Wyre Forest
7 datasets are currently published for Wyre Forest. 3 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Wyre Forest compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 180th of 361 (19.1 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 208th of 318 (£239,000).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Wyre Forest: 1,990, July 2026 (+6.4% year on year, from 1,870). 1,990 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,090, 55%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (500). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 19% higher (400). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Wyre Forest: 1,985, July 2026 (+6.1% year on year, from 1,870). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Wyre Forest: 101.3, June 2026 (+2.8% year on year, from 98.5). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Wyre Forest: £239,000, Q2 2026 (-4.4% year on year, from £250,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Wyre Forest: 7, Q1 2026 (+75.0% year on year, from 4). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Wyre Forest: 104,179, 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 103,558). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Wyre Forest: 111, 2025 (-12.6% year on year, from 127). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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