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Electoral wardE05015396

Upton & Ripple ward, Malvern Hills

Upton & Ripple is one of 18 electoral wards of Malvern Hills District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,545 residents in 2,187 households — 169 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Worcestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Croome division.

Residents, 20214,545council ward average 4,416
Households2,1872.08 residents per household
Density169/ km²about 26.91 km² · Malvern Hills 138
Aged 65+32.3%Malvern Hills: 28.0% · under 16: 12.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 151
5–93.4% · 154
10–155.5% · 251
16–193.3% · 149
20–243.6% · 162
25–348.0% · 363
35–4914.3% · 650
50–6426.4% · 1,200
65–7415.6% · 711
75–8411.7% · 533
85+4.9% · 223

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.6% · 233
1 car or van40.0% · 875
2 cars or vans34.2% · 748
3 or more15.3% · 334
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Malvern Hills overall: 71.0% owned, 14.3% social rented, 13.4% private rented.

Owned outright46.2% · 1,010
With mortgage23.8% · 521
Shared ownership0.4% · 9
Social rented15.8% · 345
Private rented13.7% · 299
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house45.5% · 995
Semi-detached house29.0% · 635
Terraced house13.6% · 298
Purpose-built flat6.9% · 151
Converted house1.6% · 35
Other conversion1.1% · 25
Above shop / office2.0% · 44
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015396
County division
Croome
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
8 of 18

Parishes in the ward

Earl's CroomeHill CroomeRippleUpton-upon-Severn

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlfrick, Leigh & Rushwick29.0% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned6,098BBaldwin27.6% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned6,667BBarnards Green27.6% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned9,087BBroadheath25.3% aged 65+ · 85.0% owned1,568CCastlemorton, Welland & Wells31.4% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned5,596GGreat Malvern34.2% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned4,240HHallow & Holt26.3% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,067KKempsey24.7% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned5,043LLindridge30.1% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned2,294LLink29.1% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned6,300LLongdon30.3% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned2,158MMartley25.8% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned1,992PPickersleigh21.1% aged 65+ · 48.8% owned3,356PPowick & the Hanleys30.8% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned5,854

All 18 wards of Malvern Hills

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.