Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Gloucestershire, South West, this village has 1,997 residents. Mortgage-free owners make up 42% of households.
Where it does best is health — men here can expect to live to 81.7, women to 85.5. Safety is another plus (B+) — 15.3 violent and sexual offences and 8.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Its weakest is schools: primary results beat 24% of towns in England. A median £350,000 buys a home here, 6 times what households in the Cotswold council area earn in a year. Hazard risk is higher than most (D): 3.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021. Northleach 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 Northleach 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 Northleach is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Northleach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Northleach’s built-up area.
29% 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 Northleach.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). Northleach’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Of the town’s 86 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 2.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The one school in town appears below. 56% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 114 pupils attend Northleach’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northleach Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 114 | C |
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.3% of residents. At 49.8, the median resident of Northleach sits in the middle of the age range. Two in five adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Northleach | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the census, 84% of people in Northleach called their health good or very good, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Northleach: the nearest practice is 5.2 miles away. The nearest A&E to Northleach is Cheltenham General Hospital, 11 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Northleach | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 16 recorded crimes inside Northleach’s built-up area, and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. 25% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 6 reports per 1,000, lower than 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.
16% rent privately, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,252 a month across the Cotswold council area. Half of the 63 standard sales inside Northleach’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £350,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £457,500 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £310,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £285,000 | 21 |
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 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
16% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (27%). Income per household averages £62K a year, before tax. Work in town: 15% of resident commuters. There are 0.5 jobs in Northleach for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Northleach. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustLodge Park and Sherborne Estate NT3.5 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionLodge Park3.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northleach | 1,997 | — | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Bourton-on-the-Water | 4,177 | 5.2 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Upper Rissington | 1,999 | 6.4 | — | C | A− | A |
| Stow-on-the-Wold | 1,907 | 8.6 | — | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Burford | 1,522 | 8.6 | — | C | C | A− |
| Fairford | 4,240 | 8.8 | A | C− | A− | A− |
| Stratton | 2,558 | 9 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Cirencester | 17,715 | 9.7 | C+ | C | C | C+ |
Upper Rissington, Stow-on-the-Wold and Burford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 17.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Primary results trail 76% 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
Northleach is a built-up area of 1,997 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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