City Profile • Local Authority

Wyre Forest

Wyre Forest is a local authority district comprising 8 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £275k, reflecting a downward trend of 3.9% over the past year. It is a sought-after area for buyers, characterised by strong rates of homeownership. Crime levels sit at a moderate 82 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

102,328
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

8 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Wyre Forest authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English92.5%
White: Other White2.4%
Bangladeshi0.7%
White and Black Caribbean0.6%
White: Irish0.5%
White and Asian0.5%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.6%
55-59 years7.4%
70-74 years7.1%
60-64 years6.3%
45-49 years6.3%
65-69 years6.2%

Top Occupations

Professional15.4%
Skilled trades13.1%
Managers and directors12.7%
Associate professional11.5%
Caring and leisure10.7%
Elementary occupations10.6%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright40.7%
Owned: Mortgage28.0%
Private rented: Landlord14.1%
Social rented: Other7.7%
Social rented: Council6.5%
Private rented: Other2.0%

Area DNA

family6/10
health6/10
safety5/10
homeown7/10
transit5/10
affluence4/10
diversity4/10
employment3/10
investment2/10