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This town in Warwickshire, West Midlands has a population of 2,826.
Hartshill’s overall grade is D, better than nearly one in ten UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #32 of 34 in Warwickshire. Crime is the sore point: 36.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 18.4 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 12%. Schools lag: primary results beat 22% of towns in England; secondary results beat 29% of towns in England. At a median £225,000, a home costs 4.5 times the yearly income of households in the North Warwickshire council area. Natural hazards are few (B+).
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 2 things Hartshill 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 Hartshill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Hartshill’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
19% 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 Hartshill.
There were 18.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 217 crimes and 64 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Hartshill’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences were 47% of the crimes.
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.
Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 42.6, with 39% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. There is one school here; it is shown below. At the 13 primary schools within 3 km, 55% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Drayton Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 578 | C |
Disability touches 20% of Hartshill’s population. Life expectancy here is 82.7 for women and 76 for men (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Hartshill | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 88% of commuters at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 35%, below both Warwickshire’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, a quarter of workers worked mainly from home. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Ages in Hartshill split evenly at 46.1: half are older, half younger. Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hartshill | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 19%. Relative to its size, Hartshill keeps 18 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
74% of households own their home, above both Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Behind the median of £225,000: 111 standard sales inside Hartshill’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £982 a month across the North Warwickshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £222,500 | 56 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 20 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hartshill. Best known first.
CastleHartshill Castle100 m outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseArbury Hall4.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNuneaton Museum and Art Gallery3.9 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseAstley Castle4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumNorth Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub2.8 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 listed buildings in Hartshill.
Cottage and Bridge Approximately 75 Metres East of Covered Dock and Workshops at British Waterways Maintenance Depot: Photo: Andrew Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Church of the Holy Trinity: Photo: John Brightley · CC BY-SA 2.0
3 notable people were born in Hartshill.
Michael Drayton: Sylvester Harding, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartshill | 2,826 | — | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Mancetter and Witherley | 2,689 | 1.9 | D− | D | C | C− |
| Ansley | 1,046 | 2.1 | — | C+ | D | C |
| Nuneaton | 88,818 | 2.3 | C− | B− | D | C− |
| Atherstone | 8,666 | 2.4 | C | B | D | D |
| Bermuda | 2,071 | 3.1 | — | B | C | C |
| New Arley | 1,666 | 3.2 | — | B | C | C |
| Baddesley Ensor | 1,285 | 4.1 | — | B− | B+ | C− |
Ansley, Bermuda, New Arley and Baddesley Ensor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 71% of towns in England, and primary results trail 78% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Warwickshire council.
Town in Warwickshire, England
Hartshill is a built-up area of 2,826 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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