Cawston’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Cawston’s built-up area.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CawstonWarwickshire
This town in Warwickshire, West Midlands has a population of 6,475. Just 9% of residents are 65 or older.
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Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
6,475
Census 2021 · Rugby council
Median home
£370K
229 sales in 3 years
Median age
34.9
9% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
B
#14 of 34 in Warwickshire
Is Cawston a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. It does especially well on jobs & income: mean household income £63,515; 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy 81.8 for men, 85.7 for women. The drawback is walkability (D) — on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Pupils here do less well than most (C+): primary results beat 20% of towns in England; secondary results beat 56% of towns in England. Homes sell for a median £370,000, about 6.5 years of what households in the Rugby council area earn. Overall, that makes a B, good for #14 of 34 in Warwickshire. Set against the rest, it does better than 64% of UK towns.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
What makes Cawston stand out
The 3 things Cawston does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 9% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Warwickshire 35%.
How Cawston grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Cawston is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsA−Open →HealthBetter than most of the towns comparedB+Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 20% of towns in England; secondary results beat 56% of towns in EnglandC+Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History2 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors98% live within 400 m of a park; 3.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB+Open →Civic life0.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cawston.
History
More of the land in Cawston is conservation area than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 100%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, below Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Listed buildings per head: 3 for every 10,000 residents of Cawston.
2listed buildingsD−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
2%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
3
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsC+
Results at Cawston’s schools trail 64% of towns in England
GCSE results at the 5 secondary schools within 3 km: 46% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 47. There is one school here; it is shown below. Key Stage 2 results at the 11 primary schools within 3 km: 55% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
C+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cawston Grange Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 442 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
The car carries 90% of commuters in Cawston, more than in Warwickshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
36% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Warwickshire’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Cawston counts 0.2 jobs per working resident. Of the commuters living here, 2% work in the town itself.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bus2%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
36%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 13% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 25% of Cawston, above Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
Retirement age and beyond: 9.2% of residents are 65 or older. Cawston has a median age of 34.9. Degrees are held by 48% of adults, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (35%) and England’s towns (34%).
34.9median age
CawstonWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications7%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cawston | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 9.2% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7.4% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Just 2.4% of people in Cawston say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Warwickshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Men in Cawston can expect to live to 81.8, women to 85.7 (2019–23). 89% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Disability touches just over a tenth of the town’s population. Seeing a GP means leaving Cawston: the nearest practice is 1.6 miles away.
89%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Cawston | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Cawston than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Cawston has less crime per resident than nearly three quarters of them. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 209 offences in Cawston and 91 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 53% of recorded crime.
19.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 74% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual110
Damage & arson26
Public order15
Other theft15
Shoplifting11
Burglary8
Vehicle crime7
Drugs6
Anti-social91
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.
19.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
209
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
HousingCost of living grade C+
Few households rent privately in Cawston: 8%, fewer than in Warwickshire’s towns and across England’s towns
72% of households own their home, above both Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,049 a month across the Rugby council area. The £370,000 median rests on 229 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
£370Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cawston£370K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £445,000 | 136 |
| Semi-detached | £290,000 | 45 |
| Terraced | £257,500 | 34 |
| Flat or maisonette | £206,250 | 14 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,049
average private rent a month, Rugby council area
£2,505
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cawston
14pages on Cawston
The big questions
SafetyB+19.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £370K · rent £1,049 a monthHousing67 sold in 12 months · busiest street Trussell WaySchoolsC+1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 81.8 (men), 85.7 (women)Work & commuteA−50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Cawston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Long LawfordDunchurchRugbyOnleyWolstonClifton upon DunsmoreStretton-on-DunsmoreCawston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cawston | 6,475 | — | B | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Long Lawford | 4,369 | 1.5 | B− | B | B− | C+ |
| Dunchurch | 2,603 | 1.5 | B+ | C+ | B− | A |
| Rugby | 78,130 | 2.5 | B | B+ | C | C |
| Onley | 1,667 | 3.3 | — | B− | D | B− |
| Wolston | 2,693 | 3.8 | B− | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Clifton upon Dunsmore | 1,216 | 3.9 | — | B | A | B− |
| Stretton-on-Dunsmore | 1,176 | 4 | — | C | A+ | A |
Onley, Clifton upon Dunsmore and Stretton-on-Dunsmore have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cawston
Is Cawston expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £370,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £206,250, terraced houses £257,500, semi-detached houses £290,000 and detached houses £445,000.
Does Cawston flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Cawston
Town in Warwickshire, England
Cawston is a built-up area of 6,475 people, in the Rugby 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
- 6,475 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Rugby
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003126
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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