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Bewdley East & Upper Arley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bewdley East & Upper Arley neighbourhood of Wyre Forest, England (ONS area Wyre Forest 005). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes DY11, DY12, DY13. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DY12 1ND.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Bewdley East & Upper Arley is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Wyre Forest (5 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £295,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Wyre Forest (0.6 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Kidderminster, is 5.3 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; +34% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average 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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.09; 5 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,100

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

Where Bewdley East & Upper Arley sits in Wyre Forest

  • Typical house price: 3rd highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest
  • Average household income: 4th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest

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 Bewdley East & Upper Arley

House prices: Bewdley East & Upper Arley against Wyre Forest: This neighbourhood £60k (1995) to £284k (2026); Wyre Forest £52k (1995) to £257k (2026).£85k£275k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£284kWyre Forest£257k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Wyre Forest, 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

5 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wyre Forest, 1 the other way and 12 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

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Air quality
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • New-build activity
  • Homes improving their energy rating

Falling behind the borough

  • Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Kidderminster Railway station, 5.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Worcester Foregate Street (about 25 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (95 to 100 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 Bewdley Primary School 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Oct 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school The Bewdley School 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

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 Bewdley East & Upper Arley

What is the typical house price in Bewdley East & Upper Arley?

£295,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% against 2017-2019.

How does Bewdley East & Upper Arley compare with the rest of Wyre Forest?

Typical house price: 3rd highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest. Average household income: 4th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest.

Is Bewdley East & Upper Arley an affluent area?

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

Is Bewdley East & Upper Arley gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 5 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bewdley East & Upper Arley?

Kidderminster. Railway station, 5.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Worcester Foregate Street (about 25 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (95 to 100 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bewdley East & Upper Arley?

Nearest state primary school. Bewdley Primary School. 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Bewdley School. 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

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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.