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2,530 people live in this town in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Good on most counts; one lags. Its strongest subject is schools — primary results beat 84% of towns in England. With an A overall, Bishop's Itchington is better than 90% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #4 of 34 in Warwickshire. It takes 5.4 years of household income in the Stratford-on-Avon council area to buy the median home, at £325,000. Most journeys need a car: 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The thing Bishop's Itchington 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 Bishop's Itchington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Bishop's Itchington’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
10% 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 Bishop's Itchington.
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.
The car took 91% of commuters, above Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Household income averages £64K a year before tax. There are 0.3 jobs in Bishop's Itchington for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. Its one primary school teaches 232 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Itchington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 232 | B+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
One in ten homes date from before 1919. Relative to its size, Bishop's Itchington keeps 12 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (48) and England’s towns (39). Historic England’s list names 3 listed buildings in the town: 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the census, 85% of people in Bishop's Itchington called their health good or very good, above Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. A disability affects 15% of people here. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 miles away. Life expectancy here is 86.5 for women and 81.6 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Bishop's Itchington | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Per 1,000 residents, 16.5 violent crimes are recorded each year. Police figures for Bishop's Itchington’s built-up area: 63 crimes and 20 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Also worth knowing: for its size, Bishop's Itchington records less crime per resident than 79% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Of all the crimes, 52% were 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.
Private renters make up 12% of households. The £325,000 median rests on 126 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). It is the 14th most expensive of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Warwickshire.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £420,000 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £320,000 | 63 |
| Terraced | £272,625 | 30 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Residents of Bishop's Itchington have a median age of 42.6. Under 15: 18% of residents. 19% of residents are 65 or over, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Warwickshire’s towns (20%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bishop's Itchington | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Itchington | 2,530 | — | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Harbury | 2,751 | 1.7 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Southam | 8,103 | 3.1 | A− | B+ | B− | B |
| Long Itchington | 2,500 | 4.8 | B | B− | C+ | A− |
| Stockton | 1,504 | 4.8 | — | B | A− | B |
| Radford Semele | 2,301 | 5 | — | B | A− | A− |
| Napton on the Hill | 1,063 | 5.1 | — | C | A− | B |
| Kineton | 2,235 | 5.2 | — | B | C+ | B |
Stockton, Radford Semele, Napton on the Hill and Kineton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 84% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Warwickshire council.
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Town in Warwickshire, England
Bishop's Itchington is a built-up area of 2,530 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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