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A large town of 88,818 in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Nuneaton grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 19% of UK towns, and #31 of 34 in Warwickshire. Its strongest subject is walkability (B): 15% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is safety (D): 42.7 violent and sexual offences and 18.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns and cities of 50,000 or more, it has less crime per resident than 47%. The median home sold for £242,000 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the Nuneaton and Bedworth council area earn in a year.
The 2 things Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Nuneaton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 3 old photos and postcards going back to 1923.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nuneaton.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
There were 23.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8). The 12 months to August 2026 brought 7,923 recorded crimes inside Nuneaton’s built-up area, and 2,447 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 45% of the total.
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.
Nuneaton’s 23 primaries and seven secondaries have 14,675 pupils between them. Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy’s results beat 94% of schools in England like it. Secondary results at the town’s 6 secondary schools: an Attainment 8 score of 47, with 47% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Of its 35 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wembrook Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 681 | A |
| Higham Lane SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,516 | B+ |
| Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 572 | A |
Asked at the census, four in five residents of Nuneaton said they were in good or very good health. 12 GP practices serve the town; nearly three quarters of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 5.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Nuneaton | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Nuneaton’s land, 2% lies in conservation areas, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (7%). The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St Nicolas, Grade I. It has 3 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly a quarter of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Of the commuters living in Nuneaton, 34% work in the town itself. There are 0.7 jobs in Nuneaton for each resident in work. Households had £50K a year before tax, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (£59K) and England’s towns (£55K).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The £242,000 median rests on 3,554 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Two thirds of households own their home, about level with Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and above England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £926 a month across the Nuneaton and Bedworth council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £335,000 | 1,225 |
| Semi-detached | £235,000 | 1,302 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 845 |
| Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | 182 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Nuneaton has a median age of 40.1. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Nuneaton | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Nuneaton. Best known first.
MuseumNuneaton Museum and Art Galleryin town
CastleHartshill Castle700 m outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseArbury Hall1.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBedworth Heritage Centre2.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHinckley and District Museum3.1 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseAstley Castle1.7 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
29 listed buildings in Nuneaton, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Nicolas: Photo: Dave Kelly · CC BY-SA 2.0 · North Lodge, Arbury Hall: Photo: Ian Dunckley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Benedictine priory and precinct of St Mary, Nuneaton: Photo: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ritz Cinema: Photo: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 4.0
132 notable people were born in Nuneaton.
George Eliot: replica by François D’Albert Durade (1804–1886), Public domain · Ken Loach: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gareth Edwards: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peter Whittingham: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ben Daniels: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0 · Richard K. Guy: Thane Plambeck from Palo Alto, California, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuneaton | 88,818 | — | C− | B− | D | C− |
| Bermuda | 2,071 | 1.2 | — | B | C | C |
| Hartshill | 2,826 | 2.3 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Bedworth | 31,083 | 3.2 | C− | B | D | D |
| Ansley | 1,046 | 3.4 | — | C+ | D | C |
| Mancetter and Witherley | 2,689 | 3.9 | D− | D | C | C− |
| Bulkington | 5,670 | 3.9 | C | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| New Arley | 1,666 | 4 | — | B | C | C |
Bermuda, Ansley and New Arley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
About the middle for its size: 53% of the 207 UK towns and cities of 50,000 or more report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them far smaller, it grades D.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Nuneaton is £2,503 for 2026–27, more than in 65% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Large town in Warwickshire, England
Nuneaton is a built-up area of 88,818 people, in the Nuneaton and Bedworth 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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