre Forest District Council.

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  Bewdley Guildhall · 0.2 km

  Bewdley Guildhall is a municipal building in Load Street in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Bewdley Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Bewdley · 0.2 km

  Bewdley is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Severn. It is in the Severn Valley, and is 3+1⁄2 miles west of Kidderminster, 12+1⁄2 mi (20 km) nort…

• Tickenhill Palace · 0.3 km

  Tickenhill Palace is a historic building in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England. It is a grade II* listed building. The palace served as the mediaeval council house of the Lords President of the Marches of Wales. It al…

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  Bewdley Bridge · 0.3 km

  Bewdley Bridge is a three-span masonry arch bridge over the River Severn at Bewdley, Worcestershire, designed by civil engineer Thomas Telford. The two side spans are each 52 feet (16 m), with the central span 60 feet…

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  Bewdley Rowing Club · 0.3 km

  Bewdley Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at Riverside North, Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Wyre Forest District, West Midlands, England. The club is open to all age groups and the blade colours are blue…

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