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With 554 residents, it is a village in Worcestershire, West Midlands.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Cleeve Prior has no grades; its figures are still real. 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 42, with 0 at Grade I. The median sale price is £580,000.
The 3 things Cleeve Prior does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Cleeve Prior’s built-up area.
23% 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 Cleeve Prior.
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.
Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census. Working mainly from home: two in five workers, above both Worcestershire’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (31%). Also worth knowing: 3.5% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Of the commuters living in Cleeve Prior, 3% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Its one school is below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: three in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 21 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 21 | – |
Social housing holds just over one in ten households, below Worcestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Owners make up just over four in five households. Private rents average £954 a month across the Wychavon council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £627,500 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £380,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £475,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 24 crimes inside Cleeve Prior’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 16.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (19.6) and England’s towns (22). 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.
There is no GP practice in Cleeve Prior: the nearest is 2.7 miles off. At the census, 4.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to Cleeve Prior is Alexandra Hospital, 9.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Cleeve Prior | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them. 23% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People 65 and over make up 34% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, below both Worcestershire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). Cleeve Prior has a median age of 56.5 years. Graduates make up 45% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cleeve Prior | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleeve Prior | 554 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bidford-on-Avon | 5,825 | 1.9 | B | B | B− | B |
| Harvington | 1,717 | 2 | — | B− | B | C+ |
| Offenham | 1,507 | 2.9 | — | B | A− | C+ |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 3.4 | B− | B | A | C+ |
| Bretforton | 1,190 | 3.4 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Badsey | 2,722 | 3.8 | C+ | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Welford-on-Avon | 1,692 | 4.2 | — | C− | A− | B+ |
Harvington, Offenham, Bretforton and Welford-on-Avon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 31.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
By type: terraced houses £475,000, semi-detached houses £380,000 and detached houses £627,500.
Band D council tax in Cleeve Prior is £2,400 for 2026–27, less than in 58% 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 Worcestershire, England
Cleeve Prior is a built-up area of 554 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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