Bulkington

Nuneaton and Bedworth · West Midlands · population 6,160 · 4 LSOAs

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

59Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,788 of 6,856 in England
  • #249 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #4 of 17 in Nuneaton and Bedworth
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,081
Median age (est.)54
Density444per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above25%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 27%65+ 34%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 9%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 7%Other: 23%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 7%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 14% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 31% · Sikh 2%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Bulkington is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,788 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 17 in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (70) and lowest on Housing & access (40). Typical homes here, about £279,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 108 sales), 17% above the wider Nuneaton and Bedworth median of £238,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,382 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,685 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 53 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 70 · #2,048
Employment 57 · #2,946
Education 41 · #4,029
Health 41 · #4,036
Crime 64 · #2,452
Housing & access 40 · #4,145
Living environment 54 · #3,186

House prices ?

£279,000median (12m) · +3.3% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£279,000108+3.3%+25.4%
Detached£410,00045+4.6%+35.5%
Semi-detached£255,00055-0.6%+16.6%
Terraced£180,0005-1.9%+2.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£279,000
Nuneaton and Bedworth£238,000
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)£36,685±£5,350 · #4,472 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,034
Price-to-income ?7.6×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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

53 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 329 offences
Nuneaton and Bedworth87
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,370 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences148
Theft28
Burglary27
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons33
Drugs5
Robbery6
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 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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