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Area guide · West Midlands

Wychavon

How Wychavon compares with every council area in England and Wales, on official figures only (139,175 people, mid-2025). Ranked 1st = best for someone living there. There is no overall score: the places are too different for one number to be honest.

Gigabit broadband
78.4%
271st fastest of 318
lastmiddle area: 89.4%1st
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026
Average house price
£322,623
188th most affordable of 317
lastmiddle area: £289,2821st
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Price change over 12 months
+1.1%
193rd fastest rising of 317
lastmiddle area: +1.8%1st
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.3 µg/m³
95th cleanest of 318
lastmiddle area: 6.9 µg/m³1st
Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³)
Recorded crime
63.6 per 1,000
Shared figure for the South Worcester partnership, so not ranked on its own.
ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026
Deprivation rank
187 / 296
110th least deprived of 296
lastmiddle area: 148.5 / 2961st
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); 1 = most deprived

Flood risk and road noise are not here because no official figure exists for a whole council area. Both vary street by street, which is what the free check reads.

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League tables for Worcestershire

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