Tardebigge’s story
19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Tardebigge’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TardebiggeWorcestershire
With 872 residents, it is a village in Worcestershire, West Midlands.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Hewell Grange · Photo: Leonig_Mig · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
872
Census 2021 · Bromsgrove council
Median home
£298K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
38.5
12% are 65+ · Worcestershire 22%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tardebigge a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Tardebigge is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 14% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Just 12% of residents are 65 or older.
What makes Tardebigge stand out
The 3 things Tardebigge does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Hewell Grange; 8.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 12% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tardebigge.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 31% in Tardebigge, fewer than in Worcestershire’s towns or England’s towns
14%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: nearly two in five workers, above Worcestershire’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. At the census, just over four in five commuters went by car. Among 16 to 64s, 0.9% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving81%
Train7%
On foot3%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Tardebigge
Its only school is listed below. 54% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tardebigge CofE First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 138 | – |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
More households own their home in Tardebigge than in Worcestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 82%
£298Kmedian sale
1% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private renters make up 16% of households, between Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (21%). Behind the median of £298,000: 15 standard sales inside Tardebigge’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tardebigge£298K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £294,000 | 12 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£992
average private rent a month, Bromsgrove council area
£2,459
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Tardebigge records less violent crime per resident than Worcestershire’s towns or England’s towns, at 3.1 per 1,000 a year
3.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 0.8 reports per 1,000, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (6.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 4.2 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 10 crimes inside Tardebigge’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences were 20% of the crimes.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Vehicle crime5
Violence & sexual2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Anti-social0
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.
3.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
More people in Tardebigge live with a disability than in Worcestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 39%
68%good or very good health
11% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above both Worcestershire’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 68% of residents of Tardebigge said they were in good or very good health. Seeing a GP means leaving Tardebigge: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 68%Fair 21%Bad or very bad 11%
| Census 2021 | Tardebigge | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 68% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 11% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 39% | 18% | 17% |
79.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
More of the land in Tardebigge is conservation area than in Worcestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 59%
19listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). Tardebigge’s listed buildings include Hewell Grange, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 218 for every 10,000 residents of the town. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II18
Among them · Grade I
- Hewell Grange Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
218
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 5.3% of Tardebigge, fewer than in Worcestershire’s towns and England’s towns
38.5median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. The median resident of Tardebigge is 38.5 years old. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Worcestershire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%).
TardebiggeWorcestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
21% women, 79% men
About 27 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Tardebigge | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.3% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 45% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 12% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tardebigge
13pages on Tardebigge
The big questions
Safety3.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £298K · rent £992 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street The ParkSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 79.3 (men), 83.4 (women)Work & commute60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Bordesley Abbey and 4 more in and around Tardebigge
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tardebigge. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryBordesley Abbey3.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumAvoncroft Museum of Buildings4.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumForge Mill Needle Museum3.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumNorton Collection Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumNational Telephone Kiosk Collection4.6 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Bordesley Abbey: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avoncroft Museum of Buildings: Mike Goodwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forge Mill Needle Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Tardebigge
Village in Worcestershire, England
Tardebigge is a built-up area of 872 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
- Population
- 872 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- County
- Worcestershire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003210
Tardebigge’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BlackwellAlvechurchBromsgroveBarnt GreenRedditchCatshillStoke PriorTardebigge
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tardebigge | 872 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blackwell | 1,209 | 2.3 | — | B− | A | A |
| Alvechurch | 3,412 | 2.5 | B+ | B+ | B | A− |
| Bromsgrove | 34,759 | 3 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Barnt Green | 3,821 | 3 | A− | B− | B | A |
| Redditch | 81,634 | 3 | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Catshill | 10,173 | 3.9 | B | A | B− | B− |
| Stoke Prior | 2,226 | 4.1 | — | A | B+ | B− |
Blackwell and Stoke Prior have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tardebigge
How many listed buildings are there in Tardebigge?
That is 8.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Hewell Grange.
Is Tardebigge expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £298,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Bromsgrove council area averaged £992 a month in August 2026.
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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