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Cropthorne

Cropthorne is a village in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has one restaurant or café, two bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Evesham, 4 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cropthorne area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Wychavon area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 132,492 residents at roughly 200 people per km².

Council
Wychavon
County
Worcestershire
Constituency
Mid Worcestershire
Police force
West Mercia
62/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 67th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% of them.

Home affordability41
Affordable rents68
Good schools49
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation60
Employment72
Low council tax66

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

23°COvercast

  • Today: 23° / 10° · 79% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Overcast

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

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 40% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Other theft1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Evesham Town South and Rural West · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • Issue: Anti-Social Behaviour You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing loca…
  • Issue: Drugs You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing local concerns.

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

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

22 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Evesham (4.0 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Evesham (3.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£328,015 average 5.6% YoY

Across Wychavon · to 2026-06

Detached£491,683
Semi-detached£300,747
Terraced£235,118
Flat£150,640

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 · Morrisons (5.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (5.1 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: The Wood Norton Hotel (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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)

A £1,582
B £1,846
C £2,110
D £2,373
E £2,901
F £3,428
G £3,955
H £4,746

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

  • In a conservation area (Cropthorne)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 49 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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,560 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

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

95% low-carbon electricity

Wind 67% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 12% · Gas 5%

20 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Droitwich and Evesham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Cropthorne · 0.0 km

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  • Cropthorne New Inn Section · 0.5 km

    Cropthorne New Inn Section is a 0.12-hectare (0.30-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cropthorne in Worcestershire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

  • Charlton, Worcestershire · 1.4 km

    Charlton is a village in the Wychavon district of the county of Worcestershire, England. During the 2007 United Kingdom floods, many homes were affected for the second time in a decade. Charlton lies between the River…

  • Fladbury · 1.6 km

    Fladbury is a traditional English village located in rural Worcestershire, England, located five miles from Pershore, 5 miles from Evesham, 2.8 miles from the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and 107 mile…

  • Fladbury railway station · 2.0 km

    Fladbury railway station was a station in Fladbury, Worcestershire, England. The station was opened in 1854 and closed in 1966.

  • Bricklehampton · 2.9 km

    Bricklehampton is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England. In the 2021 census the population of the parish was recorded as 236. Its area is 369.7 hectares (1.427 sq mi). The village shares a parish counc…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Cropthorne?
Cropthorne is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Wychavon local authority.
How deprived is Cropthorne?
The Wychavon local authority, which includes Cropthorne, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.