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A town of 2,603 in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Dunchurch grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 68% of UK towns, and #11 of 34 in Warwickshire. Its strongest subject is health (A): life expectancy 82.6 for men, 87.2 for women. Its weakest is schools (C+): primary results beat 19% of towns in England; secondary results beat 64% of towns in England. The median home sold for £365,000 in the last three years, 6.4 times what households in the Rugby council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Dunchurch 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 Dunchurch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 45 buildings inside Dunchurch’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
18% 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 Dunchurch.
Women here live to 87.2 on average and men to 82.6 (2019–23). At the census, 86% of people in Dunchurch called their health good or very good, above both Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Dunchurch is University Hospital, 8.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Dunchurch | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 263 | B+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Dunchurch’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, above both Warwickshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (7%). For its size, Dunchurch has 173 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Dunchurch has 45 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Dunchurch sits below both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. 73% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £460,000 | 49 |
| Semi-detached | £290,125 | 18 |
| Terraced | £267,475 | 26 |
| Flat or maisonette | £278,250 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Dunchurch below both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%). 84% of commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 133 crimes inside Dunchurch’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 36 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 25.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above Warwickshire’s towns (20.9) and close to England’s towns (22). Violence and sexual offences were 63% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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
On this, Dunchurch is above both Warwickshire’s towns (35%) and England’s towns (34%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. Dunchurch has a median age of 46.7.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Dunchurch | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
45 listed buildings in Dunchurch.
Church of St Peter: Photo: Jack Fitzsimons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Deerhurst and Attached Former Stables and Coach House Madame Louise Hairdressers the Old Post Office: Photo: Andy F · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Almshouses: Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · The Old Forge: Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunchurch | 2,603 | — | B+ | C+ | B− | A |
| Cawston | 6,475 | 1.5 | B | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Onley | 1,667 | 2 | — | B− | D | B− |
| Rugby | 78,130 | 2.8 | B | B+ | C | C |
| Long Lawford | 4,369 | 2.9 | B− | B | B− | C+ |
| Clifton upon Dunsmore | 1,216 | 4 | — | B | A | B− |
| Kilsby | 1,341 | 4.7 | — | C | B | B |
| Braunston | 1,519 | 4.8 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
Onley, Clifton upon Dunsmore, Kilsby and Braunston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £365,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £278,250, terraced houses £267,475, semi-detached houses £290,125 and detached houses £460,000.
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Town in Warwickshire, England
Dunchurch is a built-up area of 2,603 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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