4,196
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
32 · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£294,620
Median property price
146
Postcodes
Overview of Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Coordinates52.2873, -1.9425
Postcodes
146
Population (Census)
9,384
Households (Census)
4,196
Recorded crime · May '26
32 · 3.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.11 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.11 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Property sales · Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
HM Land Registry · Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Average price
£289,413
YoY: -2.0%
Median price: £285,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £239,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£321k£280k£239k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Crime trends · Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23157
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY stable
ASB
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.0%
Other White3.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Christian52.6%
No religion39.6%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4918.2%
25–3412.5%
65–7412.3%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Any member 66+15.7%
Other15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
All members 66+11.1%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Schools in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
The Vaynor First School
Worcestershire · B97 5BL
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Worcestershire · B97 5AQ
Good
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Postcodes in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
B97 4JXB97 4LAB97 4LBB97 4LDB97 4LEB97 4LFB97 4LGB97 4LHB97 4LJB97 4LLB97 4LPB97 4LQB97 4LTB97 4LUB97 4LXB97 4NAB97 4NPB97 4NRB97 4NSB97 5AAB97 5ABB97 5ADB97 5AEB97 5AFB97 5AGB97 5AHB97 5AJB97 5ALB97 5ANB97 5APB97 5AQB97 5ARB97 5ASB97 5BBB97 5BDB97 5BEB97 5BGB97 5BHB97 5BJB97 5BLB97 5BNB97 5BPB97 5BQB97 5BSB97 5BTB97 5BUB97 5BWB97 5DAB97 5DBB97 5DDB97 5DEB97 5DFB97 5DGB97 5DHB97 5DJB97 5DLB97 5DNB97 5DPB97 5DQB97 5DRB97 5DSB97 5DTB97 5DUB97 5DWB97 5DXB97 5DYB97 5EAB97 5EBB97 5EHB97 5EJB97 5ELB97 5ENB97 5EPB97 5ERB97 5ESB97 5ETB97 5EUB97 5EWB97 5EXB97 5FPB97 5FSB97 5GJB97 5HAB97 5HBB97 5HDB97 5HEB97 5HFB97 5HHB97 5HNB97 5HWB97 5UFB98 7NXB98 7PWB98 7QHB98 7RUB98 7STB98 7SZB98 7TEB98 7TFB98 7TGB98 7TNB98 7TQB98 7UDB98 7UEB98 7UFB98 7UWB98 7WAB98 7WBB98 7WXB98 7WYB98 7XEB98 7XFB98 7XGB98 7XJB98 7XLB98 7XNB98 7XPB98 7XQB98 7XRB98 7XS