Long Compton’s story
33 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Long Compton’s built-up area.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Long ComptonWarwickshire
A village of 874 in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Karen Roe · CC BY 2.0
Population
874
Census 2021 · Stratford-on-Avon council
Median home
£578K
43 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.2
28% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
45%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Long Compton a good place to live?
Long Compton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Long Compton stand out
The 3 things Long Compton does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.1 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 Long Compton.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Long Compton: 13% commute under 5 km, below Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
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.
Working from home was the norm for 44% of workers at the census. 87% of commuters drove, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 1.5% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Work in town: a tenth of resident commuters.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
44%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£53K
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
Schools
The schools around Long Compton
Below is its only school. 70% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 97 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorns Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 97 | B+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
A home in Long Compton sells for £578K, more than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns
Home ownership stands at 74% of households. Private renters make up 13% of households, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). That is the middle of 43 standard sales inside Long Compton’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£578Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Long Compton£578K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £840,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £526,250 | 8 |
| Terraced | £365,000 | 16 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,149
average private rent a month, Stratford-on-Avon council area
£2,462
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
Violence is recorded less often in Long Compton than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year
Homes saw 8.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (11.9) and England’s towns (9.4). Over the year to August 2026, 14 offences were reported in Long Compton. Violence and sexual offences were 29% of the crimes.
5.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft5
Violence & sexual4
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Burglary1
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social0
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.
5.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
14
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
Most people in Long Compton (84%) report good or very good health
There is no GP practice in Long Compton: the nearest is 3.6 miles off. The nearest A&E to Long Compton is Horton General Hospital, 11.1 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Long Compton | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
82.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Long Compton: 46% were built before 1919, more than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Long Compton’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (7%). The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 378 for every 10,000 residents of the town. Also worth knowing: the top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
33listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II32
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Peter and St Paul Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
46%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
378
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
Long Compton skews older, with 28% of residents 65 or over, more than Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.1% of the town, below both Warwickshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Typical age in Long Compton: 50.2, the median. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
50.2median age
Long ComptonWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level45%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Long Compton | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Chastleton House and 2 more in and around Long Compton
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Long Compton. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustChastleton House4.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumChipping Norton Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteWhispering Knights1 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Chastleton House: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Long Compton
13pages on Long Compton
The big questions
Safety5.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £578K · rent £1,149 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 months · busiest street Main StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 82.2 (men), 85.8 (women)Work & commute61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Long Compton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Chipping NortonHook NortonMoreton-in-MarshShipston-on-StourStow-on-the-WoldBlockleyBloxhamLong Compton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Compton | 874 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chipping Norton | 6,991 | 3.9 | B | B | C+ | C |
| Hook Norton | 2,188 | 4.1 | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | 5,015 | 5 | C+ | C | C+ | B+ |
| Shipston-on-Stour | 5,852 | 5.4 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Stow-on-the-Wold | 1,907 | 7.3 | — | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Blockley | 1,069 | 7.9 | — | C− | B | A |
| Bloxham | 3,681 | 8.7 | B+ | C | B− | A |
Hook Norton, Stow-on-the-Wold and Blockley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Long Compton
How many listed buildings are there in Long Compton?
33 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 15.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Is Long Compton expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £365,000, semi-detached houses £526,250 and detached houses £840,000. Private rents in the Stratford-on-Avon council area averaged £1,149 a month in August 2026.
About Long Compton
Village in Warwickshire, England
Long Compton is a built-up area of 874 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
- 874 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003980
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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