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Electoral wardE05010512

Wribbenhall & Arley ward, Wyre Forest

Wribbenhall & Arley is one of 12 electoral wards of Wyre Forest District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,304 residents in 2,445 households — 167 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wyre Forest constituency; for county elections it is in the Bewdley and Cookley, Wolverley & Wribbenhall divisions.

Residents, 20215,304council ward average 8,467
Households2,4452.17 residents per household
Density167/ km²about 31.72 km² · Wyre Forest 520
Aged 65+30.4%Wyre Forest: 25.3% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 199
5–94.7% · 247
10–156.2% · 331
16–193.8% · 200
20–243.5% · 187
25–347.7% · 409
35–4916.1% · 855
50–6423.9% · 1,266
65–7416.2% · 861
75–8411.1% · 587
85+3.1% · 164

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.8% · 288
1 car or van43.1% · 1,055
2 cars or vans31.7% · 775
3 or more13.4% · 327
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright47.5% · 1,162
With mortgage23.9% · 585
Shared ownership1.5% · 36
Social rented12.3% · 301
Private rented14.6% · 358
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house37.8% · 924
Semi-detached house29.9% · 731
Terraced house22.5% · 549
Purpose-built flat4.2% · 102
Converted house0.6% · 14
Other conversion0.7% · 17
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile4.3% · 104
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010512
County division
Bewdley, Cookley, Wolverley & Wribbenhall
Constituency
Wyre Forest
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
10 of 12

Parishes in the ward

BewdleyKidderminsterKidderminster ForeignUpper Arley

Other wards in the same constituency

AAggborough & Spennells23.9% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned8,764AAreley Kings & Riverside32.1% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned8,258BBewdley & Rock34.4% aged 65+ · 81.4% owned8,659BBlakebrook & 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% owned9,488WWyre 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.