Lower Brailes’s story
30 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Lower Brailes’ built-up area.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Lower BrailesWarwickshire
With 820 residents, it is a village in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
820
Census 2021 · Stratford-on-Avon council
Median home
£375K
27 sales in 3 years
Median age
56.6
32% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Lower Brailes a good place to live?
Lower Brailes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 9% of commuters. 30 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
What makes Lower Brailes stand out
The 3 things Lower Brailes does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St George; 15 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lower Brailes.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Lower Brailes, fewer than in both Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
Lower Brailes has a median age of 56.6 years. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, above Warwickshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.7% of residents.
56.6median age
Lower BrailesWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Lower Brailes | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Lower Brailes
Below is its only school. Brailes Church of England Primary School’s results beat 85% of schools in England like it. The town’s primary school has 114 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brailes Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 114 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Lower Brailes work nearby than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 19% travel under 5 km
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 average household earns £53K a year before tax. 90% of commuters drove, above Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 44% of workers at the census. Also worth knowing: about 14% of its commuters stay in Lower Brailes for work.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot7%
Bus1%
19%
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
Housing
Private renting is less common in Lower Brailes than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 12%
The median sale price was £375K, above both Warwickshire’s towns (£325K) and England’s towns (£308K). 73% of households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds 13% of households.
£375Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Lower Brailes£375K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £383,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £378,750 | 8 |
| Terraced | £371,250 | 6 |
73%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,149
average private rent a month, Stratford-on-Avon council area
£2,528
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
Violent crime runs low in Lower Brailes: 10.6 per 1,000 residents a year, under Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 25 recorded crimes inside Lower Brailes’s built-up area, and 6 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly a third of recorded crime. Homes see 12.2 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
10.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Public order5
Burglary5
Other theft3
Vehicle crime3
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social6
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.
10.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
25
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
81% of people in Lower Brailes rate their health good or very good
The nearest A&E to Lower Brailes is Horton General Hospital, 9 miles away. Lower Brailes has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.1 miles away.
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Lower Brailes | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Lower Brailes is rich in listed buildings: 366 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Lower Brailes’s listed buildings include the Church of St George, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up just over two fifths of the total, above both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
30listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II28
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St George Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
42%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
366
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lower Brailes
14pages on Lower Brailes
The big questions
Safety10.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £375K · rent £1,149 a monthHousing9 sold in 12 months · busiest street Rectory LaneSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 82.2 (men), 85.8 (women)Work & commute65% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Lower Brailes’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Shipston-on-StourHook NortonEttingtonMoreton-in-MarshBloxhamChipping NortonKinetonLower Brailes
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Brailes | 820 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shipston-on-Stour | 5,852 | 3.6 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Hook Norton | 2,188 | 4.5 | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Ettington | 1,064 | 6.5 | — | C | B | A |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | 5,015 | 7.5 | C+ | C | C+ | B+ |
| Bloxham | 3,681 | 7.6 | B+ | C | B− | A |
| Chipping Norton | 6,991 | 7.7 | B | B | C+ | C |
| Kineton | 2,235 | 7.7 | — | B | C+ | B |
Hook Norton, Ettington and Kineton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Lower Brailes
Who lives in Lower Brailes?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 32% of residents were 65 or over and 34% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 12% were under 15.
How many listed buildings are there in Lower Brailes?
That is 15 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St George.
Is Lower Brailes expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £371,250, semi-detached houses £378,750 and detached houses £383,000. Private rents in the Stratford-on-Avon council area averaged £1,149 a month in August 2026.
About Lower Brailes
Village in Warwickshire, England
Lower Brailes is a built-up area of 820 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
- 820 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003841
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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