Is Wyre Forest a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wyre Forest, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 3,321 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wyre Forest, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 3,321 postcodes
The average home in Wyre Forest sold for £230,984 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.6% on a year earlier. Across Wyre Forest, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Wyre Forest, the nearest primary school is Foley Park Primary Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Baxter College, 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Northumberland House Surgery, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
Kidderminster station is 1.3 mi away; the nearest park is 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Across Wyre Forest, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Wyre Forest sold for £230,984 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £385,539, semi-detached £239,103, terraced £187,513, flats £118,723. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Foley Park Primary Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Baxter College, 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Kidderminster is 1.3 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £44,101 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).