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A village in Warwickshire, West Midlands, home to 449 people.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Clifford Chambers has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 4% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 24 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.
The 3 things Clifford Chambers does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Clifford Chambers’ built-up area.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Clifford Chambers. Best known first.
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace2.6 km outside town, to the north
ZooStratford Butterfly Farm2.3 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHall's Croft2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumShakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall2.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionShakespeare's New Place2.3 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionNash's House2.3 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clifford Chambers.
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town. 8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Warwickshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Residents of Clifford Chambers have a median age of 56. Degrees are held by 43% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Clifford Chambers | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 52% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 31% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 52% of workers worked mainly from home, above Warwickshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. In 2026, 1.8% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 8% of households, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,149 a month across the Stratford-on-Avon council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 19 homes sold inside Clifford Chambers’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £343,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £840,000 | 10 |
| Terraced | £260,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 15.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below Warwickshire’s towns (20.9) and England’s towns (22) alike. Reported offences in Clifford Chambers came to 12 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 3. A third 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.
At the census, 3.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 85% of Clifford Chambers’ residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 1.6 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Clifford Chambers | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them. Per 10,000 residents, Clifford Chambers counts 535 listed buildings. Homes from before 1919 make up 29% of the total, above Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Chambers | 449 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 28,112 | 1.8 | B+ | B− | C− | B+ |
| Tiddington | 1,687 | 2.9 | — | B− | C+ | A+ |
| Welford-on-Avon | 1,692 | 2.9 | — | C− | A− | B+ |
| Lower Quinton | 1,691 | 3.3 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Meon Vale | 1,413 | 3.9 | — | B | D− | A− |
| Snitterfield | 1,055 | 5 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Ettington | 1,064 | 5.2 | — | C | B | A |
Tiddington, Welford-on-Avon, Lower Quinton, Meon Vale, Snitterfield and Ettington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 21.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £343,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £260,000 and detached houses £840,000.
Village in Warwickshire, England
Clifford Chambers is a built-up area of 449 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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