Atherstone

North Warwickshire · West Midlands · population 11,861 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,947 of 6,856 in England
  • #475 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #7 of 7 in North Warwickshire
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,736
Median age (est.)44
Density947per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above22%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 21%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 12% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant12%
Professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Atherstone is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,947 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 7 in North Warwickshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (62) and lowest on Education (16). Typical homes here, about £215,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 144 sales), 17% below the wider North Warwickshire median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,979 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 35 · #4,426
Employment 26 · #5,098
Education 16 · #5,791
Health 25 · #5,139
Crime 41 · #4,063
Housing & access 62 · #2,596
Living environment 46 · #3,665

House prices ?

£215,500median (12m) · -4.4% yr · n=144
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£215,500144-4.4%+32.2%
Detached£344,25036-1.6%+35.0%
Semi-detached£238,50035+10.2%+35.1%
Terraced£190,00054+7.0%+35.7%
Flat£112,50019-6.2%+12.5%
This area£215,500
North Warwickshire£260,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£34,979±£4,982 · #5,045 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,099
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 976 offences
North Warwickshire63
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,190 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences470
Theft153
Burglary28
Vehicle crime62
Criminal damage & arson86
Public order & weapons105
Drugs35
Robbery7
Other30

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 222 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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