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Feckenham

Feckenham is a village in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 364. There are 4 bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Redditch, 6.8 km away. There was around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, 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 Feckenham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Redditch area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 87,037 residents at roughly 1,604 people per km².

Council
Redditch
County
Worcestershire
Constituency
Redditch
Police force
West Mercia
40/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 224th of 294 English council areas — better than 24% of them.

Home affordability71
Affordable rents68
Good schools10
Life expectancy37
Low deprivation37
Employment34
Low council tax42

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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:30

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026

  • Other theft1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Redditch South West and Rural · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • Issue: Speeding This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, recorded data and engagement with partners.
  • Issue: Anti-Social Behaviour This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, crime data and engagements with partn…

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

Road safety

73 reported road collisions (2024)

28 killed or seriously injured · 99 casualties · 8.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

17 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 9 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: Redditch (6.8 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Redditch (6.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£243,843 average 0.5% YoY

Across Redditch · to 2026-06

Detached£394,693
Semi-detached£253,409
Terraced£202,986
Flat£114,482

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£951 average monthly rent 8.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £665
  • 2 bed £860
  • 3 bed £1,027

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

Affordability

6.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Morrisons (7.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Morrisons (7.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Extra - Redditch (5.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

87,037 residents in Redditch · 1,604/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 118 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,463 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (32% of 37,950)

A £1,642
B £1,916
C £2,189
D £2,463
E £3,010
F £3,558
G £4,105
H £4,926

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

Schools

36 schools · 12,314 pupils

19 primary · 5 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 10 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

34inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • St Augustine's Catholic High SchoolOutstanding
  • Trinity High School and Sixth Form CentreGood
  • Tudor Grange Academy RedditchGood
  • Arrow Vale High School
  • Ridgeway Secondary School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Redditch

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 61 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

42 applications decided

92.9% granted · 39 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Chris Bloore

Labour

Redditch

Recent votes:

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

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Independent coalition

  • Lab 13
  • Con 4
  • Ref 7
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,425 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£713 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,696 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 36,627 certificates

12.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

37% low-carbon electricity

Gas 57% · Nuclear 20% · Wind 6% · Imports 6%

231 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.6 yrs women · 78.9 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.1

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Redditch:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Feckenham · 0.1 km

    Feckenham is a village and civil parish in the Redditch district in Worcestershire, England. It lies some 4 miles (6 km) south-west of the town of Redditch and some 11 miles (18 km) east of the city of Worcester. It h…

  • Redditch (constituency) · 1.4 km

    Redditch is a constituency in Worcestershire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Chris Bloore of the Labour Party.

  • Rugby (constituency) · 1.4 km

    Rugby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by John Slinger, of the Labour Party.

  • Ham Green, Worcestershire · 1.8 km

    Ham Green is a hamlet outside Redditch, Worcestershire. It lies in between the villages of Feckenham, Callow Hill, Elcocks Brook & Cruise Hill. As of mid-2020, Redditch has a total population of 85568.

  • Ham Green Hoard · 1.8 km

    The Ham Green Hoard is a hoard of silver coins dating from between 1554 and 1661–62. It is in the collection of the Museums Worcestershire and is on display at The Commandery.

  • Bradley Green, Worcestershire · 2.0 km

    Bradley Green is a village in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. It forms the civil parish of Stock and Bradley with its neighbouring village, Stock Green. The parish's population was 327 in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Feckenham?
Feckenham is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Redditch local authority.
What is the population of Feckenham?
Feckenham has an approximate settlement population of 364.
How deprived is Feckenham?
The Redditch local authority, which includes Feckenham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.