Rangeworthy’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Rangeworthy’s built-up area.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RangeworthyGloucestershire
Home to 356 people, this village lies in Gloucestershire, South West.
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Population
356
Census 2021 · South Gloucestershire council
Median home
£505K
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.4
21% are 65+ · Gloucestershire 20%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Rangeworthy a good place to live?
Rangeworthy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 5% of commuters. 34% of its homes date from before 1919. Homes change hands at a median £505,000.
What makes Rangeworthy stand out
The 3 things Rangeworthy does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.8 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rangeworthy.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Rangeworthy: 24% commute under 5 km, below Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £65K a year before tax, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (£59K) and England’s towns (£55K). 95% of commuters drove to work at the census. Home was the main workplace for 37% of workers at the census.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
24%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
37%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£65K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Rangeworthy than in Gloucestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 13%
69% of households own their home, near Gloucestershire’s towns (68%) and higher than England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,464 a month across the South Gloucestershire council area. Social housing holds 17% of households.
£505Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rangeworthy£505K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £555,000 | 9 |
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,464
average private rent a month, South Gloucestershire council area
£2,512
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Rangeworthy see more burglary and damage than in Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 17.8 per 1,000 a year
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 27 recorded crimes inside Rangeworthy’s built-up area, and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Each year, 36.5 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.8 reports per 1,000, below Gloucestershire’s towns (9.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up 59% of the total.
36.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Damage & arson3
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2
Other crime2
Public order1
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social2
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.
36.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
17.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
27
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Bad health is more common in Rangeworthy than in Gloucestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 6.8% of residents
Seeing a GP means leaving Rangeworthy: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away. 79% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The nearest A&E to Rangeworthy is Southmead Hospital, 8.2 miles away.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Rangeworthy | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
82.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.2
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Rangeworthy keeps more of its old housing than Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 34% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Rangeworthy has 28 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (97) and England’s towns (39). Every one of the town’s 1 listed building sits at Grade II, the most common listing.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
34%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
28
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Few people in Rangeworthy are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of Rangeworthy is older than 47.4, half younger. 34% of residents 16 and over have a degree-level qualification (Gloucestershire 34%, England 34%).
47.4median age
RangeworthyGloucestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Rangeworthy | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rangeworthy
13pages on Rangeworthy
The big questions
Safety36.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £505K · rent £1,464 a monthHousing1 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.4 (men), 88.2 (women)Work & commute55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Rangeworthy’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
YateWickwarChipping SodburyFrampton Cotterell and WinterbourneAlvestonThornburyCharfieldRangeworthy
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangeworthy | 356 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yate | 28,352 | 2.5 | C+ | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Wickwar | 1,701 | 2.5 | — | D | B | A |
| Chipping Sodbury | 8,026 | 3.2 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 14,969 | 3.6 | A− | D | B | A− |
| Alveston | 2,065 | 4.1 | — | D | C+ | A |
| Thornbury | 14,483 | 4.2 | B− | C− | C+ | B |
| Charfield | 2,833 | 4.2 | B+ | C | B+ | A |
Wickwar and Alveston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rangeworthy
How many listed buildings are there in Rangeworthy?
1 on Historic England’s list.
How much is council tax in Rangeworthy?
Band D council tax in Rangeworthy is £2,512 for 2026–27, more than in 67% 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.
About Rangeworthy
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Rangeworthy is a built-up area of 356 people, in the South Gloucestershire 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
- Population
- 356 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004856
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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