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A village of 1,069 in Gloucestershire, South West.
Pupils here do better than most: primary results beat 96% of towns in England. Its weakest subject is cost of living — the median home sold for £450,000, 7.7 years of area income. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B− for jobs & income. Most journeys need a car: on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Blockley has subject grades but no overall one.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Blockley 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 Blockley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Blockley has subject grades but no overall one.
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Historic England lists them inside Blockley’s built-up area.
41% 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 Blockley.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Blockley’s land, 48% lies in conservation areas, above Gloucestershire’s towns (9%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Historic England’s list names 101 listed buildings locally: 3 Grade II*. The pre-1919 share of homes is 41%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Three quarters of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. Blockley Church of England Primary School’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blockley Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 148 | A− |
The nearest A&E to Blockley is Cheltenham General Hospital, 15.8 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Blockley: the nearest practice is 2.6 miles away. At the census, 81% of people in Blockley called their health good or very good, below Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and close to England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Blockley | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
21% live in social housing, above Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,252 a month across the Cotswold council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 80 homes sold inside Blockley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £450,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £795,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £450,000 | 20 |
| Terraced | £387,500 | 39 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over two in five commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Working mainly from home: 43% of workers, above Gloucestershire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Work in town: 7% of resident commuters. Blockley counts 0.7 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Of all the crimes, 46% were violence and sexual offences. Violent crime runs at 16.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Reported offences in Blockley came to 13 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 3.
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.
Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Blockley has a median age of 53.4. Graduates make up 46% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Blockley | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 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 Blockley. Best known first.
Historic houseSezincote House3.3 km outside town, to the south
GardenBatsford Arboretum2.1 km outside town, to the southeastGardenGardenBourton House Garden2.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCourt Barn3.9 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionBroadway Tower4.7 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionChipping Campden Market Hall3.8 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blockley | 1,069 | — | — | C− | B | A |
| Chipping Campden | 2,120 | 2.6 | — | D | C | A |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | 5,015 | 3.2 | C+ | C | C+ | B+ |
| Broadway | 2,719 | 4.5 | B | B− | B+ | A− |
| Mickleton | 2,316 | 5.3 | — | C− | B | A− |
| Stow-on-the-Wold | 1,907 | 6.2 | — | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Shipston-on-Stour | 5,852 | 6.4 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 6.7 | B− | B | A | C+ |
Chipping Campden, Mickleton and Stow-on-the-Wold have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 96% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Gloucestershire council.
That is 38.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £450,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £387,500, semi-detached houses £450,000 and detached houses £795,000.
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Village in Gloucestershire, England
Blockley is a built-up area of 1,069 people, in the Cotswold 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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