Summerfield

5°CClear

• Today: 11° / 5° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:36

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 6.3 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

22 reported · August 2026▲ 267% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Shoplifting3
• Anti-social behaviour2

Neighbourhood team: Stourport · West Mercia

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

155 reported road collisions (2025)

61 killed or seriously injured · 197 casualties · 11.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

191 food businesses within 2 miles

• 129 rated 4–5 ★ (100 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hartlebury (2.9 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£322,210 average▼ 0.4% YoY

Across Wychavon · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£954 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY

• 1 bed £671
• 2 bed £872
• 3 bed £1,075

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

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

1,694 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: 159.9p · Esso (2.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Esso (2.2 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

17 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Burger King, Foley Business Park (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches10
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

132,492 residents in Wychavon · 200/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,982
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,362
• Net moves+1,620

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 178 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

70 schools · 15,497 pupils

50 primary · 4 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 23 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wychavon

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

253 applications decided

78.7% granted · 199 granted, 54 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mark Garnier

Conservative

Wyre Forest

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 1
• Con 26
• LD 8
• Grn 6
• Ref 1
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens17
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

8 jobs advertised · £41,544 avg

e.g. Product Safety Engineer, Assistant Manager, Team Leader

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 38% · Nuclear 27% · Wind 26% · Imports 6%

154 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Worcestershire): 63.1 women · 63.3 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in DY13

• Stourport Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wyre Forest:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth205 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks177 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases167 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND164 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills156 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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  Wilden, Worcestershire · 0.8 km

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  Wilden Marsh · 0.9 km

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  Church of All Saints, Wilden · 1.1 km

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  Worcestershire County Museum · 1.8 km

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• Chain Wire Club Ground · 1.8 km

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