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A town of 2,689 in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Mancetter and Witherley grades D− overall against UK towns: better than 4% of UK towns. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £357,500, 7.1 years of area income; rent £971 a month.
The 3 things Mancetter and Witherley 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 Mancetter and Witherley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 21 buildings inside Mancetter and Witherley’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
10% 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 Mancetter and Witherley.
Mancetter and Witherley sits below both Warwickshire’s towns (35%) and England’s towns (34%) on this measure. Over-65s are 26% of the population. Mancetter and Witherley has a median age of 48.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Mancetter and Witherley | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witherley Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 100 | B− |
That puts Mancetter and Witherley above both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). 7% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £450,000 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 17 |
| Terraced | £242,972 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
On this, Mancetter and Witherley is below both Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Mancetter and Witherley’s share in bad or very bad health, 7.4%, is the highest of the 68 towns in Warwickshire. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Mancetter and Witherley | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.4% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
In the comparison, Mancetter and Witherley comes above both Warwickshire’s towns (20.9) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 171 crimes inside Mancetter and Witherley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 34 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes see 12.6 burglaries and acts of damage 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Mancetter and Witherley has 21 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 10% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Mancetter and Witherley, that is above both Warwickshire’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%). 14% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mancetter and Witherley. Best known first.
CastleHartshill Castle1.7 km outside town, to the southBattlefieldBattlefieldBattle of Bosworth 14854.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumNorth Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub1 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
21 listed buildings in Mancetter and Witherley, 2 of them Grade I.
Church of St Peter: Photo: Andy and Hilary · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gramer's Almhouses: Photo: Andy and Hilary · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gramer Cottages: Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Mythe Lane Cottage: Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mancetter and Witherley | 2,689 | — | D− | D | C | C− |
| Atherstone | 8,666 | 0.8 | C | B | D | D |
| Hartshill | 2,826 | 1.9 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Grendon | 2,427 | 3.2 | — | C | B− | C |
| Baddesley Ensor | 1,285 | 3.2 | — | B− | B+ | C− |
| Ansley | 1,046 | 3.6 | — | C+ | D | C |
| Nuneaton | 88,818 | 3.9 | C− | B− | D | C− |
| Polesworth and Dordon | 7,552 | 4.6 | C− | C+ | C+ | C |
Grendon, Baddesley Ensor and Ansley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Peter. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
At the 2021 Census, 10% of Mancetter and Witherley’s 2,689 residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
GCSE results trail 71% of towns in England, and primary results trail 70% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Warwickshire council.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 71% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Police recorded 171 crimes inside Mancetter and Witherley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 51% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Town in Warwickshire, England
Mancetter and Witherley is a built-up area of 2,689 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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