Birmingham commuter townsDroitwich Spa vs Worcester

Droitwich Spa vs Worcester: which commuter town suits you?

Droitwich Spa is 9 minutes closer to Birmingham, but Worcester is £47k cheaper on the average sold price.
Droitwich Spa

#22 of 24

Worcester

#20 of 24

Train to Birmingham

36 min
45 min

Average house price

£330k
£284k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.0x
7.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

42
73

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

837 Mb
936 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

32
88

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

91 ha
173 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

52
280

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Droitwich Spa

Worcestershire · 36 min to Birmingham · average sold price £330k.

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Living in Worcester

Worcestershire · 45 min to Birmingham · average sold price £284k.

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