Polesworth, Warton & Austrey

North Warwickshire · West Midlands · population 11,230 · 6 LSOAs

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

59Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,815 of 6,856 in England
  • #250 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #3 of 7 in North Warwickshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,956
Median age (est.)46
Density275per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 10%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 38% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Polesworth, Warton & Austrey is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,815 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 7 in North Warwickshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (71) and lowest on Housing & access (29). Typical homes here sold for about £280,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 174 sales), 8% above the wider North Warwickshire median of £260,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,444 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £38,061 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 61 · #2,651
Employment 60 · #2,733
Education 37 · #4,330
Health 53 · #3,240
Crime 71 · #1,986
Housing & access 29 · #4,893
Living environment 61 · #2,672

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · -2.8% yr · n=174
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,000174-2.8%+6.9%
Detached£388,75070-1.6%+14.3%
Semi-detached£250,00076+1.0%+22.0%
Terraced£214,00025+5.2%+40.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£280,000
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)£38,061±£5,373 · #4,025 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,837
Price-to-income ?7.4×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

79Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 426 offences
North Warwickshire63
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,076 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences201
Theft45
Burglary36
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons46
Drugs10
Robbery5
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 169 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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