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8,207 people call this town in Worcestershire, West Midlands home. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. At B− overall, Pershore is better than just over half of UK towns and ranks #11 of 22 in Worcestershire. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: a typical home costs £295,000 and rent runs £954 a month. Schools are a strength too — primary results beat 83% of towns in England; secondary results beat 47% of towns in England. Its weakest is safety (C−): 35.5 violent and sexual offences and 18.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 86%. The local economy is weaker than most (C−): mean household income £47,603; 3.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Pershore 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 Pershore is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 195 buildings inside Pershore’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
12% 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 Pershore.
Children are 15% of the town. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). Pershore has a median age of 49.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Pershore | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.8, with 44% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Just over two thirds of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Park Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 289 | – |
| Pershore High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,055 | B− |
| Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 184 | A+ |
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 16.1 reports per 1,000, higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (6.3) and England’s towns (7.8). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 681 crimes and 127 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Pershore’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 37% of recorded crime.
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Pershore’s listed buildings include the Abbey Church of Holy Cross with Saint Edburgha, Grade I. Historic England’s list names 195 listed buildings here: 2 Grade I, 5 Grade II*. The pre-1919 share of homes is 12%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The social rented sector houses 21% of households. Half of the 439 standard sales inside Pershore’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £295,000. 64% of households own their home, lower than Worcestershire’s towns (67%) yet higher than England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £405,000 | 143 |
| Semi-detached | £272,000 | 161 |
| Terraced | £236,250 | 104 |
| Flat or maisonette | £146,000 | 31 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
17% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Worcestershire’s towns (16%) but below England’s towns (27%). Pershore counts 1.1 jobs per working resident. The census counted nearly a quarter of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Pershore is Worcestershire Royal Hospital, 6.8 miles away. 80% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Worcestershire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). 2 GP practices serve the town; 87% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Men in Pershore can expect to live to 79.8, women to 81.9 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Pershore | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pershore. Best known first.
FortKemerton Camp Hill Fort4.9 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionPershore Old Bridge200 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumRAF Defford Museum4.8 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
195 listed buildings in Pershore, 2 of them Grade I.
Perrott House: Photo: Jeff Gogarty · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 37, High Street: Photo: V1ncenze · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Plough Inn: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Toll House: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
5 notable people were born in Pershore.
Claude Choules: Not stated, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershore | 8,207 | — | B− | A− | C− | C+ |
| Drakes Broughton | 1,813 | 1.8 | — | B | C | B+ |
| Eckington | 1,256 | 3.1 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) | 1,592 | 5.8 | — | B | A | A− |
| Bredon | 2,071 | 5.9 | — | B | A− | A+ |
| Kempsey | 3,753 | 6 | B− | B | B− | B |
| Evesham | 28,256 | 6.2 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Twyning | 1,079 | 6.2 | — | B− | A | B− |
Drakes Broughton, Eckington, Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey), Bredon and Twyning have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Abbey Church of Holy Cross with Saint Edburgha. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Town in Worcestershire, England
Pershore is a built-up area of 8,207 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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