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Lower Wick & Bromwich Road: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Lower Wick & Bromwich Road neighbourhood of Worcester, England (ONS area Worcester 012). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes WR2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WR2 4JN.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Lower Wick & Bromwich Road is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Worcester (3 of 20 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £295,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Worcester (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Worcester Foregate Street, is 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£295,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.10; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£54,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Lower Wick & Bromwich Road sits in Worcester

Typical house price: 2nd highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Worcester
Average household income: 7th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Worcester

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Lower Wick & Bromwich Road

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Worcester, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Worcester, 3 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Single-person households under 65
New-build activity
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Homes improving their energy rating
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Worcester Foregate Street Railway station, 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 45 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Great Western Railway to Hereford (about 43 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Pitmaston Primary School 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Nov 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Christopher Whitehead Language College 780 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Lower Wick & Bromwich Road

What is the typical house price in Lower Wick & Bromwich Road?

£295,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.

How does Lower Wick & Bromwich Road compare with the rest of Worcester?

Typical house price: 2nd highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Worcester. Average household income: 7th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Worcester.

Is Lower Wick & Bromwich Road an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Lower Wick & Bromwich Road gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.10; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Lower Wick & Bromwich Road?

Worcester Foregate Street. Railway station, 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 45 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Great Western Railway to Hereford (about 43 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Lower Wick & Bromwich Road?

Nearest state primary school. Pitmaston Primary School. 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Christopher Whitehead Language College. 780 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.