Nuneaton and Bedworth: local statistics
Nuneaton and Bedworth is a district council area in the West Midlands, home to an estimated 144,042 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 Nuneaton and Bedworth, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Nuneaton and Bedworth was £688.60 in April 2025 (£35,277 a year). It is the 27th highest of 30 in the West Midlands, and 5.8% less than across the West Midlands. For full-time jobs located in Nuneaton and Bedworth the median is £671.10 a week (−£17.50 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £490.50: a change of +40% before inflation.
In mid-2025 the population of Nuneaton and Bedworth was estimated at 144,042, up 1.8% on a year earlier. That is 15,454 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 12.0% (the West Midlands: +7.8%), the 5th fastest growth of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
The claimant count for Nuneaton and Bedworth stood at 3,695 in August 2026, or 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the West Midlands: 5.3%). That compares with 4.1% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 5.0% in August 2021 and was lowest at 3.4% in March 2024.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Nuneaton and Bedworth is £2,502.16, 4.3% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 8th highest of 30 in the West Midlands. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,656.29.
A typical home in Nuneaton and Bedworth cost £228,142 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 1.6% on a year before. That is 21st of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest; the average for the West Midlands was £250,880. This July figure is the highest in the series, 47% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Nuneaton and Bedworth (£35,277) gives a ratio of 6.5. That ratio is close to the middle of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands (18th highest ratio).
The police recorded 80.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in Nuneaton and Bedworth in the year to March 2026 (11,517 offences in all), the 7th highest rate of the 22 council areas in the West Midlands. A year earlier it was 80.8. In the year to March 2016 it was 70.4 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
In March 2026, 4,370 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1% more than in 2016. There are 30 per 1,000 residents, the lowest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
A girl born in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 82.4 years and a boy 78.3 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.3 years for women and -0.1 for men. It is the 21st highest for women of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 79.5% of Nuneaton and Bedworth residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 5.9 points); the figure for the West Midlands was 73.6%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 67.0% to 82.0%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 128,588 |
| 2016 | 129,899 |
| 2017 | 131,138 |
| 2018 | 131,830 |
| 2019 | 132,953 |
| 2020 | 133,688 |
| 2021 | 134,303 |
| 2022 | 135,696 |
| 2023 | 138,525 |
| 2024 | 141,554 |
| 2025 | 144,042 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £154,796 |
| July 2017 | £167,165 |
| July 2018 | £174,671 |
| July 2019 | £179,963 |
| July 2020 | £185,455 |
| July 2021 | £193,986 |
| July 2022 | £218,878 |
| July 2023 | £218,802 |
| July 2024 | £217,062 |
| July 2025 | £224,473 |
| July 2026 | £228,142 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £490.50 a week |
| 2016 | £496.50 a week |
| 2017 | £506.90 a week |
| 2018 | £536.90 a week |
| 2019 | £564.70 a week |
| 2020 | £524.90 a week |
| 2021 | £561.60 a week |
| 2022 | £594.00 a week |
| 2023 | £599.40 a week |
| 2024 | £670.30 a week |
| 2025 | £688.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,656.29 |
| 2017-18 | £1,711.15 |
| 2018-19 | £1,794.54 |
| 2019-20 | £1,893.45 |
| 2020-21 | £1,965.50 |
| 2021-22 | £2,030.13 |
| 2022-23 | £2,102.15 |
| 2023-24 | £2,186.22 |
| 2024-25 | £2,289.49 |
| 2025-26 | £2,398.13 |
| 2026-27 | £2,502.16 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 70.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 81.6 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 86.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 88.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 86.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 74.8 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 82.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 84.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 81.1 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 80.8 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 80.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 67.0% |
| 2016/17 | 67.1% |
| 2017/18 | 79.0% |
| 2018/19 | 74.0% |
| 2019/20 | 79.2% |
| 2020/21 | 80.6% |
| 2021/22 | 82.0% |
| 2022/23 | 77.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81.0% |
| 2024/25 | 77.2% |
| 2025/26 | 79.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,320 |
| 2017 | 4,475 |
| 2018 | 4,405 |
| 2019 | 4,750 |
| 2020 | 4,615 |
| 2021 | 4,500 |
| 2022 | 4,455 |
| 2023 | 4,285 |
| 2024 | 4,255 |
| 2025 | 4,250 |
| 2026 | 4,370 |
Questions about Nuneaton and Bedworth
What is the average salary in Nuneaton and Bedworth?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Nuneaton and Bedworth was £688.60 a week in April 2025 (£35,277 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Nuneaton and Bedworth?
The ONS estimates 144,042 people lived in Nuneaton and Bedworth in mid-2025.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Nuneaton and Bedworth?
The ONS claimant count was 3,695 in August 2026, 4.2% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in Nuneaton and Bedworth?
£2,502.16 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average house price in Nuneaton and Bedworth?
£228,142 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+1.6% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Nuneaton and Bedworth?
80.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is life expectancy in Nuneaton and Bedworth?
82.4 years for women and 78.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
Who has power over Nuneaton and Bedworth
Every body that makes decisions for Nuneaton and Bedworth, 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
- Nuneaton and Bedworth council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Nuneaton and Bedworth 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
- Rugby: John Slinger (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: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK population · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the West Midlands: East Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme · Stafford · Stratford-on-Avon · Warwick · Wychavon
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