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Ombersley

Ombersley is a village in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 623. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Droitwich Spa, 4.9 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ombersley 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

18°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 11% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:40

13h 9m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 300% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Other theft2

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

Local policing priorities

  • Issue - Anti social behaviour/ criminal damage, in the Chawson area of Droitwich You said; This is a priority for the next 3 months based…
  • Issue - Burglary / theft and anti-social behaviour at Methodist Church, Worcester Road, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Worcester Road, Emm…

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

36 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 29 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Droitwich Spa (4.8 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Droitwich Spa (4.8 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: 159.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Asda (9.8 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Ombersley Golf Club (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches2

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 (Ombersley)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 101 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

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
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,560 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £40,000 avg

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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

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

  • Ombersley · 0.0 km

    Ombersley is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. As well as the village itself, the parish also covers surrounding rural areas with several small hamlets, including Holt Fle…

  • Holt Castle, Worcestershire · 1.8 km

    Holt Castle is a country house in Holt, Worcestershire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

  • Holt, Worcestershire · 1.8 km

    Holt is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of the county of Worcestershire, England. The church is dedicated to St. Martin, and dates from about the 12th century. Holt Bridge, over the River Seve…

  • Holt Fleet Bridge · 2.2 km

    Holt Fleet Bridge, also known as Holt Bridge, is a cast-iron arch bridge over the River Severn, at Holt in Worcestershire, England. It has a span of 150 feet (46 m); it was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 182…

  • Doverdale · 2.9 km

    Doverdale is a small village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. It lies to the west of Droitwich. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 57. Since 1973 it has shared a gro…

  • Hawford · 2.9 km

    Hawford is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England, located in the outer suburbs of Worcester, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the city centre.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ombersley?
Ombersley is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Wychavon local authority.
What is the population of Ombersley?
Ombersley has an approximate settlement population of 623.
How deprived is Ombersley?
The Wychavon local authority, which includes Ombersley, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.