Romsley
Romsley is a village in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 1,360. It has 14 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Longbridge, 5.8 km away. There were around eight 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 Romsley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bromsgrove area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,183 residents at roughly 457 people per km².
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- County
- Worcestershire
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Police force
- West Mercia
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 95th of 294 English council areas — better than 68% 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
20°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 11° · 74% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:32
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Crime
8 reported · July 2026
- Burglary3
- Other theft2
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Shoplifting1
Neighbourhood team: Hagley and Rubery · West Mercia
Local policing priorities
- Issue: Anti-Social Behaviour within the community, this encompasses a multitude of issues such as illegal use of electric bikes, drug use…
- Issue: Shoplifting and other business related criminality has been highlighted through community engagement and revision of the available…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
137 reported road collisions (2024)
35 killed or seriously injured · 186 casualties · 13.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
88 food businesses within 2 miles
- 70 rated 4–5 ★ (57 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Old Hill (5.7 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Old Hill (5.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£339,163 average▲ 2% YoY
Across Bromsgrove · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£985 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY
- 1 bed £713
- 2 bed £893
- 3 bed £1,084
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
10.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (6.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (5.9 km)
40 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
45 charging locations within ~8 km
- 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Moto Frankley Northbound Services (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- More Responses Sought· 4 Sept 2026
- Step Inside Local History with Heritage Open Days· 3 Sept 2026
- Striding Into September· 26 Aug 2026
- Help Shape Future Improvements to Skateparks· 26 Aug 2026
- Taking the Ache Out of Arthritis· 25 Aug 2026
Source: Bromsgrove Council
Population
99,183 residents in Bromsgrove · 457/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 271 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,479 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (22% of 43,180)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
43 schools · 18,149 pupils
25 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
38inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hagley Catholic High SchoolGood
- Haybridge High School and Sixth FormGood
- North Bromsgrove High SchoolGood
- South Bromsgrove HighGood
- Waseley Hills High School
- Woodrush High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bromsgrove
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
- 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
115 applications decided
94.8% granted · 109 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative / Independent coalition
- Lab 6
- Con 11
- LD 6
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,420 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £31,616 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£843 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,466 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 40,698 certificates
11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bromsgrove:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office475 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership364 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s308 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test296 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership237 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Romsley, Worcestershire · 0.2 kmRomsley is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire, England, on the east side of the Clent Hills about 4 miles south of Halesowen. In 2001 it had a population of 1,601.
Hunnington · 1.1 kmHunnington is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire, England, close to the border with West Midlands, and just south of Halesowen. According to the 2001 census the parish had a popula…
- Dowery Dell Viaduct · 1.3 km
Dowery Dell, between Rubery and Halesowen in Worcestershire, was a 234 yards (214 m), nine span lattice steel, single-track railway viaduct that carried the Halesowen to Longbridge railway. A 10 mph speed limit was in…
Hunnington railway station · 1.3 kmHunnington railway station was a railway station in the village of Hunnington, near Halesowen, England, on the Great Western Railway and Midland Railway's joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge.
Uffmoor Wood · 1.3 kmUffmoor Wood is a semi-natural woodland in Worcestershire, in the English Midlands. It was acquired by the Woodland Trust from brushmaker, L G Harris & Co in 1985/86. The wood has an area of 84.84 hectares, and grid r…
- Illey Pastures · 1.9 km
Illey Pastures is a 3.5-hectare (8.6-acre) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1989 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is close to the village of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Romsley?
- Romsley is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Bromsgrove local authority.
- What is the population of Romsley?
- Romsley has an approximate settlement population of 1,360.
- How deprived is Romsley?
- The Bromsgrove local authority, which includes Romsley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.