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Habberley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Habberley neighbourhood of Wyre Forest, England (ONS area Wyre Forest 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes DY11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DY11 5PQ.

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

Habberley is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Wyre Forest (4 of 20 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £245,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Wyre Forest (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Kidderminster, is 2.2 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

£245,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% 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 -0.19; 1 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 9 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

£45,300

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 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

Slower than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Habberley sits in Wyre Forest

  • Typical house price: joint 6th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest
  • Average household income: 6th lowest 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 Habberley

House prices: Habberley against Wyre Forest: This neighbourhood £45k (1995) to £263k (2026); Wyre Forest £52k (1995) to £257k (2026).£73k£235k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£263kWyre 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

1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wyre Forest, 4 the other way and 15 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

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Schools improving
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Kidderminster Railway station, 2.2 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 St John's CofE Primary School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Baxter College 20 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Apr 2025).

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 Habberley

What is the typical house price in Habberley?

£245,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

How does Habberley compare with the rest of Wyre Forest?

Typical house price: joint 6th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest. Average household income: 6th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest.

Is Habberley an affluent area?

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

Is Habberley gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.19; 1 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Habberley?

Kidderminster. Railway station, 2.2 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 Habberley?

Nearest state primary school. St John's CofE Primary School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Baxter College. 20 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Apr 2025).

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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.