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5,825 residents make their home in this town in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Bidford-on-Avon grades B overall, better than 60% of UK towns, and ranks #16 of 34 in Warwickshire. Homes are affordable: homes sell for a median £315,000, about 5.2 times local household income. Most journeys need a car: just over one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Natural hazards weigh more here: 0.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B− for schools, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The thing Bidford-on-Avon 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 Bidford-on-Avon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Bidford-on-Avon’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
11% 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 Bidford-on-Avon.
Households that own their home make up 70%. The median sale, £315,000, comes from 261 standard sales inside Bidford-on-Avon’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,149 a month across the Stratford-on-Avon council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,000 | 117 |
| Semi-detached | £285,000 | 73 |
| Terraced | £237,500 | 53 |
| Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
61% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. 312 pupils attend Bidford-on-Avon’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 312 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. At the census, 12% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%). Also worth knowing: households take home £61K a year before tax, on average. Of the commuters living in Bidford-on-Avon, 14% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Bidford-on-Avon is Alexandra Hospital, 8.1 miles away. Self-reported good health: 85% of the town’s residents. This Warwickshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Bidford-on-Avon | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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.
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. Historic England’s list names 24 listed buildings in Bidford-on-Avon: 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Of all the crimes, 59% were violence and sexual offences. 261 crimes and 96 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Bidford-on-Avon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 12.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (10.3) 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.
Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. Half the people of Bidford-on-Avon are older than 41.7. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, about level with Warwickshire’s towns (20%) and above England’s towns (18%).
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bidford-on-Avon | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bidford-on-Avon. Best known first.
24 listed buildings in Bidford-on-Avon.
Bidford Bridge: Photo: chris_j_wood · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Church of St Laurence: Photo: Rodw · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2, Tower Close: Photo: Fitzsimons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Rest: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidford-on-Avon | 5,825 | — | B | B | B− | B |
| Welford-on-Avon | 1,692 | 3.2 | — | C− | A− | B+ |
| Harvington | 1,717 | 3.3 | — | B− | B | C+ |
| Alcester | 6,425 | 3.7 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 4.7 | B− | B | A | C+ |
| Offenham | 1,507 | 4.7 | — | B | A− | C+ |
| Bretforton | 1,190 | 5.1 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Meon Vale | 1,413 | 5.4 | — | B | D− | A− |
Welford-on-Avon, Harvington, Offenham, Bretforton and Meon Vale have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Bidford-on-Avon is £2,543 for 2026–27, more than in 75% 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.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £315,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £160,000, terraced houses £237,500, semi-detached houses £285,000 and detached houses £390,000. Household incomes are higher than in 71% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B.
Town in Warwickshire, England
Bidford-on-Avon is a built-up area of 5,825 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
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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