Lower Heath’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Lower Heath’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Lower HeathWorcestershire
It is a village of 351 residents in Worcestershire, West Midlands.
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Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
351
Census 2021 · Wyre Forest council
Median age
43.5
19% are 65+ · Worcestershire 22%
Degree level
21%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Lower Heath a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Lower Heath has no grades; its figures are still real. 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 2, with 0 at Grade I. 21% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Lower Heath stand out
The 3 things Lower Heath does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
46% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Worcestershire 32%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lower Heath.
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Lower Heath: 14% are 15 to 24, above Worcestershire’s towns and England’s towns
Ages in Lower Heath split evenly at 43.5: half are older, half younger. Under 15: 19% of residents. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
43.5median age
Lower HeathWorcestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications39%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar10%
Degree level21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Lower Heath | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 9.8% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
6.5% of 16 to 64s in Lower Heath claim unemployment benefits, more than in both Worcestershire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £46K a year before tax, below Worcestershire’s towns (£56K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. Lower Heath counts 3.9 jobs per working resident. Of the commuters living locally, 1% work in the town itself. The car carried 93% of commuters at the census.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
6.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Lower Heath is a renters’ town: 25% of households rent privately, more than in both Worcestershire’s towns and England’s towns
14% live in social housing, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £825 a month across the Wyre Forest council area. Home ownership stands at 60% of households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Lower Heath£0K
Typical UK town£277K
60%
of households own their home · England 61%
25%
rent privately · England 21%
£825
average private rent a month, Wyre Forest council area
£2,518
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Lower Heath harder than Worcestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 81.7 per 1,000 residents a year
The violent crime rate is 108.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Police figures for Lower Heath’s built-up area: 109 crimes and 32 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 63.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (6.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Of all the crimes, 43% were violence and sexual offences.
108.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual47
Damage & arson29
Public order9
Other theft8
Burglary5
Vehicle crime4
Drugs2
Weapons2
Anti-social32
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.
108.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
81.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
63.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
109
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
More people in Lower Heath say their health is bad than in Worcestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 12%
Self-reported good health: 75% of Lower Heath’s residents. 24% of residents have a disability, above both Worcestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). This Worcestershire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.6 miles away.
75%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 12%
| Census 2021 | Lower Heath | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 12% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
77.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Lower Heath: 20% were built before 1919, more than in both Worcestershire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Every one of Lower Heath’s 2 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing. For its size, Lower Heath has 57 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (50) and England’s towns (39).
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
57
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Hartlebury Castle and 7 more in and around Lower Heath
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Lower Heath. Best known first.
CastleHartlebury Castle1.3 km outside town, to the northeast
ZooWest Midland Safari Park4.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumWorcestershire County Museum1.3 km outside town, to the northeastWildlife parkWildlife parkWest Midlands Safari Park4.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCanal Heritage Room500 m outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkClimbing Frame1 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Hartlebury Castle: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Midland Safari Park: Robek, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lower Heath
12pages on Lower Heath
The big questions
Lower Heath’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Stourport-on-SevernWaresleyBewdleyKidderminsterWolverleyCookleyBlakedownLower Heath
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Heath | 351 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stourport-on-Severn | 20,302 | 0.8 | D | C+ | C | C |
| Waresley | 1,526 | 1.6 | — | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Bewdley | 8,285 | 3.6 | C− | C | C+ | B− |
| Kidderminster | 57,567 | 3.8 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Wolverley | 1,208 | 5.5 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Cookley | 1,971 | 6.3 | — | C | B | B |
| Blakedown | 1,448 | 6.3 | — | D | B− | B+ |
Waresley, Wolverley, Cookley and Blakedown have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Lower Heath
How many listed buildings are there in Lower Heath?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Lower Heath?
Band D council tax in Lower Heath is £2,518 for 2026–27, more than in 69% 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.
About Lower Heath
Village in Worcestershire, England
Lower Heath is a built-up area of 351 people, in the Wyre Forest 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
- Population
- 351 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- County
- Worcestershire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003202
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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