Worcester

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
103,872
Households
44,722
Crimes · Sep '26
1,050

Estimated population, mid-2025: 106,954 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

44,722
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Least deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
1,050
Crimes · Sep '26
£255,000
Median property price · Worcester · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,143 sales
£984
Average rent, September 2026
2,552
Postcodes

Sold prices in Worcester

England & Wales
Property sales · Worcester
HM Land Registry · Worcester
Average price
£280,824
Median price: £255,000
Median -1.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,143 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 31 sales · avg £231,710
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£296k£264k£232k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
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 Worcester

England & Wales
Crime trends · Worcester

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
403
YoY +19%
442379316
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
191
YoY +14%
2401200
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
31
YoY -23%
804815
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
34
YoY -21%
593817
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
77
YoY +26%
1208652
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
314
YoY stable
370325279
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · criminal damage rising

1,050
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Worcester

Ethnicity

Total residents: 103,869
White Brit.82.7%
Other White6.6%
Pakistani2.5%
Indian1.3%
Other Asian1.0%
+ 14 other groups · 6.0%

Religion

Total residents: 103,871
Christian48.9%
No religion39.6%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim4.1%
Other religion0.4%
+ 4 other religions · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 103,874
50–6419.4%
35–4919.3%
25–3414.0%
65–749.5%
20–247.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%

Households

Total households: 44,722
One person: other19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
One person: aged 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
Single family household, all members 66+8.4%
+ 9 other households · 36.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Worcester

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.82 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Worcester

2% of postcodes (43 of 2552) are in Flood Zone 3 and 2% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 343 (2%)
  • Zone 240 (2%)
  • Zone 12,469 (97%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Worcester

Worcester Shrub Hill is a 4-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 338 m

  • Worcester Shrub Hill

    Rail

    338 m
  • Worcester Foregate Street

    Rail · Coach

    511 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Coach

Amenities in Worcester

GPs make up most of the mapped places

17 GPs · 8 Museums · 7 Universities · 37 in all

  • GPs17
  • Museums8
  • Universities7
  • Libraries3
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Worcester

Average rent, September 2026

£984/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£716
1 bed
£915
2 bed
£1,095
3 bed
£1,551
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Worcestershire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Worcester is the district council. School applications go through Worcestershire.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

Apply for a primary place via Worcestershire

Apply on GOV.UK. It sends you to Worcestershire's application form.

Schools in Worcester

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in WorcesterFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Worcester

Coordinates52.1956, -2.2141
Postcodes
2,552
Census 2021
103,872

Estimated population, mid-2025: 106,954 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
44,722
Recorded crime · Sep '26
1,050

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