Honeybourne
Honeybourne is a village in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 1,388. It has around 1 supermarket and around 3 restaurants or cafés, with 6 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Honeybourne, 0.6 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes 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 Honeybourne 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 67th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% of them.
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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 16° · 79% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:29
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa Rugby Road, United Kingdom
Crime
17 reported · July 2026▲ 143% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Shoplifting4
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Evesham Rural North · West Mercia
Local policing priorities
- Issue: House Burglary You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and local concerns.
- Issue: Anti-Social Behaviour You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing loca…
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
28 food businesses within 2 miles
- 21 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Honeybourne (0.7 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Honeybourne (0.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£328,015 average▲ 5.6% YoY
Across Wychavon · to 2026-06
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 (7.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (8.3 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: The Fish Hotel (5.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds5
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 18 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
- Schools1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,560 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 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
72% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 27% · Wind 25% · Gas 21% · Biomass 20%
109 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Honeybourne · 0.0 kmHoneybourne is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) east of Evesham, in the Wychavon district, in Worcestershire, England. Much of the parish are farmland. RAF Honeybourne just south of the village was oper…
Honeybourne railway station · 0.7 kmHoneybourne railway station serves the village of Honeybourne in Worcestershire, England. Opened in 1853, it is on the Cotswold Line and was formerly a busy junction with five platform faces, also serving trains on th…
- RAF Honeybourne · 1.8 km
Royal Air Force Honeybourne, or more simply RAF Honeybourne, was a Royal Air Force station located 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of Honeybourne, Worcestershire, England and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Evesham, Worcestershi…
HM Prison Long Lartin · 2.1 kmHM Prison Long Lartin is a Category A men's prison, located in the village of South Littleton in the Wychavon district in Worcestershire, England. It is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
The Fleece Inn · 2.4 kmThe Fleece Inn is a pub in Bretforton, in the Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, England: the half-timbered building, over six hundred years old, has been a pub since 1848, and is now owned by the National Trust. The in…
Weston-sub-Edge railway station · 2.4 kmWeston-sub-Edge railway station is a disused station on the Honeybourne Line from Stratford-upon-Avon to Cheltenham which served the village of Weston-sub-Edge in Gloucestershire between 1904 and 1960.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Honeybourne?
- Honeybourne is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Wychavon local authority.
- What is the population of Honeybourne?
- Honeybourne has an approximate settlement population of 1,388.
- How deprived is Honeybourne?
- The Wychavon local authority, which includes Honeybourne, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.