Broom’s story
12 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Broom’s built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BroomWarwickshire
A village of 581 in Warwickshire, West Midlands. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
581
Census 2021 · Stratford-on-Avon council
Median home
£475K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
56.1
31% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Broom a good place to live?
Broom has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Broom stand out
The 3 things Broom does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 8.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Broom.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Broom: 31% are 65 or over, above Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
Aged 15 to 24: 6.4% of residents. Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Line up the people of Broom by age and the one in the middle is 56.1.
56.1median age
BroomWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Broom | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 18% of Broom’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in both Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
43% of workers worked mainly from home, above both Warwickshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (31%). Household income averages £61K a year before tax. For every resident in work, Broom has 0.6 jobs.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
43%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
A home in Broom sells for £475K, more than in both Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
10% rent privately, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Social renters account for 9% of households. Home ownership stands at four in five households.
£475Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Broom£475K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £495,000 | 11 |
80%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,149
average private rent a month, Stratford-on-Avon council area
£2,543
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
Homes in Broom see more burglary and damage than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 16.6 per 1,000 a year
Broom logged 16 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 4 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence came to 12.1 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (20.9) and England’s towns (22).
12.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary7
Violence & sexual4
Damage & arson3
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Drugs0
Anti-social4
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.
12.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
16
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
80% of people in Broom rate their health good or very good
Broom has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. At the census, nearly a fifth of people here had a disability, above both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Broom is Alexandra Hospital, 7.2 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Broom | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
79.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Broom is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than in both Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Broom keeps 207 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Every one of the town’s 12 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing.
12listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II12
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
207
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Ragley Hall and 2 more in and around Broom
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Broom. Best known first.
Historic houseHistoric houseRagley Hall2.5 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryJerwood Foundation's sculpture collection2.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumRoman Alcester Museum3.7 km outside town, to the north
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Broom
13pages on Broom
The big questions
Safety12.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £475K · rent £1,149 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 79.9 (men), 85 (women)Work & commute60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Broom’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Bidford-on-AvonAlcesterHarvingtonWelford-on-AvonOffenhamInkberrowHoneybourneBroom
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broom | 581 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bidford-on-Avon | 5,825 | 0.9 | B | B | B− | B |
| Alcester | 6,425 | 2.9 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Harvington | 1,717 | 3.4 | — | B− | B | C+ |
| Welford-on-Avon | 1,692 | 3.8 | — | C− | A− | B+ |
| Offenham | 1,507 | 5.1 | — | B | A− | C+ |
| Inkberrow | 1,817 | 5.3 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 5.6 | B− | B | A | C+ |
Harvington, Welford-on-Avon, Offenham and Inkberrow have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Broom
How many listed buildings are there in Broom?
That is 8.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Broom expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Stratford-on-Avon council area averaged £1,149 a month in August 2026.
About Broom
Village in Warwickshire, England
Broom is a built-up area of 581 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
- 581 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003534
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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