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Population 185: a village in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Priors Hardwick has no grades; its figures are still real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Pre-1919 homes make up 53% of the housing. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Priors Hardwick does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Priors Hardwick’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
53% 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 Priors Hardwick.
Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The middle age in Priors Hardwick is 50.6. 38% of adults hold a degree.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 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.
| Priors Hardwick | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 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 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Income per household averages £64K a year, before tax. The car took 86% of commuters, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). In addition, 50% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up just over one in ten households. 7% live in social housing, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). That is the middle of 6 standard sales inside Priors Hardwick’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £880,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 1.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Warwickshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Burglary and damage come to 9 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 nearest A&E to Priors Hardwick is Horton General Hospital, 10.3 miles away. 87% of people in Priors Hardwick rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 3.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Warwickshire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Priors Hardwick | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.8% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Priors Hardwick counts 973 listed buildings, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (48) and England’s towns (39). The town counts 18 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade II*. The national list protects one ancient monument here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priors Hardwick | 185 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Napton on the Hill | 1,063 | 3.1 | — | C | A− | B |
| Byfield | 1,303 | 3.3 | — | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Woodford Halse | 4,288 | 4.7 | B− | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Southam | 8,103 | 4.8 | A− | B+ | B− | B |
| Bishop's Itchington | 2,530 | 5.1 | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Stockton | 1,504 | 5.2 | — | B | A− | B |
| Long Itchington | 2,500 | 6.3 | B | B− | C+ | A− |
Napton on the Hill, Byfield and Stockton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 39.9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Priors Hardwick is £2,422 for 2026–27, less than in 55% 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.
Village in Warwickshire, England
Priors Hardwick is a built-up area of 185 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
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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