Malvern Hills: house prices, crime and schools
Local authority in West Midlands · 45 neighbourhoods
Homes here sell for a typical £3,500 per m², up 0.4% in a year. Police record 48.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year (West Midlands 84.7), and there are 40 state schools.
Very safe; GPs far away and far from playgrounds and nurseries.
Is Malvern Hills a good place to live?
Safer than 98% of West Midlands's councils, prices up 0.4% in a year, 40 state schools, and a 49-minute typical walk to a station.
- Crime
- 48.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearsafer than 98% of West Midlands's councils
- Prices
- £3,500 per m², up 0.4% in a yearpricier than 82% of West Midlands's councils
- Schools
- 40 state schoolsprimaries nearby weaker than in 67% of West Midlands's councils
- Green space
- Not published outside London yet
- Commute
- 49 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a longer walk than 78% of West Midlands's councils
Ranks among West Midlands's councils. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out
Areas
11 areasAgainst West Midlands: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is West Midlands's middle.
- Malvern Pickersleigh · WR144 neighbourhoods£3,700 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Kempsey & Ryall · WR53 neighbourhoods£3,630 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Barnard's Green · WR144 neighbourhoods£3,630 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Malvern Wells & Priory · WR145 neighbourhoods£3,630 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Broadheath, Sinton & Alfrick · WR24 neighbourhoods£3,600 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Abberley, Holt Heath & Hallow · WR64 neighbourhoods£3,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Colletts Green, Callow End & Hanley · WR24 neighbourhoods£3,470 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · WR84 neighbourhoods£3,450 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- North Malvern · WR145 neighbourhoods£3,360 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Malvern Link · WR144 neighbourhoods£3,230 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton · WR154 neighbourhoods£3,080 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,500 per m² · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £3,000
- By type
- Flat £160k · Terraced £246k · Semi £295k · Detached £414k
- 1-year change
- +0.4%
- Neighbourhoods
- 45
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of West Midlands's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 48.8 per 1,000 a year · West Midlands 84.7
- Among councils
- Safer than 98%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; West Midlands pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
40 state schools- Primary
- 35
- Secondary
- 5
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 33% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among West Midlands's primaries.
- Station walk
- 49 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 25% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £54,200 a year · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £48,200
- Social renting
- 10% of homes · typical West Midlands neighbourhood 13%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 4% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 9% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of West Midlands's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask about Malvern Hills
Is Malvern Hills safe?
Police recorded about 48.8 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; safer than 98% of West Midlands's councils. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Malvern Hills?
Homes sold for a typical £3,500 per m² in the year to August 2026, up 0.4% in a year; pricier than 82% of West Midlands's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.
How many schools are there in Malvern Hills?
40 state schools; primaries nearby weaker than in 67% of West Midlands's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
How far is Malvern Hills from a station?
A 49-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a longer walk than 78% of West Midlands's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.
Is Malvern Hills a deprived area?
4% of Malvern Hills's 45 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 9% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.