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It is a village of 1,412 residents in Northumberland, North East.
Crime is low (B+): 16.5 violent and sexual offences and 9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The weak point is schools (D−). Homes are dear (C): a typical home costs £450,000 and rent runs £695 a month. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Warkworth has its subject grades alone.
Northumbria Police published 34 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Warkworth 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 Warkworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Warkworth has its subject grades alone.
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Historic England lists them inside Warkworth’s built-up area, along with 3 scheduled monuments.
25% 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 Warkworth.
Under 15: 8.3% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 4.6%, below both Northumberland’s towns (9.4%) and England’s towns (12%). At 63.1, the median resident of Warkworth sits in the middle of the age range. 44% of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Warkworth | Northumberland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 4.6% | 9.4% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 10% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 46% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northumberland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 32.7, with 16% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its only school is listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 35% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 200 | B |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Warkworth has 75 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Lawrence, Grade I. Conservation areas cover nearly a quarter of the town’s land, higher than both Northumberland’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%). Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up a quarter of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
14% live in social housing, below both Northumberland’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Owners make up 77% of households. 83 standard sales inside Warkworth’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £450,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £482,500 | 48 |
| Semi-detached | £293,000 | 19 |
| Terraced | £440,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Just over two fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 34 recorded crimes inside Warkworth’s built-up area, and 13 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 28 reports per 1,000, above both Northumberland’s towns (16.8) 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.
Self-reported good health: 77% of Warkworth’s residents. Seeing a GP means leaving Warkworth: the nearest practice is 1.5 miles away. The nearest A&E to Warkworth is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 18.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Warkworth | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
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.
2% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (2.6%) and England’s towns (2.3%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 13% of commuters travelled at the census. Of the commuters living in Warkworth, 6% work in the town itself. The census counted 37% of workers working mainly from home.
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 Warkworth. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle100 m outside town, to the north
MuseumFerryman’s Hut Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageWarkworth Hermitage400 m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warkworth | 1,412 | — | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Amble | 5,852 | 1.3 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| South Broomhill | 1,520 | 3.1 | — | B | C− | D |
| Hadston | 2,713 | 3.4 | C | A | D | D |
| Shilbottle | 1,787 | 3.5 | — | A− | A− | C |
| Felton | 1,270 | 4.6 | — | C+ | A+ | B− |
| Alnwick | 8,432 | 5.8 | C+ | B | D | C |
| Longhoughton | 1,173 | 6.4 | — | B | A+ | A− |
South Broomhill, Shilbottle, Felton and Longhoughton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 99% of towns in England, and primary results trail almost all (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Northumberland council.
That is 21.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Lawrence. It also has 3 scheduled monuments.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £450,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £440,000, semi-detached houses £293,000 and detached houses £482,500.
Village in Northumberland, England
Warkworth is a built-up area of 1,412 people, in the Northumberland 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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