Tamworth: local statistics
Tamworth is a district council area in the West Midlands, home to an estimated 81,392 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 Tamworth, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
2,835 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Tamworth in March 2026, 2% more than in 2016. There are 35 per 1,000 residents, 23rd of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest.
A Band D home in Tamworth pays an average of £2,300.76 in council tax in 2026-27, up £90.95 on 2025-26. That makes it 25th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,498.34.
In mid-2025 the population of Tamworth was estimated at 81,392, up 0.6% on mid-2024. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 4.8%, against +7.8% for the West Midlands as a whole, 22nd of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the fastest growth. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
A typical home in Tamworth cost £229,251 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a fall of 0.5% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it 20th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest (regional average £250,880). The July peak was £230,504 in 2025, and prices are 44% above July 2016. The average price is 6.0 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Tamworth. That ratio is 26th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest ratio.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Tamworth was £752.30 in April 2025 (£38,496 a year). That is 2.9% above the figure for the West Midlands and 12th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £667.50, £84.80 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £478.90, so it has risen 57% before inflation.
A girl born in Tamworth in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 82.9 years and a boy 79.3 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 +0.4 years for women and +0.1 for men. It is mid-table in the West Midlands, 18th of 30.
The police recorded 67.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in Tamworth in the year to March 2026 (5,500 offences in all), mid-table in the West Midlands, 13th of 22. A year earlier it was 71.4. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 57.5 to 79.3 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 79.2% of Tamworth residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 8.6 points), against 73.6% across the West Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 74.9% and its highest 86.6%.
The claimant count for Tamworth stood at 1,635 in August 2026, or 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the West Midlands was 5.3%. That compares with 3.2% a year before. The five-year high was 4.7% (August 2021); the low was 3.1% (July 2026).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 77,632 |
| 2016 | 77,688 |
| 2017 | 77,327 |
| 2018 | 77,480 |
| 2019 | 77,698 |
| 2020 | 77,968 |
| 2021 | 78,842 |
| 2022 | 79,662 |
| 2023 | 80,476 |
| 2024 | 80,877 |
| 2025 | 81,392 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £159,466 |
| July 2017 | £169,482 |
| July 2018 | £176,843 |
| July 2019 | £180,427 |
| July 2020 | £187,198 |
| July 2021 | £198,645 |
| July 2022 | £220,112 |
| July 2023 | £227,888 |
| July 2024 | £229,192 |
| July 2025 | £230,504 |
| July 2026 | £229,251 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £478.90 a week |
| 2016 | £492.10 a week |
| 2017 | £496.60 a week |
| 2018 | £520.70 a week |
| 2019 | £524.00 a week |
| 2020 | £504.20 a week |
| 2021 | £559.50 a week |
| 2022 | £672.40 a week |
| 2023 | £630.10 a week |
| 2024 | £683.60 a week |
| 2025 | £752.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,498.34 |
| 2017-18 | £1,562.01 |
| 2018-19 | £1,648.36 |
| 2019-20 | £1,715.41 |
| 2020-21 | £1,780.17 |
| 2021-22 | £1,864.86 |
| 2022-23 | £1,922.11 |
| 2023-24 | £2,012.94 |
| 2024-25 | £2,107.68 |
| 2025-26 | £2,209.81 |
| 2026-27 | £2,300.76 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 62.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 74.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 72.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 71.8 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 67.5 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 58.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 57.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 79.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 71.4 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 71.4 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 67.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.4% |
| 2016/17 | 75.0% |
| 2017/18 | 78.6% |
| 2018/19 | 81.1% |
| 2019/20 | 80.7% |
| 2020/21 | 81.2% |
| 2021/22 | 78.7% |
| 2022/23 | 86.6% |
| 2023/24 | 82.4% |
| 2024/25 | 74.9% |
| 2025/26 | 79.2% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.3 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 2,770 |
| 2017 | 2,890 |
| 2018 | 2,860 |
| 2019 | 2,890 |
| 2020 | 2,900 |
| 2021 | 2,875 |
| 2022 | 2,830 |
| 2023 | 2,785 |
| 2024 | 2,780 |
| 2025 | 2,745 |
| 2026 | 2,835 |
Questions about Tamworth
How much is Band D council tax in Tamworth?
£2,300.76 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the population of Tamworth?
The ONS estimates 81,392 people lived in Tamworth in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Tamworth?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £229,251.
What is the average salary in Tamworth?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Tamworth was £752.30 a week in April 2025 (£38,496 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is life expectancy in Tamworth?
82.9 years for women and 79.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Tamworth?
Home Office figures show 5,500 offences in the year to March 2026, or 67.6 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Tamworth?
1,635 in August 2026 (3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over Tamworth
Every body that makes decisions for Tamworth, 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
- Tamworth council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Tamworth 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
- Tamworth: Sarah Edwards (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 population · UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in the West Midlands: Bromsgrove · Malvern Hills · North Warwickshire · Redditch · Staffordshire Moorlands · Wyre Forest
Related questions
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