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With 3,001 residents, it is a town in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Where it does best is schools (B+): primary results beat 87% of towns in England; secondary results beat 46% of towns in England. At B+ overall, Henley-in-Arden is better than just over two thirds of UK towns and ranks #10 of 34 in Warwickshire. Walkability is a strength too (B+) — 18% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Buying the median home, at £377,500, takes 6.3 years of household income in the Stratford-on-Avon council area. Natural hazards weigh more here: nearly one in ten homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Henley-in-Arden is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Henley-in-Arden does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 115 buildings inside Henley-in-Arden’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →115 listed buildings in Henley-in-Arden, 2 of them Grade I.
Church of St Nicholas: Photo: David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The White Swan Hotel: Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Market Cross: Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Manor House: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Henley-in-Arden.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.4%, below both Warwickshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Henley-in-Arden in two is 52.5. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Henley-in-Arden | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Of its 4 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Henley-in-Arden’s two primaries and one secondary have 905 pupils between them. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 44.5, and 45% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henley-In-Arden CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 121 | C− |
| Henley In Arden SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 682 | B− |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 102 | A+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Henley-in-Arden keeps 383 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (48) and England’s towns (39). This Warwickshire town counts 115 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include the Church of St John the Baptist Including Wall to Guildhall, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · 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.
Working mainly from home: 40% of workers, above Warwickshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 80% of commuters got to work at the census. About 15% of its commuters stay in Henley-in-Arden for work. There are 1.4 jobs in Henley-in-Arden for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Women here live to 84.6 on average and men to 81.8 (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 99% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Henley-in-Arden is Alexandra Hospital, 5.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Henley-in-Arden | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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 median sale, £377,500, comes from 169 standard sales inside Henley-in-Arden’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,149 a month across the Stratford-on-Avon council area. Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, about level with Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and above England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £580,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £430,000 | 41 |
| Terraced | £335,000 | 61 |
| Flat or maisonette | £169,000 | 36 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 51% were violence and sexual offences. Police figures for Henley-in-Arden’s built-up area: 142 crimes and 34 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence comes to 23.5 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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
4 notable people were born in Henley-in-Arden.
Mat Jackson: Robk23oxf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William James: W. Roffe, Public domain
Town in Warwickshire, England
Henley-in-Arden is a built-up area of 3,001 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henley-in-Arden | 3,001 | — | B+ | B− | B− | B |
| Claverdon | 1,310 | 3 | — | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Kingswood | 1,197 | 3.9 | — | C | B+ | A+ |
| Hockley Heath | 1,899 | 4.4 | — | C | B− | A |
| Snitterfield | 1,055 | 5.2 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Studley | 6,039 | 5.3 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Alcester | 6,425 | 6.2 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Hatton | 1,953 | 6.3 | — | C+ | A− | A |
Claverdon, Kingswood, Hockley Heath, Snitterfield and Hatton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St John the Baptist Including Wall to Guildhall. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £377,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £169,000, terraced houses £335,000, semi-detached houses £430,000 and detached houses £580,000.
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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