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Barbourne & Rainbow Hill

Middle area

North Worcester. 8,287 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Barbourne & Rainbow Hill’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£242,000
2,495th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,302
3,042nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Barbourne & Rainbow Hill compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Worcester · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Worcester14 areas from £210,000 to £300,050. The middle area is £255,625. Barbourne & Rainbow Hill is £242,000.
£242,0006th lowest
Population14 middle areas, Worcester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Worcester14 areas from 5,530 to 9,218. The middle area is 7,397. Barbourne & Rainbow Hill is 8,302.
8,3025th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Worcester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Worcester14 areas from 80.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.4%. Barbourne & Rainbow Hill is 97.0%.
97.0%7th highest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, Worcester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Worcester14 areas from 1.4% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.6%. Barbourne & Rainbow Hill is 2.5%.
2.5%7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Worcester

These figures are published for the whole of Worcester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Worcester and not Barbourne & Rainbow Hill alone. See Worcester

Average house price
£251,221
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,880
164th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill was £242,000 in 2025.

Barbourne & Rainbow Hill had 8,302 usual residents at the census.

In Barbourne & Rainbow Hill, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Barbourne & Rainbow Hill, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.