Town South & School

Rugby · West Midlands · population 6,390 · 4 LSOAs

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

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,275 of 6,856 in England
  • #286 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #10 of 13 in Rugby
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,108
Median age (est.)41
Density1,131per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above35%
No car or van20%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 16%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary16%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 36% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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

Town South & School sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,275 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 13 in Rugby. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (84) and lowest on Crime (36). Typical homes here, about £380,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 145 sales), 27% above the wider Rugby median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,841 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 130 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 48 · #3,563
Employment 50 · #3,391
Education 42 · #3,940
Health 43 · #3,899
Crime 36 · #4,365
Housing & access 84 · #1,081
Living environment 45 · #3,789

House prices ?

£380,000median (12m) · +5.3% yr · n=145
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£380,000145+5.3%+46.2%
Detached£452,50080+8.3%+22.3%
Semi-detached£302,00041+3.2%+24.5%
Terraced£300,19617+19.3%+32.0%
Flat£142,0007+1.4%+10.1%
This area£380,000
Rugby£300,000
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)£39,841±£5,621 · #3,474 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,079
Price-to-income ?9.5×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

130 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 830 offences
Rugby59
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,645 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences446
Theft91
Burglary30
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson83
Public order & weapons105
Drugs30
Robbery8
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 359 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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