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A large town of 31,083 in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Bedworth grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 22% of UK towns, and #30 of 34 in Warwickshire. Its strongest subject is walkability (B): 15% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is health (D): life expectancy 77.1 for men, 80.7 for women. The median home sold for £217,000 in the last three years, 4.4 times what households in the Nuneaton and Bedworth council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Bedworth 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 Bedworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Bedworth’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
9% 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 Bedworth.
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, near Warwickshire’s towns (20%) and higher than England’s towns (18%). Ages in Bedworth split evenly at 42.6: half are older, half younger. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bedworth | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Of its 12 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Bedworth’s ten primaries and one secondary have 4,197 pupils between them. Attainment 8 at the 6 secondary schools within 3 km averages 43.7, and 43% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Canons C of E Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 628 | A− |
| Nicholas Chamberlaine SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,456 | D |
| Race Leys Junior SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 217 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 9% of the total, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). Only one town in Warwickshire has fewer listed buildings for its size than Bedworth. Also worth knowing: the register of parks and gardens lists one here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
21% of residents have a disability, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). Asked at the census, 77% of residents of Bedworth said they were in good or very good health. 3 GP practices serve the town; nearly two thirds of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 7% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Bedworth | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
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.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 2,746 crimes and 858 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Bedworth’s built-up area. Burglary and damage came to 18.1 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (11.9) and England’s towns (9.4). Among the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Bedworth has more crime per resident than 73% of them. 40% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how just over four in five commuters got to work at the census. Nearly a fifth of commuters who live in Bedworth also work there. For every resident in work, Bedworth has 0.7 jobs. Household income came to £46K a year before tax, below Warwickshire’s towns (£59K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Bedworth is the second cheapest of the 34 towns in Warwickshire, at £217,000. Owners make up two thirds of households, near Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and higher than England’s towns (61%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 1,053 homes sold inside the town’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £217,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £320,000 | 194 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 520 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 247 |
| Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | 92 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bedworth. Best known first.
CastleCaludon Castle4.9 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseArbury Hall2.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumNuneaton Museum and Art Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseAnsty Hall4.2 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseAstley Castle3.2 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
8 listed buildings in Bedworth.
Church of All Saints: Photo: Peter Mackenzie · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Water Tower: Photo: Amanda Slater · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bedworth Cemetery (Coventry Road Cemetery): Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Old Meeting United Reformed Church: Photo: Michael Patterson · CC BY-SA 2.0
13 notable people were born in Bedworth.
Nick Skelton: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedworth | 31,083 | — | C− | B | D | D |
| Hawkesbury | 2,288 | 1.3 | — | B− | D | D |
| Ash Green | 2,562 | 1.5 | C | C+ | B− | C− |
| Bermuda | 2,071 | 2 | — | B | C | C |
| Keresley Newlands | 3,631 | 2.4 | D | C− | D | D |
| Bulkington | 5,670 | 2.5 | C | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Nuneaton | 88,818 | 3.2 | C− | B− | D | C− |
| New Arley | 1,666 | 4.1 | — | B | C | C |
Hawkesbury, Bermuda and New Arley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £217,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £110,000, terraced houses £185,000, semi-detached houses £225,000 and detached houses £320,000.
Large town in Warwickshire, England
Bedworth is a built-up area of 31,083 people, in the Nuneaton and Bedworth 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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