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Electoral wardE05010504

Bewdley & Rock ward, Wyre Forest

Bewdley & Rock is one of 12 electoral wards of Wyre Forest District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,659 residents in 4,017 households — 151 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wyre Forest constituency; for county elections it is in the Bewdley division.

Residents, 20218,659council ward average 8,467
Households4,0172.16 residents per household
Density151/ km²about 57.19 km² · Wyre Forest 520
Aged 65+34.4%Wyre Forest: 25.3% · under 16: 12.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.1% · 266
5–93.8% · 333
10–155.3% · 461
16–193.6% · 310
20–243.8% · 330
25–347.3% · 632
35–4914.0% · 1,214
50–6424.7% · 2,134
65–7418.5% · 1,598
75–8412.1% · 1,048
85+3.8% · 331

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.2% · 451
1 car or van38.9% · 1,564
2 cars or vans33.7% · 1,356
3 or more16.1% · 647
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Wyre Forest overall: 68.8% owned, 14.1% social rented, 16.0% private rented.

Owned outright56.5% · 2,271
With mortgage24.9% · 1,000
Shared ownership0.7% · 27
Social rented5.3% · 215
Private rented12.6% · 506

Type of home

Detached house46.6% · 1,872
Semi-detached house25.3% · 1,018
Terraced house10.1% · 406
Purpose-built flat3.7% · 148
Converted house1.8% · 72
Other conversion1.4% · 57
Above shop / office1.4% · 56
Caravan, mobile9.7% · 388
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010504
County division
Bewdley
Constituency
Wyre Forest
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
11 of 12

Parishes in the ward

BewdleyRibbesfordRockUpper Arley

Other wards in the same constituency

AAggborough & Spennells23.9% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned8,764AAreley Kings & Riverside32.1% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned8,258BBlakebrook & Habberley South20.2% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned9,486BBroadwaters16.8% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned9,274FFoley Park & Hoobrook19.5% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned10,613FFranche & Habberley North25.5% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned9,784LLickhill29.2% aged 65+ · 87.9% owned2,459MMitton24.7% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned9,937OOffmore & Comberton25.9% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned9,488WWribbenhall & Arley30.4% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned5,304WWyre Forest Rural27.8% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned9,581

All 12 wards of Wyre Forest

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.