Key Statistics

Area: 577 Square Kilometres

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Main Towns:

Malvern - 30,035 population

Upton Upon Severn - 4,119 population

Tenbury Wells - 3,794 population

Population Total of 72,172 residents

Demographics:

21.0% aged 0-17

57.9% aged 18-64

21.1% aged 65+

Males - 48.6%

Females - 51.4%

Income:

The average household income in Malvern Hills district is £32,410. This compares to the Worcestershire average of £33,230.

Housing Average semi detached house price in Malvern Hills is £201,296 compared to £177,028 in Worcestershire.

Ethnicity 1.4% of total population is black or ethnic minority.

Business

There are 3,450 VAT Registered businesses in the District.

The district offers employment in a range of sectors. The largest employer in the district is QinetiQ (a research and product development organisation) which employs around 2,500 people.

88% of businesses in Malvern Hills are considered as micro-enterprises (i.e. employing 10 or less people) This is the highest proportion in Worcestershire.

Qualifications:

25% of the working age population have a qualification at degree level or higher compared to 19% in Worcestershire and 20% nationally.

25% of the working age population have no qualification compared with 29% in both Worcestershire and the UK.

Employment:

78.1% of the working age population are economically active which is slightly lower than the 81% average for Worcestershire.

Across Worcestershire, 14.0% of the working population is self-employed, compared to 12.7% in Great Britain.

Unemployment

1.2% of the working-age population in Malvern Hills is unemployed, compared to a Worcestershire average of 1.9%.

Useful Links

Worcestershire County Council Research and Intelligence Unit

Office of National Statistics