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Bewdley & Rock

Ward

South west Wyre Forest. About 8,650 people in 57 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bewdley & Rock, 64.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,663
3,072nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
64.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.3%
358th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bewdley & Rock compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Bewdley & RockMiddle
Population12 wards, Wyre Forest · 2021
Population: every ward in Wyre Forest12 areas from 2,459 to 10,616. The middle area is 9,379. Bewdley & Rock is 8,663.
8,6634th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Wyre Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wyre Forest12 areas from 62.1% to 99.2%. The middle area is 93.5%. Bewdley & Rock is 64.0%.
64.0%2nd lowest
Claimant rate12 wards, Wyre Forest · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wyre Forest12 areas from 2.0% to 4.6%. The middle area is 3.3%. Bewdley & Rock is 2.1%.
2.1%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6412 wards, Wyre Forest · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Wyre Forest12 areas from 54.3% to 63.8%. The middle area is 58.3%. Bewdley & Rock is 54.3%.
54.3%joint lowest

Figures for the whole of Wyre Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Wyre Forest, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wyre Forest and not Bewdley & Rock alone. See Wyre Forest

Average house price
£230,984
Down 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,661
47th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
145th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.1
113th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bewdley & Rock in brief

Bewdley & Rock had 8,663 usual residents at the census.

In Bewdley & Rock, 64.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bewdley & Rock, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

54.3% of residents in Bewdley & Rock were aged 15 to 64 at the census.