Willersey’s story
26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Willersey’s built-up area.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WillerseyGloucestershire
990 people live in this village in Gloucestershire, South West.
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Photo: Gareth James · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
990
Census 2021 · Cotswold council
Median home
£525K
46 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.3
32% are 65+ · Gloucestershire 20%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Willersey a good place to live?
Willersey is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 10% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 26, with 1 at Grade I. Homes sell for a median £525,000.
What makes Willersey stand out
The 3 things Willersey does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Peter; 10.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.9 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 Willersey.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Willersey: 24% commute under 5 km, below Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
10%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.7% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below Gloucestershire’s towns (2.2%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. The car carried 86% of commuters at the census. Of the commuters living in Willersey, 9% work in the town itself. The town counts 1.8 jobs per working resident.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
24%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
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
Schools
The schools around Willersey
There is one school here; it is shown below. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 47% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 45 pupils attend Willersey’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willersey Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 45 | D− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Few households rent privately in Willersey: 10%, fewer than in both Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
£525Kmedian sale
Owners make up 71% of households, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (68%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,252 a month across the Cotswold council area. 16% of households rent from a council or housing body.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Willersey£525K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £547,500 | 28 |
| Semi-detached | £407,500 | 10 |
| Terraced | £303,750 | 8 |
71%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,252
average private rent a month, Cotswold council area
£2,333
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
Violence is recorded less often in Willersey than in Gloucestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 12.8 per 1,000 residents a year
12.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 3 offences were reported in Willersey, along with 2 incidents of anti-social behaviour. 67% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Burglary and damage came to 10 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (8.1) and England’s towns (9.4).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
12.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
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 Willersey than in Gloucestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 6.6% of residents
80%good or very good health
A disability affects nearly a fifth of people in Willersey. At the census, four fifths of people in Willersey called their health good or very good, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). This Gloucestershire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Willersey | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.6% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
81.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
More buildings in Willersey are listed than in Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 263 per 10,000 residents
26listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Willersey’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. 29% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II25
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Peter Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
29%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
263
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
An older town: 32% of people in Willersey are 65 or over, more than in both Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
54.3median age
Line up the people of Willersey by age and the one in the middle is 54.3. Children are 14% of the town. 7.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%).
WillerseyGloucestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Willersey | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Willersey
13pages on Willersey
The big questions
Safety12.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £525K · rent £1,252 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Main StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81.4 (men), 84 (women)Work & commute58% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Broadway Museum and Art Gallery and 7 more in and around Willersey
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Willersey. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumBroadway Museum and Art Gallery1.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumGordon Russell Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionBroadway Tower3 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionSt John the Baptist4.1 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooAll Things Wild4.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCourt Barn4.3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumGordon Russell Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionBroadway Tower3 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionSt John the Baptist4.1 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooAll Things Wild4.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCourt Barn4.3 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Gordon Russell Museum: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Willersey
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Willersey is a built-up area of 990 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
- Population
- 990 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cotswold
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003838
Willersey’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BroadwayBretfortonChipping CampdenBadseyHoneybourneEveshamMickletonWillersey
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willersey | 990 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Broadway | 2,719 | 1.1 | B | B− | B+ | A− |
| Bretforton | 1,190 | 2.8 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Chipping Campden | 2,120 | 3 | — | D | C | A |
| Badsey | 2,722 | 3.1 | C+ | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 3.3 | B− | B | A | C+ |
| Evesham | 28,256 | 4.5 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Mickleton | 2,316 | 4.5 | — | C− | B | A− |
Bretforton, 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.
Questions about Willersey
How many listed buildings are there in Willersey?
That is 10.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter.
Is Willersey expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £303,750, semi-detached houses £407,500 and detached houses £547,500.
How much is council tax in Willersey?
Band D council tax in Willersey is £2,333 for 2026–27, less than in 69% 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.
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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