Armscote’s story
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Armscote’s built-up area.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ArmscoteWarwickshire
This village in Warwickshire, West Midlands has a population of 219.
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Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
219
Census 2021 · Stratford-on-Avon council
Median home
£695K
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.7
31% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Armscote a good place to live?
Armscote has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. The median home sold for £695,000. 14 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters.
What makes Armscote stand out
The 3 things Armscote does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.5 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Armscote House and Attached Outbuilding; 26.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Armscote.
Work & commute
Commuters in Armscote travel far: only 20% go under 5 km, fewer than in Warwickshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The census counted two in five workers working mainly from home. The car took 87% of commuters, above Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Before tax, the average household brings in £63K a year. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
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
Most households in Armscote own their home: 88%, more than in Warwickshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Private renters make up one in ten households, below both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 1% of households live in social housing. That is the middle of 11 standard sales inside Armscote’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£695Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Armscote£695K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £945,000 | 6 |
88%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,149
average private rent a month, Stratford-on-Avon council area
£2,438
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
Violent crime runs low in Armscote: 3 per 1,000 residents a year, under Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
Per 1,000 residents, 13.7 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Police recorded 2 crimes inside Armscote’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
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.
3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Armscote live with a disability than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 12%
The nearest A&E to Armscote is Warwick Hospital, 13.4 miles away. 2.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Warwickshire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 85% of residents of Armscote said they were in good or very good health. Seeing a GP means leaving Armscote: the nearest practice is 2.4 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Armscote | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
82.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.6
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
More buildings in Armscote are listed than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 639 per 10,000 residents
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. Conservation areas cover 100% of Armscote’s land, above both Warwickshire’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (7%). Just over a third of homes were built before 1919.
14listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II13
Among them · Grade II*
- Armscote House and Attached Outbuilding Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
34%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
639
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
Armscote has fewer young adults than Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 2.7% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Armscote has a median age of 53.7. 44% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (35%) and England’s towns (34%).
53.7median age
ArmscoteWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Armscote | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 2.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.5% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Armscote
12pages on Armscote
The big questions
Safety3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £695K · rent £1,149 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.5 (men), 85.6 (women)Work & commute58% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Armscote’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Shipston-on-StourEttingtonLower QuintonMeon ValeMickletonChipping CampdenWellesbourneArmscote
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armscote | 219 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shipston-on-Stour | 5,852 | 2.6 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Ettington | 1,064 | 3.1 | — | C | B | A |
| Lower Quinton | 1,691 | 4.4 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Meon Vale | 1,413 | 5.1 | — | B | D− | A− |
| Mickleton | 2,316 | 5.2 | — | C− | B | A− |
| Chipping Campden | 2,120 | 6.7 | — | D | C | A |
| Wellesbourne | 7,015 | 6.7 | B | B | B | A− |
Ettington, Lower Quinton, Meon Vale, Mickleton and Chipping Campden have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Armscote
Is Armscote expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Stratford-on-Avon council area averaged £1,149 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Armscote?
That is 26.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Armscote
Village in Warwickshire, England
Armscote is a built-up area of 219 people, in the Stratford-on-Avon 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
- 219 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003731
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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