Fernhill Heath

13°CClear

• Today: 18° / 12° · 74% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:42

13h 12m 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

14 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Other theft4
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Public order2
• Anti-social behaviour1

2 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Droitwich Town West and Rural West · West Mercia

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

85 reported road collisions (2024)

23 killed or seriously injured · 105 casualties · 8.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

149 food businesses within 2 miles

• 114 rated 4–5 ★ (99 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Worcester Shrub Hill (4.0 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£253,787 average▲ 1.7% YoY

Across Worcester · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£974 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY

• 1 bed £709
• 2 bed £905
• 3 bed £1,083

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

6.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (7.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (5.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (5.1 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

26 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Mercedes-Benz of Worcester (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches6
• Golf courses4
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

103,874 residents in Worcester · 3,121/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 159 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

13% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,406 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (32% of 47,800)

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

39 schools · 17,610 pupils

22 primary · 5 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 13 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Worcester

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 33 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

93 applications decided

92.5% granted · 86 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Nigel Huddleston

Conservative

Droitwich and Evesham

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 17
• LD 5
• Grn 11
• Ref 1
• Oth 1

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

• Schools4
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,105 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

45 jobs advertised · £36,247 avg

e.g. Become a Biology Tutor in Fernhill – Flexible & Remote, Become a Maths Tutor in Fernhill (West Sussex) – Flexible & Remote, Become a Guitar Tutor in Fernhill (West Sussex) – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£760 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,436 disposable income per head (2024)

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

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 53,705 certificates

14% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

95% low-carbon electricity

Wind 67% · Nuclear 19% · Solar 9% · Gas 5%

19 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.3 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.9

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

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

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  Fernhill Heath · 0.3 km

  Fernhill Heath is a village in Worcestershire, England. It is in the civil parish of North Claines in Wychavon district. Its built-up area population was 3,297 in 2021.

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  Fernhill Heath railway station · 0.4 km

  Fernhill Heath railway station was an intermediate railway station on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway between Worcester and Droitwich Spa.

• River School · 1.0 km

  The River School is an independent Christian School, affiliated with the Christian Schools Trust. The school is located in Worcester, England, in a large, late Georgian, Grade II listed building, with many outbuilding…

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  Worcester Raiders F.C. · 1.2 km

  Worcester Raiders Football Club is a football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at Claines Lane.

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  North Claines · 1.2 km

  North Claines is a civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England, immediately north of the city of Worcester. It includes the settlements of Fernhill Heath, Bevere, Lower Town, and Hawford. It is bordered…

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  Worcester City F.C. · 1.2 km

  Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Southern Football League Premier Division Central, the seventh tier of English football. Established in…

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