Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 56,950. It has around 5 restaurants and cafés, with 17 bus stops and Hagley railway station 1.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £376,391, and there were around 188 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 Stourbridge 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
19°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 23° / 16° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:28
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Crime
265 reported · July 2026▲ 15% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences104
- Shoplifting60
- Public order25
- Vehicle crime25
11 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston · West Midlands
Local policing priorities
- Homelessness / Begging - Stourbridge High Street
- Speeding ASB driving loud exhausts
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
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 332 rated 4–5 ★ (247 top)
- 22 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stourbridge Town (0.1 km)
- 70 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stourbridge Town (0.1 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: 135.8p · AppleGreen (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11 km)
40 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
43 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Premier Inn, Stourbridge (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 54 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
Your MP
Cat Eccles
Labour
Stourbridge
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Independent coalition
- Lab 6
- Con 11
- LD 6
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools14
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens25
- Restaurants & cafés34
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,420 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
267 jobs advertised · £37,967 avg
e.g. Commis Chef - Stourbridge, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Roadside Mechanic in the area of Telford
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
Grid electricity
50% low-carbon electricity
Gas 45% · Wind 21% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 10%
183 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
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 Stourbridge:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office351 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s297 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership295 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test232 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance185 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stourbridge?
- Stourbridge is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Bromsgrove local authority.
- What is the population of Stourbridge?
- Stourbridge has an approximate settlement population of 56,950.
- How deprived is Stourbridge?
- The Bromsgrove local authority, which includes Stourbridge, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.