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615 residents make their home in this village in Worcestershire, West Midlands.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Wyre Piddle is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 22 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Homes sell for a median £430,000.
The 3 things Wyre Piddle does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Wyre Piddle’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
18% 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 Wyre Piddle.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.2% of 16 to 64s in 2026, above Worcestershire’s towns (2.3%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. At the census, just over nine in ten commuters went by car. For every resident in work, Wyre Piddle has 0.9 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
6% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private renters make up one in ten households, below Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. That is the middle of 47 standard sales inside Wyre Piddle’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £495,000 | 35 |
| Semi-detached | £315,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 53% of the total. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 17 offences in Wyre Piddle and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violent crime ran at 15.2 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (19.6) and England’s towns (22).
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.
Wyre Piddle has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 miles away. At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Wyre Piddle is Worcestershire Royal Hospital, 7.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Wyre Piddle | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 29% of Wyre Piddle’s land, above both Worcestershire’s towns (9%) and England’s towns (7%). Grade II* covers 1 of them. Also worth knowing: 2 scheduled monuments lie locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
28% of residents are 65 or over, above Worcestershire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Wyre Piddle has a median age of 53 years. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wyre Piddle | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Worcestershire, England
Wyre Piddle is a built-up area of 615 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyre Piddle | 615 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pershore | 8,207 | 1.6 | B− | A− | C− | C+ |
| Drakes Broughton | 1,813 | 2.3 | — | B | C | B+ |
| Eckington | 1,256 | 4.5 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Evesham | 28,256 | 5.3 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Harvington | 1,717 | 5.6 | — | B− | B | C+ |
| Offenham | 1,507 | 5.6 | — | B | A− | C+ |
| Crowle | 1,135 | 5.9 | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
Drakes Broughton, Eckington, Harvington, Offenham and Crowle have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 14.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 18% of Wyre Piddle’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: semi-detached houses £315,000 and detached houses £495,000. Private rents in the Wychavon council area averaged £954 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Wyre Piddle is £2,356 for 2026–27, less than in 65% 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.
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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