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Matchborough & Woodrow

Ward

East Redditch. About 10,813 people in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Matchborough & Woodrow, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,730
2,117th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.2%
3,346th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Matchborough & Woodrow compares

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

Matchborough & WoodrowMiddle
Population9 wards, Redditch · 2021
Population: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 8,791 to 10,893. The middle area is 9,539. Matchborough & Woodrow is 10,730.
10,7302nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, Redditch · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 76.6% to 99.1%. The middle area is 90.7%. Matchborough & Woodrow is 87.5%.
87.5%3rd lowest
Claimant rate9 wards, Redditch · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 1.7% to 5.1%. The middle area is 4.1%. Matchborough & Woodrow is 4.8%.
4.8%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 649 wards, Redditch · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 60.7% to 69.3%. The middle area is 63.0%. Matchborough & Woodrow is 63.2%.
63.2%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Redditch

These figures are published for the whole of Redditch, not for each ward, so they describe all of Redditch and not Matchborough & Woodrow alone. See Redditch

Average house price
£245,573
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,251
73rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Matchborough & Woodrow in brief

Matchborough & Woodrow had 10,730 usual residents at the census.

In Matchborough & Woodrow, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Matchborough & Woodrow, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.2% of residents in Matchborough & Woodrow were aged 15 to 64 at the census.