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A town in Warwickshire, West Midlands, home to 8,914 people.
On jobs & income it is strong — mean household income £59,469; 2.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Safety is a strength too (A−): 15.3 violent and sexual offences and 7.1 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It takes 5.2 years of household income in the Warwick council area to buy the median home, at £325,000. The overall grade comes out at A, #3 of 34 in Warwickshire. That leaves it better than 90% of UK towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 2 things Whitnash 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 Whitnash is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Whitnash’s built-up area.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Whitnash. Best known first.
CastleWarwick Castle3.6 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryRoyal Pump Rooms1.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumSt John's House3.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMarket Hall Warwickshire Museum4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumRoyal Regiment of Fusiliers3.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Museum of The Queen’s Royal Hussars3.5 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Whitnash.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, below both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). Relative to its size, Whitnash keeps 15 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. This Warwickshire town has one registered historic park or garden.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
St. Margaret's CofE Junior School’s results beat 75% of schools in England like it. Of its 5 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Attainment 8 at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km averages 45.4, and 47% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitnash Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 413 | B+ |
| Campion SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,245 | C |
| St. Margaret's CofE Junior SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 356 | A− |
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 271 recorded crimes inside Whitnash’s built-up area, and 53 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Whitnash has less crime per resident than 83% of them. 58% of the crimes fell under 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.
The private rented sector houses 14% of households. Social housing holds 10% of households, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,241 a month across the Warwick council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £471,000 | 80 |
| Semi-detached | £325,000 | 214 |
| Terraced | £278,500 | 83 |
| Flat or maisonette | £166,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; nearly three quarters of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 16% of residents have a disability, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). Life expectancy here is 83.2 for women and 79.4 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Whitnash | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 15% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. The car carried 83% of commuters at the census. Whitnash counts 0.2 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Whitnash has a median age of 40.9 years. Among adults, 37% have a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, below Warwickshire’s towns (20%) and close to England’s towns (18%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Whitnash | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitnash | 8,914 | — | A | B | A− | C+ |
| Radford Semele | 2,301 | 1.4 | — | B | A− | A− |
| Bishop's Tachbrook | 2,086 | 1.6 | — | B | A− | A |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 51,321 | 1.7 | B | B | C− | C+ |
| Warwick | 36,673 | 2.5 | B | B | C− | B− |
| Cubbington | 3,895 | 3.3 | A | B− | A− | A− |
| Harbury | 2,751 | 3.6 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Barford | 1,428 | 3.8 | — | C+ | B | A |
Radford Semele, Bishop's Tachbrook and Barford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 85% of towns in England. Secondary results are closer to the middle, beating 52%.
Town in Warwickshire, England
Whitnash is a built-up area of 8,914 people, in the Warwick 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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