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In Worcestershire, West Midlands, this village has 350 residents.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Feckenham has no grades; its figures are still real. 4% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 49, with 0 at Grade I. The median home sold for £464,000.
The 3 things Feckenham does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 49 buildings inside Feckenham’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 2 scheduled monuments.
43% 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 Feckenham.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Feckenham counts 0.4 jobs per working resident. 92% of commuters drove, above Worcestershire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 44% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Council and housing-body homes hold 6% of households. Private rents average £976 a month across the Redditch council area. The private rented sector houses nearly a fifth of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £655,000 | 8 |
| Terraced | £291,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 2.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (6.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Violent crime runs at 16.2 per 1,000 residents a year. 9 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Feckenham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 44% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
There is no GP practice in Feckenham: the nearest is 2.2 miles off. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.6% of the town. 87% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Feckenham | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Feckenham keeps 1,400 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (50) and England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.3% of the population. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Worcestershire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of Feckenham is older than 56.1, half younger. 50% of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Feckenham | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7.6% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
4 notable people were born in Feckenham.
Edward Spencer Beesly: Philip Crellin Jr (1823-1912), Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feckenham | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Astwood Bank | 3,248 | 2.2 | B+ | C− | A | A |
| Inkberrow | 1,817 | 2.5 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Studley | 6,039 | 3.9 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Redditch | 81,634 | 4.2 | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Stoke Prior | 2,226 | 5.1 | — | A | B+ | B− |
| Alcester | 6,425 | 5.4 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Wychbold | 2,005 | 6 | — | B− | C+ | B |
Inkberrow, Stoke Prior and Wychbold have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 57.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 43% of Feckenham’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Band D council tax in Feckenham is £2,634 for 2026–27, more than in 91% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
By type: terraced houses £291,000 and detached houses £655,000.
Village in Worcestershire, England
Feckenham is a built-up area of 350 people, in the Redditch 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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