Wolverley
Wolverley is a village in Worcestershire, England. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 3 restaurants and cafés, with 17 bus stops and Kidderminster station 3.1 km away. There were around 16 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 Wolverley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wyre Forest area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 101,610 residents at roughly 520 people per km².
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- County
- Worcestershire
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Police force
- West Mercia
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 136th of 294 English council areas — better than 54% 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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 24° / 16° · 28% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Crime
19 reported · July 2026▲ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences9
- Other theft3
- Shoplifting2
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Kidderminster North · West Mercia
Local policing priorities
- Issue - Drugs : You said; This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.
- Issue : Anti Social Behaviour You said; This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
127 reported road collisions (2024)
44 killed or seriously injured · 170 casualties · 12.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
132 food businesses within 2 miles
- 86 rated 4–5 ★ (69 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Kidderminster (3.7 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kidderminster (3.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£232,448 average▲ 2.9% YoY
Across Wyre Forest · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£823 average monthly rent▼ 2.3% YoY
- 1 bed £583
- 2 bed £740
- 3 bed £895
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (8.5 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: All Electric Garages-Hyundai (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches20
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
101,610 residents in Wyre Forest · 520/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 114 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,512 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (25% of 49,150)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
40 schools · 13,746 pupils
27 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 19 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
36inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- King Charles I SchoolGood
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Wolverley CofE Secondary SchoolGood
- Baxter College
- The Bewdley School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wyre Forest
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
77 applications decided
96.1% granted · 74 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 3
- Con 18
- Grn 1
- Ref 1
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£693 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,311 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
38% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 46,247 certificates
15.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men
56% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
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
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wolverley?
- Wolverley is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Wyre Forest local authority.
- How deprived is Wolverley?
- The Wyre Forest local authority, which includes Wolverley, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.