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The town, home to 6,744 people, lies in Warwickshire, West Midlands. Primary school results beat 91% of towns in England.
Coleshill’s weakest subject is safety — 27.4 violent and sexual offences and 31 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Only 10% of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have more crime per resident. Prices are high against local incomes: the median home sold for £268,000, 5.3 years of area income. Jobs & income is its strong suit — mean household income £52,727; 2.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The overall grade comes out at C, #27 of 34 in Warwickshire. That leaves it better than 29% of UK towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B− for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Coleshill 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 Coleshill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 55 buildings inside Coleshill’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
5% 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 Coleshill.
There were 18.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Warwickshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 30% of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 500 offences were reported in Coleshill, along with 136 incidents of anti-social behaviour.
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.
Some 1,943 pupils attend Coleshill’s three primaries and one secondary. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Attainment 8 at the 6 secondary schools within 3 km averages 40.3, and a third of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleshill Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 336 | B+ |
| The Coleshill SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,177 | C |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 234 | A+ |
Social housing holds 10% of households, below Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £982 a month across the North Warwickshire council area. Behind the median of £268,000: 312 standard sales inside Coleshill’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £415,250 | 58 |
| Semi-detached | £293,750 | 112 |
| Terraced | £235,000 | 83 |
| Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | 59 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest A&E to Coleshill is Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, 5.3 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 71% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Women here live to 83.6 on average and men to 78.7 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Coleshill | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
83% of commuters drove, above Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For 36% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Coleshill has 82 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 5% of the total, below Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. At 46.7, the median resident of Coleshill sits in the middle of the age range. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below both Warwickshire’s towns (35%) and England’s towns (34%).
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Coleshill | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Coleshill. Best known first.
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum3.8 km outside town, to the south · 250K visitors a year
CastleMaxstoke Castle2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMiddleton Hall3 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric houseMoxhull Hall3.2 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
55 listed buildings in Coleshill, 1 of them Grade I.
Coleshill Bridge: Photo: Mark Walton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Swan Hotel: Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old School: Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Wheeley Moor Farmhouse: Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
6 notable people were born in Coleshill.
Chris Dangerfield: Los Angeles Aztecs, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleshill | 6,744 | — | C | C | D | C+ |
| Water Orton | 3,484 | 1.6 | C | C | C+ | C+ |
| Curdworth | 1,146 | 2.5 | — | D | C+ | B |
| Kingsbury | 3,555 | 4.8 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Meriden | 2,203 | 5 | — | B− | C− | B+ |
| Hampton in Arden | 1,867 | 5.1 | — | C | C+ | A− |
| Hurley | 1,420 | 5.1 | — | C+ | C+ | C− |
| New Arley | 1,666 | 5.9 | — | B | C | C |
Curdworth, Meriden, Hampton in Arden, Hurley and New Arley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Coleshill is £2,594 for 2026–27, more than in 84% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Warwickshire, England
Coleshill is a built-up area of 6,744 people, in the North Warwickshire 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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