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This large town in Worcestershire, West Midlands has a population of 26,413.
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Pupils here do less well than most (C−): primary results beat 33% of towns in England; secondary results beat 17% of towns in England. Safety is weaker too (C+): 28.3 violent and sexual offences and 11.1 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Only 63% of UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people have more crime per resident. Housing is within reach: a typical home costs £277,000 and rent runs £954 a month. The overall grade comes out at B−, #14 of 22 in Worcestershire. Nationally, it does better than 47% of UK towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
The 2 things Droitwich Spa does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Droitwich Spa is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 59 buildings inside Droitwich Spa’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 3 scheduled monuments.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Droitwich Spa.
Social housing holds 21% of households, above Worcestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 1,005 homes sold inside Droitwich Spa’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £277,000. Home ownership covers nearly two thirds of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £400,000 | 363 |
| Semi-detached | £273,500 | 278 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 210 |
| Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | 154 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Droitwich Spa’s six primaries and one secondary have 3,313 pupils between them. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. 58% of pupils at the town’s 3 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westacre Middle SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 444 | C |
| Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form CentreLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,290 | C− |
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Worcestershire’s towns (10%) and below England’s towns (12%). Residents of Droitwich Spa have a median age of 44. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Droitwich Spa | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Reported offences in Droitwich Spa came to 1,782 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 216. Just over two fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 10.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (6.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
3 GP practices serve the town; 79% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Men in Droitwich Spa can expect to live to 79.6, women to 83.5 (2019–23). Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, close to Worcestershire’s towns (18%) and above England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Droitwich Spa | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
5% of homes date from before 1919. Droitwich Spa’s listed buildings include the Church of St Andrew, Grade I. 3 scheduled monuments lie here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 15% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (27%). Driving is how 83% of commuters got to work at the census. Nearly a quarter of commuters who live in Droitwich Spa also work there. Among 16 to 64s, 2.8% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Droitwich Spa. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustHanbury Hall3.3 km outside town, to the eastWater parkWater parkAztec Aquaglide Aqua Park4.1 km outside town, to the northeastWater parkWater parkAztec Adventure4.3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
59 listed buildings in Droitwich Spa, 2 of them Grade I.
Nos. 31-35 (odd) High Street, Droitwich: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Peter: Photo: Andrew Darge · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Raven Hotel: Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina · CC BY 3.0 · Town Hall: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
14 notable people were born in Droitwich Spa.
Edward Winslow: School of Robert Walker, Public domain · Leah Manning: Bassano Ltd (active 1901-1962), Public domain · Julia Jones: Atamari, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droitwich Spa | 26,413 | — | B− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Wychbold | 2,005 | 2.7 | — | B− | C+ | B |
| Fernhill Heath | 3,295 | 2.8 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
| Stoke Prior | 2,226 | 4 | — | A | B+ | B− |
| Crowle | 1,135 | 4.5 | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Hallow | 1,427 | 4.9 | — | C | A | A |
| Worcester | 105,439 | 5.3 | B− | B+ | D | C |
| Waresley | 1,526 | 5.8 | — | B− | C+ | B+ |
Wychbold, Stoke Prior, Crowle, Hallow and Waresley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 83% of towns in England, and primary results trail 67% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
About the middle for its size: 37% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C+.
Large town in Worcestershire, England
Droitwich Spa is a built-up area of 26,413 people, in the Wychavon council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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