Malvern Hills: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£504,688

Semi-detached

£317,194

Terraced

£250,909

Flat or maisonette

£182,475

First-time buyers

£270,229

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  69,955 in 1991 → 83,227 in 2024 (+19.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £203,916 in 2005 → £350,772 in 2026 (+72.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £324 in 2008 → £557 in 2025 (+72.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.8% in 2004 → 84.6% in 2023 (+11.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.1% in 2001 → 2.3% in 2025 (+109.1%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,124 in 1997 → £28,076 in 2024 (+131.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Malvern Hills; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Economic inactivity · Economy & work7.3% (2023) · 2nd lowest of 348
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 20th lowest of 363
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 26th highest of 363
• Employment rate · Economy & work84.6% (2023) · 33rd highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access29% (May 2024) · 317th highest of 318
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£557 (April 2025) · 341st highest of 359
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work12.3% (2024) · 278th lowest of 296
• Business births · Economy & work8.2% (2024) · 329th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Worcestershire, which includes Malvern Hills.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.9 years · England 83.8 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.3 years · England 60.9 · 34th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.1 years · England 61.3 · 38th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)305.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 60th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.5% · England 10.4 · 21st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.0% · England 64.6 · 54th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Worcestershire, which includes Malvern Hills.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.0% · England 68.3 · 83rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.7 score · England 46.0 · 96th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.8% · England 5.8 · 119th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.0% · England 19.8 · 71st lowest of 153