North Warwickshire: local statistics
North Warwickshire is a district council area in the West Midlands, home to an estimated 67,688 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over North Warwickshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
3,340 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in North Warwickshire in March 2026, 2% more than in 2016. There are 49 per 1,000 residents, 8th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest.
Average Band D council tax in North Warwickshire is £2,532.10 for 2026-27, 4.1% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 4th highest of all 30 council areas in the West Midlands. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,693.82.
A girl born in North Warwickshire in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 82.1 years and a boy 78.8 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.4 years for women and -0.4 for men. It is 24th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest for women.
An estimated 69.1% of people aged 16 to 64 living in North Warwickshire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 9.9 points either way, against 73.6% across the West Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 69.1% and its highest 83.9%.
In the year to March 2026, 4,110 offences were recorded by police in North Warwickshire: 60.7 per 1,000 people, the 16th highest rate of all 22 council areas in the West Midlands. That compares with 62.6 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 56.5 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
A typical home in North Warwickshire cost £273,776 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 5.9% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it the 11th highest of 30 in the West Midlands; the average for the West Midlands was £250,880. This July figure is the highest in the series, 39% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in North Warwickshire (£40,095) gives a ratio of 6.8. That ratio is the 12th highest ratio of 30 in the West Midlands.
Full-time employees living in North Warwickshire earned a median £747.50 a week in April 2025, or £40,095 over a year. It is mid-table in the West Midlands, 13th of 30, and 2.3% more than across the West Midlands. For full-time jobs located in North Warwickshire the median is £727.10 a week (−£20.40 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £488.70: a change of +53% before inflation.
3.0% of North Warwickshire residents aged 16 to 64 (1,205 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 5.3% in the West Midlands. That compares with 2.6% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.7% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.4% in January 2024.
In mid-2025 the population of North Warwickshire was estimated at 67,688, a change of +1.0% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 8.0% (the West Midlands: +7.8%), mid-table in the West Midlands, 14th of 30. No earlier year in the series was higher.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 62,681 |
| 2016 | 62,908 |
| 2017 | 63,517 |
| 2018 | 64,098 |
| 2019 | 64,383 |
| 2020 | 64,271 |
| 2021 | 65,338 |
| 2022 | 66,020 |
| 2023 | 66,350 |
| 2024 | 67,045 |
| 2025 | 67,688 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £197,262 |
| July 2017 | £208,726 |
| July 2018 | £219,487 |
| July 2019 | £217,407 |
| July 2020 | £221,163 |
| July 2021 | £238,094 |
| July 2022 | £256,826 |
| July 2023 | £263,558 |
| July 2024 | £259,701 |
| July 2025 | £258,612 |
| July 2026 | £273,776 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £488.70 a week |
| 2016 | £554.70 a week |
| 2017 | £542.30 a week |
| 2018 | £559.30 a week |
| 2019 | £601.30 a week |
| 2020 | £582.60 a week |
| 2021 | £622.50 a week |
| 2022 | £657.20 a week |
| 2023 | £712.80 a week |
| 2024 | £703.80 a week |
| 2025 | £747.50 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,693.82 |
| 2017-18 | £1,744.95 |
| 2018-19 | £1,822.75 |
| 2019-20 | £1,916.05 |
| 2020-21 | £1,990.20 |
| 2021-22 | £2,055.63 |
| 2022-23 | £2,128.49 |
| 2023-24 | £2,213.69 |
| 2024-25 | £2,319.41 |
| 2025-26 | £2,431.78 |
| 2026-27 | £2,532.10 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 56.5 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 66.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 71.5 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 73.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 72.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 66.5 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 65.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 72.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 67.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 62.6 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 60.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.8% |
| 2016/17 | 83.9% |
| 2017/18 | 83.2% |
| 2018/19 | 82.7% |
| 2019/20 | 79.4% |
| 2020/21 | 77.8% |
| 2021/22 | 81.3% |
| 2022/23 | 83.6% |
| 2023/24 | 71.0% |
| 2024/25 | 81.9% |
| 2025/26 | 69.1% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.4 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.1 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,270 |
| 2017 | 3,355 |
| 2018 | 3,325 |
| 2019 | 3,355 |
| 2020 | 3,355 |
| 2021 | 3,350 |
| 2022 | 3,310 |
| 2023 | 3,465 |
| 2024 | 3,345 |
| 2025 | 3,280 |
| 2026 | 3,340 |
Questions about North Warwickshire
How much is Band D council tax in North Warwickshire?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,532.10 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in North Warwickshire?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.8 years for men and 82.1 for women.
What is the crime rate in North Warwickshire?
Home Office figures show 4,110 offences in the year to March 2026, or 60.7 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average house price in North Warwickshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £273,776.
What is the average salary in North Warwickshire?
£747.50 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North Warwickshire?
1,205 in August 2026 (3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the population of North Warwickshire?
67,688 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over North Warwickshire
Every body that makes decisions for North Warwickshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- North Warwickshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North Warwickshire in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth: Rachel Taylor (Labour) MP
- Nuneaton: Jodie Gosling (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the West Midlands
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK employment rate · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in the West Midlands: Bromsgrove · Malvern Hills · Redditch · Staffordshire Moorlands · Tamworth · Wyre Forest
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