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Upton upon Severn

Upton upon Severn is a village in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 1,861. There are around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket and 10 restaurants and cafés, along with 12 bus stops. There were around 27 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Upton upon Severn area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Malvern Hills area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 79,487 residents at roughly 138 people per km².

Council
Malvern Hills
County
Worcestershire
Constituency
West Worcestershire
Police force
West Mercia
57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 105th of 294 English council areas — better than 64% of them.

Home affordability34
Affordable rents61
Good schools64
Life expectancy57
Low deprivation59
Employment78
Low council tax46

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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 76% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:30

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

41 reported · July 2026 116% YoY

  • Shoplifting17
  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Upton · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • Issue: Road Safety You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.
  • Issue: Retail crime You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.

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

Road safety

109 reported road collisions (2024)

38 killed or seriously injured · 133 casualties · 13.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

43 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Great Malvern (8.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£350,906 average 8% YoY

Across Malvern Hills · to 2026-06

Detached£504,640
Semi-detached£317,690
Terraced£250,878
Flat£182,247

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£943 average monthly rent 8.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £694
  • 2 bed £875
  • 3 bed £1,081

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (9 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

79,487 residents in Malvern Hills · 138/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 187 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,451 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,634
B £1,906
C £2,179
D £2,451
E £2,996
F £3,540
G £4,085
H £4,902

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

Schools

49 schools · 10,949 pupils

35 primary · 5 secondary · 9 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • Dyson Perrins CofE AcademyGood
  • Hanley Castle High SchoolGood
  • Tenbury High Ormiston AcademyGood
  • The Chantry SchoolGood
  • The ChaseGood

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

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
  • 157 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

185 applications decided

83.2% granted · 154 granted, 31 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dame Harriett Baldwin

Conservative

West Worcestershire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Green / Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition

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

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised · £27,127 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Maintenance Operative

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£766 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% 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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Nuclear 22% · Wind 7% · Imports 7%

225 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Worcestershire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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,…

  • 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.

  • 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..

  • 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)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Upton upon Severn?
Upton upon Severn is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Malvern Hills local authority.
What is the population of Upton upon Severn?
Upton upon Severn has an approximate settlement population of 1,861.
How deprived is Upton upon Severn?
The Malvern Hills local authority, which includes Upton upon Severn, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.