Fernhill Heath

7°CSunny

• Today: 11° / 5° · 13% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:38

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

11 reported · August 2026▼ 15% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences5
• Other theft2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Criminal damage & arson1

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

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

91 reported road collisions (2025)

29 killed or seriously injured · 107 casualties · 8.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

129 food businesses within 2 miles

• 113 rated 4–5 ★ (100 top)
• 1 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

£257,871 average▲ 1.6% YoY

Across Worcester · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£977 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY

• 1 bed £711
• 2 bed £908
• 3 bed £1,087

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,416 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

2 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,698
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,091
• Net moves−393

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 166 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Worcester

578 CQC-registered services

• Care homes181
• GP practices88
• Dentists126
• Homecare agencies114
• Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Worcestershire

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

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

77 applications decided

94.8% granted · 73 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

4,230 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

16 jobs advertised · £39,676 avg

e.g. Morning Delivery Driver, HGV Class 1, Mobile Hydraulic Hose Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£760 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% 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

55% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Wind 26% · Nuclear 24% · Imports 5%

163 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.3 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Worcestershire): 63.1 women · 63.3 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

7 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in WR3

• Barbourne Health Centre
• Practice Plus Group
• Sw Integrated Team Countywide

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Droitwich and Evesham:

• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing2,125 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases243 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills221 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death198 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth188 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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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