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Electoral wardE05010513

Wyre Forest Rural ward, Wyre Forest

Wyre Forest Rural is one of 12 electoral wards of Wyre Forest District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 9,581 residents in 4,082 households — 129 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wyre Forest constituency; for county elections it is in the Chaddesley and Cookley, Wolverley & Wribbenhall divisions.

Residents, 20219,581council ward average 8,467
Households4,0822.35 residents per household
Density129/ km²about 74.50 km² · Wyre Forest 520
Aged 65+27.8%Wyre Forest: 25.3% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 363
5–94.7% · 449
10–157.8% · 746
16–194.5% · 427
20–244.1% · 397
25–348.3% · 796
35–4915.8% · 1,515
50–6423.2% · 2,227
65–7414.4% · 1,380
75–849.9% · 953
85+3.4% · 328

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.8% · 400
1 car or van36.0% · 1,469
2 cars or vans35.6% · 1,454
3 or more18.6% · 759
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright45.9% · 1,873
With mortgage28.5% · 1,162
Shared ownership0.8% · 34
Social rented14.2% · 580
Private rented10.4% · 425
Lives rent free0.2% · 8

Type of home

Detached house37.8% · 1,542
Semi-detached house38.2% · 1,558
Terraced house10.4% · 424
Purpose-built flat5.8% · 235
Converted house1.1% · 45
Other conversion1.1% · 43
Above shop / office0.5% · 21
Caravan, mobile5.2% · 214
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010513
County division
Chaddesley, Cookley, Wolverley & Wribbenhall
Constituency
Wyre Forest
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
12 of 12

Parishes in the ward

BroomeChaddesley CorbettChurchill and BlakedownRushockStoneWolverley and Cookley

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% owned9,488WWribbenhall & Arley30.4% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned5,304

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.