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This town in Worcestershire, West Midlands has a population of 3,821.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Where it does best is jobs & income — households earn a mean £77,356 a year, and 1.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Barnt Green’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 76% of UK towns. It ranks #3 of 22 in Worcestershire. People here tend to be in good health: life expectancy is 82.7 for men and 85.3 for women. Its schools fall short: primary results beat 44% of towns in England; secondary results beat 8% of towns in England. The median home sold for £675,000, 11.2 times what households in the Bromsgrove council area earn in a year. Walkability is weaker too: 10% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Barnt Green 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 Barnt Green is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Barnt Green’s built-up area.
14% 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 Barnt Green.
15% of residents in Barnt Green live with a disability, and at the census, 3.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Worcestershire’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Women here live to 85.3 on average and men to 82.7 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Barnt Green is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 6.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Barnt Green | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Some 589 pupils attend Barnt Green’s two primaries. Just over three in five pupils at the 12 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lickey Hills Primary School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 371 | B− |
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.
87% of commuters drove, above both Worcestershire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 50% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Barnt Green, 4% work in the town itself. There are 0.7 jobs in Barnt Green for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Barnt Green has 13 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, about level with Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and below England’s towns (16%). For its size, Barnt Green has 34 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 35% of recorded crime. Violent crime ran at 15.1 per 1,000 residents a year, below Worcestershire’s towns (19.6) and England’s towns (22) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 144 crimes and 20 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Barnt Green’s built-up area.
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.
Private renters make up 9% of households, below both Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (21%). 2% of households rent from a council or housing body. Barnt Green is the most expensive of the 22 towns in Worcestershire: its median sale is £675,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £880,500 | 95 |
| Semi-detached | £495,000 | 23 |
| Terraced | £327,500 | 16 |
| Flat or maisonette | £335,000 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. 28% of residents are 65 or over, above Worcestershire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The age that splits Barnt Green in two is 51.3.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Barnt Green | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 54% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
4 notable people were born in Barnt Green.
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The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnt Green | 3,821 | — | A− | B− | B | A |
| Blackwell | 1,209 | 1.1 | — | B− | A | A |
| Alvechurch | 3,412 | 1.3 | B+ | B+ | B | A− |
| Catshill | 10,173 | 2.3 | B | A | B− | B− |
| Bromsgrove | 34,759 | 3.5 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Romsley | 1,153 | 4.6 | — | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Redditch | 81,634 | 5.1 | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Hollywood | 6,944 | 5.2 | B+ | A− | B | B |
Blackwell and Romsley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £675,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £335,000, terraced houses £327,500, semi-detached houses £495,000 and detached houses £880,500. Household incomes are higher than in 97% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B−.
GCSE results trail 92% of towns in England, and primary results trail 56% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Barnt Green has 2 state schools; places are handled by Worcestershire council.
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Town in Worcestershire, England
Barnt Green is a built-up area of 3,821 people, in the Bromsgrove 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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