Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 2,500 residents in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Overall, Long Itchington earns a B, which places it #13 of 34 in Warwickshire. Set against the rest, it does better than 64% of UK towns. Its best grade is for health (A−) — life expectancy is 81.6 for men and 86.5 for women. Schools are a strength too (B+) — primary results beat 55% of towns in England; secondary results beat 70% of towns in England. The trade-off is walkability — nearly one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A median £355,000 buys a home here, 5.9 times what households in the Stratford-on-Avon council area earn in a year. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, B− for jobs & income and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Long Itchington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Long Itchington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Long Itchington’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*.
18% 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 Long Itchington.
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.
42% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Household income came to £64K a year before tax, above both Warwickshire’s towns (£59K) and England’s towns (£55K). Of the commuters living in Long Itchington, 7% work in the town itself. For every resident in work, Long Itchington has 0.5 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 49.9, with 49% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Below is its only school. Key Stage 2 results at the 5 primary schools within 3 km: 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Itchington CofE AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 179 | D |
The nearest A&E to Long Itchington is Warwick Hospital, 8.2 miles away. At the census, 85% of people in Long Itchington called their health good or very good, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). 4% of residents report bad or very bad health. Seeing a GP means leaving Long Itchington: the nearest practice is 2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Long Itchington | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Residents of Long Itchington have a median age of 42.8. 7% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Long Itchington | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 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.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, above Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Long Itchington has 18 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade II*. For its size, Long Itchington has 72 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Reported offences in Long Itchington came to 97 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 40. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 16.8 reports per 1,000, above Warwickshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Of all the crimes, 44% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Owners make up 70% of households, above Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £1,149 a month across the Stratford-on-Avon council area. The £355,000 median rests on 102 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £532,250 | 49 |
| Semi-detached | £312,500 | 30 |
| Terraced | £250,250 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Town in Warwickshire, England
Long Itchington is a built-up area of 2,500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Itchington | 2,500 | — | B | B− | C+ | A− |
| Stockton | 1,504 | 1.4 | — | B | A− | B |
| Southam | 8,103 | 1.9 | A− | B+ | B− | B |
| Napton on the Hill | 1,063 | 3.8 | — | C | A− | B |
| Harbury | 2,751 | 4.3 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Radford Semele | 2,301 | 4.5 | — | B | A− | A− |
| Bishop's Itchington | 2,530 | 4.8 | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Stretton-on-Dunsmore | 1,176 | 5 | — | C | A+ | A |
Stockton, Napton on the Hill, Radford Semele and Stretton-on-Dunsmore have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £355,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £250,250, semi-detached houses £312,500 and detached houses £532,250. Household incomes are higher than in 76% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B−.
About the middle for its size: 60% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+. Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
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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