Earlswood’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Earlswood’s built-up area.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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EarlswoodWarwickshire
651 residents make their home in this village in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
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Population
651
Census 2021 · Stratford-on-Avon council
Median home
£640K
21 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.1
30% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
41%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Earlswood a good place to live?
Earlswood is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 3% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 5, with 0 at Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £640,000.
What makes Earlswood stand out
The 3 things Earlswood does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.3 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Earlswood.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Earlswood: 13% commute under 5 km, below Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
93% of commuters drove, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). Household income averages £66K a year before tax. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Earlswood is a town of owners: 91% of households own their home, above Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 2% of households. 7% rent privately, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 21 homes sold inside Earlswood’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £640,000.
£640Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Earlswood£640K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £725,000 | 17 |
91%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,149
average private rent a month, Stratford-on-Avon council area
£2,455
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Earlswood records more burglary and damage per resident than Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 35.8 per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 69 offences were reported in Earlswood, along with 9 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 28% were violence and sexual offences. There were 10.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), near Warwickshire’s towns (10.4) and higher than England’s towns (7.8).
22.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual19
Vehicle crime18
Burglary7
Public order5
Other theft5
Damage & arson4
Drugs4
Other crime4
Anti-social9
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.
22.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
35.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
69
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Earlswood than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.3% of residents
86% of Earlswood’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. A disability affects just over a tenth of people here. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.5 miles off.
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Earlswood | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
82.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
More of the land in Earlswood 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.
Earlswood has 77 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above Warwickshire’s towns (48) and England’s towns (39) alike. Before 1919: that is when 15% of homes were built.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
77
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
An older town: 30% of people in Earlswood are 65 or over, more than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns
One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15, and on top of that people aged 15 to 24 make up 9% of the town, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). At 53.1, the median resident of Earlswood sits in the middle of the age range. Graduates make up just over two in five adults.
53.1median age
EarlswoodWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level41%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Earlswood | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Earlswood
13pages on Earlswood
The big questions
Safety22.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £640K · rent £1,149 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Earlswood CommonSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.8 (men), 84.6 (women)Work & commute55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Earlswood’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Cheswick GreenTidbury GreenDickens HeathWythallHockley HeathHollywoodKnowle and DorridgeEarlswood
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlswood | 651 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheswick Green | 2,743 | 1.3 | A | B− | B+ | A |
| Tidbury Green | 1,552 | 1.3 | — | C | C | A |
| Dickens Heath | 4,797 | 1.4 | A | A− | B− | A |
| Wythall | 2,077 | 2 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Hockley Heath | 1,899 | 2.3 | — | C | B− | A |
| Hollywood | 6,944 | 2.7 | B+ | A− | B | B |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 19,323 | 3.6 | A | C | B | A |
Tidbury Green, Wythall and Hockley Heath have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Earlswood
Is Earlswood expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Stratford-on-Avon council area averaged £1,149 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Earlswood?
That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Earlswood
Village in Warwickshire, England
Earlswood is a built-up area of 651 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
- Population
- 651 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003105
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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