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Home to 1,955 people, this village lies in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Polesworth does especially well on jobs & income: the mean household earns £52,998 a year. Its lowest grade is for schools: primary results beat nearly a third of towns in England; secondary results beat 23% of towns in England. Most journeys need a car: 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median home sold for £248,000, 4.9 times what households in the North Warwickshire council area earn in a year.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Polesworth is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Polesworth 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 Polesworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Polesworth is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Polesworth’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
8% 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 Polesworth.
Half of Polesworth is older than 44.9, half younger. 13% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Warwickshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). On top of that, over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
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.
| Polesworth | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · 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.
Polesworth counts 0.1 jobs per working resident. 30% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Warwickshire’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Home was the main workplace for nearly a quarter of workers at the census. About 1% of its commuters stay in Polesworth for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is no GP practice in Polesworth: the nearest is 1.4 miles off. 19% of residents in Polesworth live with a disability. The nearest A&E to Polesworth is Good Hope Hospital, 9.3 miles away. Men in Polesworth can expect to live to 79.4, women to 82.5 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Polesworth | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Reported offences in Polesworth came to 61 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 34. Violence came to 17.1 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (21) and England’s towns (22). Of all the crimes, 36% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Social renters account for 10% of households. 8% rent privately, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £982 a month across the North Warwickshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £370,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £239,225 | 42 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 4 of them. Of Polesworth’s land, 16% lies in conservation areas, between Warwickshire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (7%). Also worth knowing: 2 scheduled monuments lie locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Polesworth. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryPolesworth Abbeyin town
MuseumStatfold Barn Railway and Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumNational Fairground Museum3.7 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polesworth | 1,955 | — | — | C+ | B | C+ |
| Polesworth and Dordon | 7,552 | 1 | C− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Warton | 1,472 | 1.2 | — | C− | B− | C+ |
| Grendon | 2,427 | 2.3 | — | C | B− | C |
| Tamworth | 76,074 | 2.7 | C− | B | C− | C− |
| Austrey | 1,140 | 2.9 | — | D | B+ | B− |
| Baddesley Ensor | 1,285 | 3.1 | — | B− | B+ | C− |
| Wood End (North Warwickshire) | 1,562 | 3.1 | — | C | B− | C− |
Warton, Grendon, Austrey, Baddesley Ensor and Wood End (North Warwickshire) have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
GCSE results trail 77% of towns in England, and primary results trail 69% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Warwickshire council.
Village in Warwickshire, England
Polesworth is a built-up area of 1,955 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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