Wick (Wychavon)
Wick is a village in Worcestershire, England. It has around 8 restaurants and cafés, 1 pharmacy, 5 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Pershore, 3.4 km away. There were around 20 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 Wick (Wychavon) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wychavon area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 132,492 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- Wychavon
- County
- Worcestershire
- Constituency
- Mid Worcestershire
- Police force
- West Mercia
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 68th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% 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
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 5° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:32
9h 22m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
76 food businesses within 2 miles
- 50 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Pershore (3.4 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Pershore (3.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£322,210 average▼ 0.4% YoY
Across Wychavon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 175.9p · Asda (8.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (8.8 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Asda Pershore Supermarket (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches8
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
132,492 residents in Wychavon · 200/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 178 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Prince Henry's High SchoolOutstanding
- Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form CentreGood
- The De Montfort SchoolGood
- Pershore High SchoolRequires improvement
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wychavon
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 221 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
253 applications decided
78.7% granted · 199 granted, 54 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 1
- Con 26
- LD 8
- Grn 6
- Ref 1
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in WR10
- Abbottswood Medical Centre
- Pershore Medical Practice
- Pch Ward
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Droitwich and Evesham:
- Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing2,125 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases243 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills221 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death198 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth188 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wick (Wychavon)?
- Wick (Wychavon) is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Wychavon local authority.
- How deprived is Wick (Wychavon)?
- The Wychavon local authority, which includes Wick (Wychavon), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.