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The large town, home to 28,256 people, lies in Worcestershire, West Midlands.
Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Crime runs high: 37.2 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 15.3 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 66%. Evesham’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than 39% of UK towns, #18 of 22 in Worcestershire. Schools are weaker too: primary results beat 9% of towns in England; secondary results beat 48% of towns in England. Where it does best is cost of living — a typical home costs £267,250 and rent runs £954 a month. It is easy to get around without a car (A−): nearly a fifth of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
The 2 things Evesham 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 Evesham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 153 buildings inside Evesham’s built-up area, 7 of them Grade I, and 3 scheduled monuments.
15% 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 Evesham. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryEvesham Abbeyin town
MuseumAlmonry Museum and Heritage Centrein townAttractionAttractionEvesham Bell Towerin townChurchChurchOld Church (remains)in townAttractionAttraction · National TrustTithe Barn3.3 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionSt John the Baptist1.4 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Evesham.
Owners make up three in five households. Private renters make up a fifth of households, above Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and close to England’s towns (21%). Behind the median of £267,250: 1,146 standard sales inside Evesham’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £365,000 | 370 |
| Semi-detached | £267,500 | 355 |
| Terraced | £224,000 | 296 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | 125 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
At the town’s 3 primary schools, half of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below are two of its 10 schools, each with why it was picked. GCSE results at the town’s 2 secondary schools: 43% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.3.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengeworth CE AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 579 | – |
| Prince Henry's High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,282 | B |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
There were 17.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Worcestershire’s towns (6.3) and England’s towns (7.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 2,234 offences in Evesham and 437 cases of nuisance behaviour. 46% 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took nearly four in five commuters, between Worcestershire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%). Evesham counts 0.7 jobs per working resident. Work in town: 39% of resident commuters. The average household earns £50K a year before tax.
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.
Evesham’s listed buildings include Abbot Reginald's Gateway, Grade I. Grade II* covers 12 of them, Grade I 7. The national list protects 3 ancient monuments here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Evesham is Worcestershire Royal Hospital, 12.4 miles away. 4 GP practices serve the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Disability touches 16% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Evesham | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Line up the people of Evesham by age and the one in the middle is 41.4. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, below both Worcestershire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Evesham | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
153 listed buildings in Evesham, 7 of them Grade I.
The Bell Tower: Photo: Oosoom · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbot Reginald's Gateway: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Red Horse Inn: Photo: Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Avon Bridge House: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evesham | 28,256 | — | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Offenham | 1,507 | 2 | — | B | A− | C+ |
| Badsey | 2,722 | 2 | C+ | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Bretforton | 1,190 | 3.2 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Harvington | 1,717 | 3.8 | — | B− | B | C+ |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 4.8 | B− | B | A | C+ |
| Broadway | 2,719 | 4.8 | B | B− | B+ | A− |
| Pershore | 8,207 | 6.2 | B− | A− | C− | C+ |
Offenham, Bretforton and Harvington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Abbot Reginald's Gateway. It also has 3 scheduled monuments.
Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C−.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Large town in Worcestershire, England
Evesham is a built-up area of 28,256 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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