Area guide

Living in DY13, Wyre Forest

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around DY13 in Wyre Forest. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Wyre Forest: £230,984, down 0.6% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider West Midlands average is £236,098.

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Council tax at Band D in Wyre Forest: £2,512 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare DY13 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for DY13 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around DY13

104 recorded home sales on the streets around central DY13 in the last 2 years, with a median of £228,000 and a range from £40,000 to £675,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
26 Axminster Drive, DY13 9FS Semi-detached £231,000 27 Jul 2026
22 Ryvere Close, DY13 0AT Semi-detached £185,000 2 Jul 2026
16 New Street, DY13 8UW Terraced £150,000 1 Jun 2026
Flat 19 Severn View Larch Way, DY13 9FE Flat or maisonette £150,000 22 May 2026
Flat 15 Mitton Lodge Vale Road, DY13 8GB Flat or maisonette £110,000 15 May 2026
Flat 3 2A High Street, DY13 8DJ Flat or maisonette £40,000 11 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

12 schools within 3 miles , of which 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Burlish Park Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
Lickhill Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College Secondary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
Foley Park Primary Academy Primary Good 2.9 mi away no figure
Stourport Primary Academy Primary Not rated 0.4 mi away no figure

10 state primary and 2 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

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What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations15.6%
Managers, directors and senior officials13.6%
Associate professional and technical12.8%
Skilled trades12.3%
Caring, leisure and other service9.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How DY13 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 12.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of DY13 (E01032461, 1,969 residents in 2021, down 0.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 12.2 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 58.3% 61.5% +3.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 33.6% 29.9% -3.7 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 6.3% 8.2% +1.9 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 15.8% 11.5% -4.3 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 11.6% 23.8% +12.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 22.3% 26.0% +3.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 4.9% 4.5% -0.4 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 80.7% 76.3% -4.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.5% 97.5% +1.0 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

134 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central DY13 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 3 (high probability), river flooding. This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Wyre Forest's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

4 supermarkets, 4 pharmacies, 27 restaurants and cafés, 23 pubs within a mile of central DY13.

Buses from the centre of DY13

Best-served stop: High Street, with 5.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of DY13 is High Street: 5.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.5 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:47, last 21:30. Routes there: 3, 15C, 15A, 296, 294, S15. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of DY13. The nearest, Stourport Medical Centre, has 21,835 registered patients and 1,895 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Stourport Medical Centre0.2 mi21,8351,895

Nearest A&E: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, where 55.6% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Wye Valley NHS Trust at 58.5%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Wyre Forest pays £2,512 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 8.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Wyre Forest, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Wyre Forest, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,939+3.1%
2022-23£2,012+3.8%
2023-24£2,112+5.0%
2024-25£2,215+4.9%
2025-26£2,327+5.1%
2026-27£2,512+8.0%

Exceptional Financial Support. The county council, Worcestershire, was agreed support for 2026-27 (£59.933m), 2025-26 (£33.6m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about DY13

What is the average house price in DY13?

The average sold price in Wyre Forest is £230,984 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in DY13?

Prices in Wyre Forest are down 0.6% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in DY13?

The median of 104 recorded sales around central DY13 in the last 2 years is £228,000, ranging from £40,000 to £675,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in DY13?

12 schools sit within 3 miles of central DY13, and 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in DY13?

134 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central DY13 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is DY13 at risk of flooding?

Central DY13 sits in Zone 3 (high probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is DY13 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 83% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £228,000; the area sits in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 134 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is DY13 safe?

134 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central DY13 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

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