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Broadwas

Broadwas is a village in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 318. There are three bus stops and the nearest railway station is Malvern Link, 8 km away. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broadwas area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Malvern Hills area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 79,487 residents at roughly 138 people per km².

Council
Malvern Hills
County
Worcestershire
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Police force
West Mercia
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°COvercast

  • Today: 23° / 10° · 47% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

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

3 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Other theft1

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

7 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Malvern Link (8.0 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Malvern Link (8.0 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 (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Texaco (10.3 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Redrow Homes Group-Kensington Gate (6.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3

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
  • 31 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

Your MP

Dame Harriett Baldwin

Conservative

West Worcestershire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

6 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Nuclear 25% · Biomass 9% · Imports 8%

40 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

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

  • Broadwas · 0.2 km

    Broadwas, or Broadwas-on-Teme, is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 387. The village is located on the River Teme,…

  • Lulsley · 1.5 km

    Lulsley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of the county of Worcestershire, England.

  • Doddenham · 1.7 km

    Doddenham is a hamlet and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district in the county of Worcestershire, England.

  • Stanford with Orleton · 1.7 km

    Stanford with Orleton is a civil parish in the Malvern Hills district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. The parish comprises the villages of Stanford on Teme and Orleton. In 2021 it had a population of 188.

  • Malvern Hills District · 1.8 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…

  • Knightwick railway station · 2.1 km

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

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Broadwas?
Broadwas is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Malvern Hills local authority.
What is the population of Broadwas?
Broadwas has an approximate settlement population of 318.
How deprived is Broadwas?
The Malvern Hills local authority, which includes Broadwas, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.