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The village, home to 580 people, lies in Worcestershire, West Midlands.
Elmley Castle is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 45 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 3 things Elmley Castle does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Elmley Castle’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
32% 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 Elmley Castle.
42% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). The median resident of Elmley Castle is 53.6 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Elmley Castle | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Three in five pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. 79 pupils attend Elmley Castle’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmley Castle CofE First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 79 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Elmley Castle has 0.2 jobs. The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, above Worcestershire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The census counted 43% of workers working mainly from home. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
13% live in social housing, below Worcestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Renting privately is how 8% of households live. Behind the median of £423,750: 14 standard sales inside Elmley Castle’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £630,000 | 6 |
| Semi-detached | £360,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 67% were violence and sexual offences. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 6 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Elmley Castle’s built-up area. Burglary and damage came to 6.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below Worcestershire’s towns (9.2) and England’s towns (9.4) alike.
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.
Elmley Castle has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.3 miles away. The nearest A&E to Elmley Castle is Worcestershire Royal Hospital, 10.6 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.8% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Elmley Castle | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 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.
Elmley Castle’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. 32% of its homes were built before 1919, above Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmley Castle | 580 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eckington | 1,256 | 3.5 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Evesham | 28,256 | 3.7 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Pershore | 8,207 | 3.8 | B− | A− | C− | C+ |
| Bredon | 2,071 | 4.5 | — | B | A− | A+ |
| Offenham | 1,507 | 5.3 | — | B | A− | C+ |
| Drakes Broughton | 1,813 | 5.6 | — | B | C | B+ |
| Badsey | 2,722 | 5.7 | C+ | B+ | B+ | C+ |
Eckington, Bredon, Offenham and Drakes Broughton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 31.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 28% of residents were 65 or over and 36% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 12% were under 15.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £423,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £360,000 and detached houses £630,000. Private rents in the Wychavon council area averaged £954 a month in August 2026.
Village in Worcestershire, England
Elmley Castle is a built-up area of 580 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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