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A village of 2,071 in Worcestershire, West Midlands.
Health outcomes beat most towns: life expectancy 82.7 for men, 87.7 for women. It is strong on jobs & income as well: the mean household earns £63,760 a year. Where it falls short is walkability (D) — on the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. At a median £367,500, a home costs 6.6 times the yearly income of households in the Wychavon council area. Schools lag: primary results beat 24% of towns in England.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Bredon has its subject grades alone.
The 3 things Bredon 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 Bredon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Bredon’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
20% 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 Bredon.
One GP practice serves the town; 85% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 3.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Worcestershire’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches 15% of Bredon’s population. The nearest A&E to Bredon is Cheltenham General Hospital, 9.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Bredon | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 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.
56% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. 145 pupils attend Bredon’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 145 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 6% of its commuters stay in Bredon for work. There are 0.3 jobs in Bredon for each resident in work. Just over a quarter of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Worcestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Driving is how nine in ten commuters got to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 41 crimes inside Bredon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 9 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Bredon has less crime per resident than 68% of them. Homes see 10.7 burglaries and acts of damage 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bredon’s listed buildings include the Church of St Giles, Grade I. It counts 38 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. Of the town’s land, 27% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (9%) and England’s towns (7%). Also worth knowing: 20% of homes date from before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Private tenants account for 12% of households. Social housing holds 6% of households, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £367,500, comes from 64 standard sales inside Bredon’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £501,010 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £327,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £256,000 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.3%, below both Worcestershire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). Ages in Bredon split evenly at 50.9: half are older, half younger. Graduates make up 40% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Bredon | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bredon. Best known first.
MuseumTewkesbury Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
FortKemerton Camp Hill Fort3.9 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumOut of the Hat4.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumJohn Moore Countryside Museum5 km outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkCroft Farm Waterpark1.6 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredon | 2,071 | — | — | B | A− | A+ |
| Twyning | 1,079 | 1.6 | — | B− | A | B− |
| Northway | 4,858 | 1.7 | B+ | A | C+ | C+ |
| Ashchurch | 1,102 | 2.2 | — | B+ | A | B |
| Eckington | 1,256 | 2.9 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Tewkesbury | 14,387 | 3.3 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Upton upon Severn | 2,403 | 5.1 | — | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Gotherington | 1,131 | 5.2 | — | C+ | A | A |
Twyning, Ashchurch, Eckington, Upton upon Severn and Gotherington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Giles. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Police recorded 41 crimes inside Bredon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 41% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Primary results trail 76% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Worcestershire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £367,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £256,000, semi-detached houses £327,000 and detached houses £501,010. Household incomes are higher than in 77% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B.
Village in Worcestershire, England
Bredon is a built-up area of 2,071 people, in the Wychavon 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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