Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 32% of the population. Some 1,054 people live in this village, in Gloucestershire, South West.
Crime is low (B+): police record 16.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 9.8 home and vehicle crimes. The weak point is schools (D) — primary results beat 14% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £315,000, takes 6.4 years of household income in the Forest of Dean council area. Incomes are on the low side: households earn a mean £50,810 a year, and 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health, C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency. Newnham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Newnham 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 Newnham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Newnham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Newnham’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
45% 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 Newnham.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 32% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.3% of the town, below Gloucestershire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The middle age in Newnham is 53.6. Graduates make up nearly two in five adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Newnham | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 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
53% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. The town’s primary school has 120 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 120 | B+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Newnham has 92 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. Also worth knowing: of the town’s land, 48% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9%) and England’s towns (7%). Before 1919: that is when 45% of homes were built.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 12 offences were reported in Newnham, along with 2 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up half of the total. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 6.3 reports per 1,000, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
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 nearest A&E to Newnham is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 10.3 miles away. 79% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6% of the town. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 2.8 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Newnham | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
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.
13% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters. There are 0.6 jobs in Newnham for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 10% of households, below Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Renting privately is how 16% of households live. Private rents average £828 a month across the Forest of Dean council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £422,500 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £297,500 | 34 |
| Terraced | £268,000 | 21 |
| Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Newnham. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustWestbury Court Garden2.9 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumDean Heritage Museum2.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionLittledean Jail2.1 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newnham | 1,054 | — | — | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Ruspidge | 2,431 | 2.3 | — | A− | B− | C− |
| Cinderford | 8,778 | 2.5 | C | A− | C− | C− |
| Blakeney | 1,303 | 3.3 | — | B | C+ | C+ |
| Frampton on Severn | 1,069 | 4.2 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Drybrook | 2,572 | 4.4 | C | B | C+ | C+ |
| Mitcheldean | 2,163 | 4.6 | — | B+ | C+ | C |
| Yorkley and Whitecroft | 2,678 | 4.8 | C+ | B− | B+ | B |
Ruspidge, Blakeney, Frampton on Severn and Mitcheldean have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 35.8 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results trail 86% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Gloucestershire council.
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Newnham is a built-up area of 1,054 people, in the Forest of Dean 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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