Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,039 in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
Studley grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 45% of UK towns, and #22 of 34 in Warwickshire. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is schools (C): primary results beat 23% of towns in England; secondary results beat 40% of towns in England. The median home sold for £295,000 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the Stratford-on-Avon council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Studley 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 Studley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Studley’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1866.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Studley.
That puts Studley above both Warwickshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). 9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The median resident of Studley is 47.9 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Studley | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 217 | B− |
| Studley High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 829 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Studley is below both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%). 88% of commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the comparison, Studley comes above both Warwickshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). 13% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £405,000 | 60 |
| Semi-detached | £300,000 | 96 |
| Terraced | £240,000 | 60 |
| Flat or maisonette | £147,500 | 28 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 337 crimes inside Studley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 79 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 43% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
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
For Studley, that is above both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). One GP practice serves the town; 90% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Studley | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 100% of Studley’s land, above both Warwickshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (7%). Studley has 15 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Studley. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryBordesley Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumForge Mill Needle Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumBordesley Abbey Visitor Centre4.8 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
15 listed buildings in Studley.
Priory Farmhouse: Photo: Colin Craig · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Claremont House: Photo: Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studley | 6,039 | — | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Astwood Bank | 3,248 | 1.8 | B+ | C− | A | A |
| Redditch | 81,634 | 2.4 | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Alcester | 6,425 | 3.6 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Inkberrow | 1,817 | 5.1 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Henley-in-Arden | 3,001 | 5.3 | B+ | B− | B− | B |
| Alvechurch | 3,412 | 6.3 | B+ | B+ | B | A− |
| Blackwell | 1,209 | 7.2 | — | B− | A | A |
Inkberrow and Blackwell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 60% of towns in England, and primary results trail 77% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
About the middle for its size: 63% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+. Burglary was rare, with 7 reports in the year.
Town in Warwickshire, England
Studley is a built-up area of 6,039 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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