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With 1,216 residents, it is a village in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Clifton upon Dunsmore’s strongest subject is safety (A): 9.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 5.8 home and vehicle crimes. Homes sell for a median £295,000, about 5.2 years of what households in the Rugby council area earn. The local economy does well: mean household income £73,653; 2.3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Clifton upon Dunsmore has its subject grades alone.
The 3 things Clifton upon Dunsmore 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 Clifton upon Dunsmore is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Clifton upon Dunsmore has its subject grades alone.
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Historic England lists them inside Clifton upon Dunsmore’s built-up area.
20% 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 Clifton upon Dunsmore.
Violence and sexual offences made up just over two fifths of the total. Over the year to August 2026, 27 offences were reported in Clifton upon Dunsmore, along with 6 incidents of anti-social behaviour. There were 3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Warwickshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
Its only school is listed below. GCSE results at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km: 58% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 52.1. 224 pupils attend Clifton upon Dunsmore’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 224 | B− |
Just over one in ten households are private tenants. Social housing holds one in ten households, below both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of the 47 standard sales inside Clifton upon Dunsmore’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £295,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £435,000 | 17 |
| Semi-detached | £295,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £241,000 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Clifton upon Dunsmore has 6 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 20% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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 carried just over four in five commuters at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 51%, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%). 3% of commuters who live in Clifton upon Dunsmore also work there. There are 0.3 jobs in Clifton upon Dunsmore 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 census, 4.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Warwickshire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Clifton upon Dunsmore has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1 miles away. The nearest A&E to Clifton upon Dunsmore is University Hospital, 9.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Clifton upon Dunsmore | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Ages in Clifton upon Dunsmore split evenly at 50.3: half are older, half younger. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). In addition, 8.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Clifton upon Dunsmore | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton upon Dunsmore | 1,216 | — | — | B | A | B− |
| Rugby | 78,130 | 1.4 | B | B+ | C | C |
| Long Lawford | 4,369 | 3.4 | B− | B | B− | C+ |
| Kilsby | 1,341 | 3.7 | — | C | B | B |
| Cawston | 6,475 | 3.9 | B | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Onley | 1,667 | 3.9 | — | B− | D | B− |
| Dunchurch | 2,603 | 4 | B+ | C+ | B− | A |
| Crick | 2,245 | 4.3 | — | C | B | B+ |
Kilsby, Onley and Crick have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2 times the typical UK town for its size.
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Village in Warwickshire, England
Clifton upon Dunsmore is a built-up area of 1,216 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
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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