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The town has 2,751 residents and lies in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
School results are strong: primary results beat 84% of towns in England. At A overall, Harbury ranks #2 of 34 in Warwickshire. On that grade it does better than 92% of UK towns. Health is a strength too: life expectancy is 81.6 for men and 86.5 for women. What holds it back is walkability — 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Buying the median home, at £380,000, takes 6.3 years of household income in the Stratford-on-Avon council area.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Harbury 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 Harbury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Harbury’s built-up area.
15% 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 Harbury.
Below is its only school. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 200 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbury CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 200 | B+ |
The nearest A&E to Harbury is Warwick Hospital, 6.6 miles away. At the census, 86% of people in Harbury called their health good or very good, above both Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Women here live to 86.5 on average and men to 81.6 (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 85% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Harbury | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 5.2 reports per 1,000, below Warwickshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violent crime comes to 11.3 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 72 crimes and 12 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Harbury’s built-up area. Homes see 8.5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The census counted 44% of workers working mainly from home; what’s more, the car took 86% of commuters, above both Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 2.8% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. About nearly a tenth of its commuters stay in Harbury for work.
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.
Relative to its size, Harbury keeps 105 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Warwickshire’s towns (48) and England’s towns (39) alike. The town has 29 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Before 1919: that is when 15% of homes were built.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Owners make up 79% of households, above Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. The social rented sector houses 11% of households. Harbury is the second most expensive of the 34 towns in Warwickshire, at £380,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £507,500 | 66 |
| Semi-detached | £347,500 | 52 |
| Terraced | £263,750 | 28 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
16% of residents are children under 15, and people aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Warwickshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Typical age in Harbury: 48.4, the median. Among adults, 45% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Harbury | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
29 listed buildings in Harbury.
Church of All Saints: Photo: Fitzsimons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wissett Lodge: Photo: Fitzsimons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Butchers: Photo: Fitzsimons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harbury War Memorial: Photo: Fitzsimons · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbury | 2,751 | — | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Bishop's Itchington | 2,530 | 1.7 | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Southam | 8,103 | 3.3 | A− | B+ | B− | B |
| Radford Semele | 2,301 | 3.4 | — | B | A− | A− |
| Whitnash | 8,914 | 3.6 | A | B | A− | C+ |
| Bishop's Tachbrook | 2,086 | 3.9 | — | B | A− | A |
| Long Itchington | 2,500 | 4.3 | B | B− | C+ | A− |
| Stockton | 1,504 | 4.9 | — | B | A− | B |
Radford Semele, Bishop's Tachbrook and Stockton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Police recorded 72 crimes inside Harbury’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 36% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Primary results beat 84% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Warwickshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £380,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £263,750, semi-detached houses £347,500 and detached houses £507,500.
Town in Warwickshire, England
Harbury is a built-up area of 2,751 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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