Pailton’s story
9 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Pailton’s built-up area.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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PailtonWarwickshire
A village in Warwickshire, West Midlands, home to 483 people.
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Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
483
Census 2021 · Rugby council
Median home
£410K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
52
27% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
42%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Pailton a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Pailton has no grades; its figures are still real. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 9 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 27% of residents.
What makes Pailton stand out
The 3 things Pailton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 7.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pailton.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Pailton than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11% are under 15
42% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (35%) and England’s towns (34%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.5%. Line up the people of Pailton by age and the one in the middle is 52.
52median age
PailtonWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level42%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pailton | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Pailton: just 20% travel under 5 km, below Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nine in ten commuters drove, above both Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). At the census, 47% of workers worked mainly from home. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.3% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
47%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
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
Few households rent privately in Pailton: 13%, fewer than in Warwickshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Owners make up 72% of households. The middle sale price: £410K, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (£325K) and England’s towns (£308K). Private rents average £1,049 a month across the Rugby council area.
£410Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pailton£410K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £465,000 | 8 |
| Terraced | £265,000 | 5 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,049
average private rent a month, Rugby council area
£2,554
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
Homes in Pailton see less burglary and damage than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 4.8 per 1,000 a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 16 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Pailton’s built-up area. Violent crime ran at 17.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (20.9) and England’s towns (22). Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences.
17.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Other theft3
Burglary2
Public order1
Theft from person1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
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.
17.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
16
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 Pailton (82%) report good or very good health
19% of residents have a disability, above both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). Pailton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.7 miles away. The nearest A&E to Pailton is University Hospital, 5.6 miles away.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Pailton | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
80.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.5
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
Old homes shape Pailton: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Warwickshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Pailton has 186 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Of the town’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, above both Warwickshire’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (7%).
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II9
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
38%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
186
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 Pailton
12pages on Pailton
The big questions
Safety17.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £410K · rent £1,049 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Lutterworth RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.5 (men), 83.5 (women)Work & commute57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Pailton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BrinklowLong LawfordUllesthorpeLutterworthRugbyClifton upon DunsmoreCawstonPailton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pailton | 483 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brinklow | 1,121 | 2.8 | — | B | B− | B |
| Long Lawford | 4,369 | 3.7 | B− | B | B− | C+ |
| Ullesthorpe | 1,162 | 4.3 | — | A | B− | A− |
| Lutterworth | 10,519 | 4.4 | A− | A+ | B− | B− |
| Rugby | 78,130 | 4.7 | B | B+ | C | C |
| Clifton upon Dunsmore | 1,216 | 5 | — | B | A | B− |
| Cawston | 6,475 | 5.2 | B | C+ | B+ | B+ |
Brinklow, Ullesthorpe and Clifton upon Dunsmore have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pailton
How many listed buildings are there in Pailton?
That is 7.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Pailton expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £265,000 and detached houses £465,000.
About Pailton
Village in Warwickshire, England
Pailton is a built-up area of 483 people, in the Rugby 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
- 483 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Rugby
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002971
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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