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It skews older: 25% of residents are 65 or over. A town of 5,015 in Gloucestershire, South West.
Homes are dear: a typical home costs £395,000 and rent runs £1,252 a month. Moreton-in-Marsh’s overall grade is C+, better than just over a third of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #38 of 48 in Gloucestershire. Schools lag: primary results beat 31% of towns in England. Hazard risk is weaker too (C−) — 1.9% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Where it does best is health (B+): life expectancy is 81.5 for men and 85.1 for women.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Moreton-in-Marsh is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Moreton-in-Marsh does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 96 buildings inside Moreton-in-Marsh’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →96 listed buildings in Moreton-in-Marsh.
The Bookshop the Swan Public House: Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Congregational Church: Photo: bazzadarambler · CC BY 2.0 · Church of St David: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Old Bank (Midland Bank) and House Adjoining: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moreton-in-Marsh.
Half of Moreton-in-Marsh is older than 46.1, half younger. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Moreton-in-Marsh | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
58% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. Its one primary school teaches 256 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St David's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 256 | C+ |
Renting privately is how 15% of households live. Half of the 327 standard sales inside Moreton-in-Marsh’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £395,000. 62% of households own their home, lower than Gloucestershire’s towns (68%) and near England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £585,000 | 124 |
| Semi-detached | £366,250 | 86 |
| Terraced | £345,000 | 69 |
| Flat or maisonette | £208,750 | 48 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest A&E to Moreton-in-Marsh is Horton General Hospital, 15.9 miles away. Men in Moreton-in-Marsh can expect to live to 81.5, women to 85.1 (2019–23). 2 GP practices serve the town; 94% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Moreton-in-Marsh | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 8% of the total. Moreton-in-Marsh counts 96 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 2 Grade II*. Also worth knowing: it has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Moreton-in-Marsh has 1.1 jobs. 81% of commuters drove, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). The average household earns £52K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Burglary and damage come to 11.1 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 92 crimes and 19 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Moreton-in-Marsh’s built-up area. There were 13.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (7.8). Of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Moreton-in-Marsh. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustChastleton House4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseSezincote House3 km outside town, to the west
GardenBatsford Arboretum2 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenBourton House Garden2.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumTool Shed Exhibition2.2 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
8 notable people were born in Moreton-in-Marsh.
John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey: Vandyk Ltd., Public domain
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Moreton-in-Marsh is a built-up area of 5,015 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreton-in-Marsh | 5,015 | — | C+ | C | C+ | B+ |
| Blockley | 1,069 | 3.2 | — | C− | B | A |
| Stow-on-the-Wold | 1,907 | 4.3 | — | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Chipping Campden | 2,120 | 5.5 | — | D | C | A |
| Shipston-on-Stour | 5,852 | 5.7 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Chipping Norton | 6,991 | 7.3 | B | B | C+ | C |
| Bourton-on-the-Water | 4,177 | 7.7 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Mickleton | 2,316 | 7.7 | — | C− | B | A− |
Blockley, Stow-on-the-Wold, Chipping Campden and Mickleton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Primary results trail 69% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Gloucestershire council.
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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