Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Broadwaters at a glance

House prices
£230,000
Lower prices29th percentile
Schools
45th percentile
Middle
Transport
53rd percentile
Middle
Crime rate
94.6 per 1,000 residents
Weak27th percentile
Flood risk
11.9% of the area in flood zones
Middle73rd percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Broadwaters a good place to live?

Broadwaters may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Wyre Forest below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Broadwaters

Crime rate

Crime rate
94.6 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
27th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Broadwaters

House prices

Median sale price
£230,000
Percentile
29th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 75 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Broadwaters

Schools

45th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Broadwaters

Flood risk

11.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 9.7% of the area. That is the 73rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Broadwaters

Transport

53rd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Broadwaters a good place to live?

Broadwaters may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Broadwaters safe?

Broadwaters ranks in the 27th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Broadwaters?

The median sale price was £230,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 29th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Broadwaters?

Schools rank in the 45th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Broadwaters?

Nearby public profiles include Blakebrook & Habberley South in Wyre Forest and Mitton in Wyre Forest.