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In Gloucestershire, South West, this town has 16,323 residents.
Overall, Bishop's Cleeve earns an A: better than 91% of UK towns, and #2 of 48 in Gloucestershire. Health is its strong suit — life expectancy 82.1 for men, 86.7 for women. It takes 5.7 years of household income in the Tewkesbury council area to buy the median home, at £340,000. Work and incomes are strong: households earn a mean £64,727 a year, and 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for walkability and B for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Bishop's Cleeve does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bishop's Cleeve is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 47 buildings inside Bishop's Cleeve’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bishop's Cleeve.
15% of residents have a disability, below Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. At the census, 3.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Also worth knowing: 2 GP practices serve the town; three quarters of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Self-reported good health: 85% of Bishop's Cleeve’s residents.
| Census 2021 | Bishop's Cleeve | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Some 3,319 pupils attend Bishop's Cleeve’s three primaries and one secondary. Of its 4 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 47.5, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Cleeve Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 577 | C+ |
| Cleeve SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,903 | B+ |
| Woodmancote SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 418 | A− |
12% live in social housing, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Home ownership stands at 71% of households. 887 standard sales inside Bishop's Cleeve’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £340,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 315 |
| Semi-detached | £325,000 | 327 |
| Terraced | £260,000 | 187 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,500 | 58 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 2 Grade II*. Bishop's Cleeve’s listed buildings include the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 29 for every 10,000 residents of the town. 3% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police recorded 263 crimes inside Bishop's Cleeve’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 79 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 14.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 49% of recorded crime.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 84% of commuters, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). 31% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. About 12% of its commuters stay in Bishop's Cleeve for work. Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
39% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (34%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.9% of the population. Bishop's Cleeve has a median age of 41.9 years. Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bishop's Cleeve | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bishop's Cleeve. Best known first.
MuseumThe Wilson3.4 km outside town, to the south
MuseumWinchcombe Museum4.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumBritish Steeplechasing Hall of Fame1.5 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageBelas Knap Long Barrow4.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumThe Bugatti Trust Museum & Study Centre2 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionPittville Gates3 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
47 listed buildings in Bishop's Cleeve, 1 of them Grade I.
Cleeve Hall: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cleeveway Hotel: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · St Michael's Cottage: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 23, Station Road: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0
3 notable people were born in Bishop's Cleeve.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Cleeve | 16,323 | — | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Gotherington | 1,131 | 1.1 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Prestbury | 4,078 | 2.6 | A | D | A | A+ |
| Cheltenham | 115,941 | 3.7 | B− | C | C− | B− |
| Ashchurch | 1,102 | 3.9 | — | B+ | A | B |
| Winchcombe | 4,339 | 3.9 | A− | B− | A− | A |
| Tewkesbury | 14,387 | 4.5 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Northway | 4,858 | 4.5 | B+ | A | C+ | C+ |
Gotherington and Ashchurch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 58% of towns in England, and primary results beat 66% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Band D council tax in Bishop's Cleeve is £2,353 for 2026–27, less than in 66% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Bishop's Cleeve is a built-up area of 16,323 people, in the Tewkesbury council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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