Summerfield

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:31

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

13 reported · July 2026▼ 28% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Vehicle crime2
• Other crime2

Neighbourhood team: Stourport · West Mercia

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

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)

194 food businesses within 2 miles

• 131 rated 4–5 ★ (104 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£328,015 average▲ 5.6% YoY

Across Wychavon · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (2.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · ESSO (3.5 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 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)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 191 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wychavon

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

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

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

284 applications decided

89.8% granted · 255 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

7,560 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12 jobs advertised · £43,796 avg

e.g. Sales Advisor, Quality Inspector, Outreach Worker

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

65% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 32% · Gas 22% · Wind 16% · Biomass 16%

106 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.3 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wyre Forest:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office485 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s413 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership356 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test297 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership247 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• Summerfield Research Station · 0.7 km

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  Wilden, Worcestershire · 0.8 km

  Wilden is a small village about 1 mile north east of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire.

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  Wilden Marsh · 0.9 km

  Wilden Marsh is a nature reserve of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. It is situated between Kidderminster and Stourport-on-Severn, in Worcestershire, England, immediately east of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire…

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  Church of All Saints, Wilden · 1.1 km

  All Saints Church in Wilden, Worcestershire about one mile to the north east of Stourport. It was designed by William Hopkins with funds provided by Alfred Baldwin very close to his own home, Wilden House and one of h…

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  Worcestershire County Museum · 1.8 km

  Worcestershire County Museum is a local museum located within Hartlebury Castle in Hartlebury, Worcestershire, England, near the City of Worcester. The Museum is one of three sites run by Museums Worcestershire, a Mus…

• Chain Wire Club Ground · 1.8 km

  The Chain Wire Club Ground in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, was used for first-class cricket by Worcestershire County Cricket Club on a single occasion: a County Championship match against Lancashire in 1980,…

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