Upton upon Severn

7°CMist

• Today: 15° / 7° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 14° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:42

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

67US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 5.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

42 reported · August 2026▲ 31% YoY

• Shoplifting16
• Violence & sexual offences11
• Burglary5
• Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Upton · West Mercia

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

109 reported road collisions (2025)

41 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 13.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

44 food businesses within 2 miles

• 32 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£349,550 average▲ 4.3% YoY

Across Malvern Hills · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£946 average monthly rent▲ 8.8% YoY

• 1 bed £696
• 2 bed £878
• 3 bed £1,084

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

9.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.4 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,170 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: 198.9p · Asda (4.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 217.9p · Asda (4.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: New Street (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

79,487 residents in Malvern Hills · 138/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 56%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,960
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,423
• Net moves+1,537

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 179 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,451 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 38,850)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

48 schools · 10,778 pupils

35 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 21 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Malvern Hills

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 157 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

178 applications decided

83.7% granted · 149 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dame Harriett Baldwin

Conservative

West Worcestershire

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Green / Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Con 6
• LD 5
• Grn 6
• Ref 1
• Oth 13

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,705 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

11 jobs advertised · £30,423 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, England – start today, Children's Residential Support Worker, Hospitality Management Duo

Source: Adzuna

£766 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,076 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 39,058 certificates

17.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

51% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Nuclear 29% · Wind 18% · Imports 6%

175 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

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

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.2
• Happiness yesterday8.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in WR8

• Upton Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Worcestershire:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks448 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing414 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills234 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately173 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND166 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

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

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  Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall · 0.0 km

  Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall, formerly known as Upton-upon-Severn Town Hall, is a municipal building in Old Street in Upton upon Severn, a town in Worcestershire in England. The building, which serves as the office…

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  Upton upon Severn · 0.2 km

  Upton upon Severn is a riverside town and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. Lying on the A4104, the town recorded a population of 2,903 in the 2021 census.

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  Battle of Upton · 0.3 km

  The Battle of Upton was fought on 28 August 1651 when a New Model Army detachment under the command of Colonel John Lambert made a surprise attack on Royalists defending the river Severn crossing at Upton-upon-Severn,…

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  Upton-on-Severn railway station · 0.4 km

  Upton-on-Severn railway station was a railway station serving Upton-on-Severn in the English county of Worcestershire.

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  Hanley Castle (castle) · 1.8 km

  Hanley Castle was a Norman castle that stood to the south of the present-day site of the village of Hanley Castle, which lies 2 km north of Upton-upon-Severn, in the county of Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom..

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  Ryall, Worcestershire · 1.9 km

  Ryall is a village in Worcestershire, England, on the east bank of the River Severn, near Upton-upon-Severn on the opposite bank.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)