Pillerton Priors’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Pillerton Priors’ built-up area.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Pillerton PriorsWarwickshire
The village, home to 311 people, lies in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
311
Census 2021 · Stratford-on-Avon council
Median home
£600K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.7
23% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Pillerton Priors a good place to live?
There are no grades for Pillerton Priors: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 4% of commuters. 5 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
What makes Pillerton Priors stand out
The 3 things Pillerton Priors does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% 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*; 6.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pillerton Priors.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 7% in Pillerton Priors, fewer than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 55% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 55% of workers, above Warwickshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 94% of commuters got to work at the census. Among 16 to 64s, 1.4% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot4%
7%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
55%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£65K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
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
A home in Pillerton Priors sells for £600K, more than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns
Owners make up nearly nine in ten households, above both Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 3% of households. In addition, the social rented sector houses 7% of households.
£600Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pillerton Priors£600K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £600,000 | 14 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
3%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,149
average private rent a month, Stratford-on-Avon council area
£2,432
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
Pillerton Priors records less violent crime per resident than Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.4 per 1,000 a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 7 crimes inside Pillerton Priors’s built-up area. Burglary and damage came to 16.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above Warwickshire’s towns (11.9) and England’s towns (9.4) alike.
5.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft3
Burglary3
Robbery1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
5.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
7
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Pillerton Priors, 9% of residents, than in Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 2.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 86% of residents of Pillerton Priors said they were in good or very good health. Seeing a GP means leaving Pillerton Priors: the nearest practice is 3.5 miles away.
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Pillerton Priors | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9% | 17% | 17% |
82.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Pillerton Priors is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Pillerton Priors counts 161 listed buildings. 29% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%).
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
29%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
161
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
More people in Pillerton Priors hold a degree than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 49%
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Warwickshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. Ages in Pillerton Priors split evenly at 51.7: half are older, half younger.
51.7median age
Pillerton PriorsWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pillerton Priors | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pillerton Priors
12pages on Pillerton Priors
The big questions
Safety5.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £600K · rent £1,149 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.5 (men), 84.1 (women)Work & commute64% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Pillerton Priors’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
EttingtonKinetonWellesbourneShipston-on-StourTiddingtonLower QuintonStratford-upon-AvonPillerton Priors
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillerton Priors | 311 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ettington | 1,064 | 1.5 | — | C | B | A |
| Kineton | 2,235 | 3.5 | — | B | C+ | B |
| Wellesbourne | 7,015 | 4.7 | B | B | B | A− |
| Shipston-on-Stour | 5,852 | 5 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Tiddington | 1,687 | 6.7 | — | B− | C+ | A+ |
| Lower Quinton | 1,691 | 7.1 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 28,112 | 7.6 | B+ | B− | C− | B+ |
Ettington, Kineton, Tiddington and Lower Quinton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pillerton Priors
Is Pillerton Priors expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Stratford-on-Avon council area averaged £1,149 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Pillerton Priors?
That is 6.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Pillerton Priors
Village in Warwickshire, England
Pillerton Priors is a built-up area of 311 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
- 311 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003657
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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