Wyre Forest: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£385,539

Semi-detached

£239,103

Terraced

£187,513

Flat or maisonette

£118,723

First-time buyers

£195,276

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

  95,248 in 1991 → 103,913 in 2024 (+9.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £143,084 in 2005 → £230,984 in 2026 (+61.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £344 in 2008 → £580 in 2025 (+68.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  71.9% in 2004 → 81.5% in 2023 (+13.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.0% in 2001 → 3.2% in 2025 (+60.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,953 in 1997 → £23,311 in 2024 (+160.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Wyre Forest; 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

• Employment rate · Economy & work81.5% (2023) · 72nd highest of 348
• No qualifications · Education & skills4.0% (2023) · 60th lowest of 293
• New homes · Housing11.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 76th highest of 296
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 108th highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work14.5% (2021) · 374th highest of 374
• Productivity · Economy & work£29.5 per hour (2023) · 347th highest of 361
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access69.3 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 326th highest of 361
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills66.6% (2024/25) · 271st highest of 313

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Worcestershire, which includes Wyre Forest.

• 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 Wyre Forest.

• 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