THE best places to live in Worcestershire in 2026 have been revealed.
More than 1,400 towns and cities with a population of more than 5,000 were ranked on their natural environment, wellbeing, heritage and culture, schools, employment and connectivity, and housing, price, quality and value by property finders Garrington.
The average price of a 1,500 square-foot family home was also calculated for each town or city.
Here is how the biggest settlements in Worcestershire compared:
Great Malvern: 413
Down 341 positions from 72nd in 2025, Great Malvern is still the best place to live in Worcestershire.
While the town ranks well for its natural environment (190th) and heritage/culture (238), its schools, employment and connectivity is among the lowest in the country (1,377th).
The average price for a family home has dropped by £14,300 to £447,301.
Great Malvern (Image: Jan Sedlacek/SWNS.com)
Worcester: 447
The largest settlement and the only city in Worcestershire, Worcester has dropped 36 places since 2025.
The city’s history dates back almost two millennia and was a centre point in the most pivotal points of English history, such as the beginning and end of the Civil War.
As such, it’s no surprise Worcester’s heritage and culture score puts it 73rd in the country.
Meanwhile, the city’s wellbeing score has dropped from 755th in 2025 to 1,161st in 2026.
The average price of a family home has dropped to £419,865, compared to £437,371 a year prior.
Worcester (Image: Worcestershire County Council)
Hagley: 751
Sitting on the border between Worcestershire and the West Midlands, the village of Hagley has dropped a staggering 611 places in the last 12 months.
Its wellbeing score (57th) is in the top four per cent in the country, but receives significantly lower scores in natural environment (1,275th), and schools, employment, and connectivity (1,298th).
House prices for an average family home have decreased from £526,324 in 2025 to £472,544 this year.
Bewdley: 798
The only place in the county with a higher heritage/culture ranking than Worcester is Bewdley (64th).
The smallest of the three towns in Wyre Forest, Bewdley also has the highest average family house prices at £400,814, down over £50,000 from £451,269 last year.
Bewdley (Image: Getty)
Hollywood: 830
Another village to see a massive drop in its overall ranking, Hollywood is down from 206th to 830th.
Sitting on the border with the West Midlands, Hollywood has the 153rd best house price, quality and value, but the second lowest natural environment score of anywhere in the country.
Despite a decrease in house prices from £521,148 to £477,542, Hollywood is the most expensive place for an average family home in Worcestershire.
Bromsgrove: 904
The fourth-largest settlement in Worcestershire, Bromsgrove has dropped 686 places from its 2025 position.
Bromsgrove is a popular commuter town for people working in Birmingham, and the average family home sells for £429,152, down £32,759 when compared to 2025.
Stourport-on-Severn: 998
Known for its canal basin, Stourport has an above-average ranking for heritage/culture (494th) and wellbeing (601st), but falls short when it comes to schools, employment and connectivity (1,384th).
Stourport has an average family home price of £386,247.
Stourport-on-Severn (Image: Emma Trimble / SWNS)
Kidderminster: 1,049
A town known for its carpets, Kidderminster is the third largest settlement in Worcestershire.
The town was in the top 500 for its natural environment (482nd) and heritage/culture (438th), but feel out of the top 100 for wellbeing (1,159th) and school, employment and wellbeing (1,150th).
Kidderminster has the lowest average family home price of anywhere in Worcestershire at just £363,465, down from £372,517 last year.
Droitwich Spa: 1,080
Famed for its salt industry and brine springs, Droitwich Spa is the highest-rated town in Wychavon.
With the highest natural environment score of any town in the county (123rd) Droitwich’s drawback comes from its schools, employment and connectivity (1,385th).
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Evesham: 1,204
A town known for its asparagus, Evesham has fallen 202 positions from 2025.
Evesham’s highest ranking comes in heritage/culture (685th), likely due the Battle of Evesham festival, while, like many towns in the county, Evesham struggles with schools, employment, and connectivity (1,110th).
An average 1,500 square-foot home in Evesham costs £404,820, down from £436,013 in 2025.
The Battle of Evesham (Image: Mark Thomas)
Pershore: 1,276
Like its fellow Wychavon towns, Pershore also has a unique produce which makes it stand out: plums.
Pershore has the third highest wellbeing ranking of any town in Worcestershire (366th), but lacks in its natural environment (1,204th).
The average house price in Pershore has actually risen slightly, from £431,975 in 2025 to £433,419 in 2026.
Redditch: 1,399
The second largest settlement in Worcestershire, behind Worcester, Redditch had the lowest position of any town in the West Midlands.
Like Bromsgrove, Redditch is a popular commuter town for people working in the Second City, and the average house price is £392,652, down from £412,543.