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Photo above: Church Street, Barford, Monday, 21 June, 2010

Where is Barford?

Barford is in the county of Warwickshire, in England. It sits in the constituency of Warwick and Leamington and its latitude and longitude is: 52.244514 -1.591227.

Photo: Church Street, Barford, Monday, 21 June, 2010

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What is the property market like in Barford?

The property market in Barford has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £684,707, which is up 6.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £400,840 (up 4.7% on last year) , a terraced house £329,677 (up 3.2% on last year) and a flat £224,908. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £863 per month.

Property prices in Barford are a little higher than the average property prices across Warwickshire and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Barford, prices have increased, while prices decreased across the Warwickshire region.

Property data is based on Warwick level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)

Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023

Regarding the health of the Warwickshire property market as a whole, here is how it compares to other counties in England:

County	Avg Detached Price	Annual Change	Avg Semi-Detached Price	Annual Change
Rutland	£557,774	+11.3%	£341,529	+11.7%
Northumberland	£333,743	+7.3%	£183,403	+6.1%
Lancashire	£326,887	+4.3%	£195,848	+3.4%
Leicestershire	£432,076	+3.9%	£262,308	+3.0%
Derbyshire	£340,545	+3.7%	£209,276	+2.9%
Oxfordshire	£706,629	+3.5%	£450,305	+3.5%
Merseyside	£340,051	+3.4%	£214,398	+2.4%
Gloucestershire	£536,963	+3.4%	£330,457	+3.4%
Nottinghamshire	£334,429	+2.8%	£206,257	+2.8%
Wiltshire	£521,688	+2.7%	£328,877	+3.0%
Greater Manchester	£396,806	+2.7%	£254,125	+2.3%
West Yorkshire	£351,673	+2.5%	£210,889	+2.0%
West Midlands	£407,684	+2.2%	£245,250	+2.4%
East Riding of Yorkshire	£326,098	+2.2%	£203,163	+2.1%
Staffordshire	£364,884	+2.1%	£221,783	+2.1%
Herefordshire	£434,518	+2.1%	£276,148	+2.2%
South Yorkshire	£284,409	+2.0%	£182,869	+1.9%
West Sussex	£686,980	+1.9%	£441,716	+2.3%
Kent	£619,795	+1.8%	£386,201	+1.4%
Shropshire	£404,408	+1.8%	£252,891	+1.8%
Warwickshire	£515,326	+1.8%	£299,238	+1.3%
Devon	£503,963	+1.6%	£337,624	+2.3%
North Yorkshire	£422,027	+1.5%	£265,231	+1.2%
Norfolk	£406,137	+1.4%	£267,820	+1.2%
North Northamptonshire	£426,370	+1.3%	£254,947	+1.2%
Buckinghamshire	£853,940	+1.2%	£460,891	+1.2%
West Northamptonshire	£478,844	+0.9%	£279,006	+0.7%
Hampshire	£628,455	+0.6%	£386,140	+1.0%
Lincolnshire	£307,354	+0.6%	£205,466	+1.4%
Worcestershire	£455,558	+0.6%	£276,201	+0.9%
Essex	£586,972	+0.4%	£379,804	0.0%
Somerset	£465,131	+0.3%	£296,160	+0.7%
Suffolk	£454,636	+0.2%	£283,920	+0.6%
East Sussex	£595,763	+0.1%	£385,074	+0.4%
Cambridgeshire	£486,349	0.0%	£330,028	+0.2%
Surrey	£957,680	-0.2%	£546,201	+0.7%
Isle of Wight	£435,441	-0.4%	£298,787	0.0%
Hertfordshire	£939,983	-0.7%	£542,021	-0.2%
Cornwall	£453,159	-1.1%	£300,170	-0.6%
Dorset	£528,863	-1.3%	£348,080	-0.8%

Recent property transactions in the area

Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Barford, or click here to browse the longer list of Barford property transactions from 2023.

Address	Details
AVON TOR, Barford Hill, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8BZ	Detached - Sold for £2,000,000 on 07/11/2023
6, Hewitt Road, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8EZ	Detached - Sold for £950,000 on 07/20/2023
7, Fairfax Close, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8ER	Detached - Sold for £780,000 on 02/27/2023
44, Church Street, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8EN	Semi-Detached - Sold for £515,000 on 02/03/2023
WESTHAM HOUSE, Westham Lane, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8DP	Flat - Sold for £470,000 on 07/24/2023
2A, Mill Lane, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8EJ	Detached - Sold for £450,000 on 06/05/2023
12, Hemmings Mill, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8BP	Detached - Sold for £420,000 on 01/06/2023
4, Mill Lane, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8EJ	Terraced - Sold for £320,000 on 08/07/2023
18, Wasperton Lane, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8DU	Semi-Detached - Sold for £320,000 on 03/15/2023
35, Sandy Way, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8DY	Flat - Sold for £200,000 on 02/17/2023
69, Bremridge Close, Warwick, Warwickshire , CV35 8DE	Semi-Detached - Sold for £174,000 on 05/19/2023

Which schools are near Barford?

Barford has one school nearby: Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in Church Street, Warwick.

Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.

School	Type	Latest Rating	Parent View Reviews (if available)	Ofsted Report (if available)	Address
Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School Save school	Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed	2: Good (11/7/2014)		Ofsted Report Link	Warwick

School	Type
Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/7/2014)

Parent view data is as at 02 January 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. State school information including Ofsted ratings is as at 28 February 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. Independent school information is as at 22 August 2022 and source of data is Gov.uk.

What are the commuting options from Barford?

Barford has a number of nearby stations. London can be accessed via trains to Marylebone (from Leamington Spa) in 76 min(s) or trains to Euston (from Leamington Spa) in 90 min(s).

Station	Distance from Barford	Commute options
Warwick A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year.	4 miles	- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 42 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Marylebone (103 mins - Chiltern Railways - £844 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 83 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 148 mins - CrossCountry) View details
Warwick Parkway A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -10% from the previous year.	4 miles	- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 40 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Marylebone (100 mins - Chiltern Railways - £844 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 84 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 149 mins - CrossCountry) View details
Leamington Spa A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year.	5 miles	- Birmingham New Street (35 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (68 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Marylebone (96 mins - Chiltern Railways - £817 monthly fare) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 90 mins - Avanti West Coast - £817 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 102 mins - Great Western Railway - £817 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 138 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 154 mins - South Western Railway - £817 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 162 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 164 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - York (1 change(s) - 174 mins - CrossCountry) View details
Hatton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +15% from the previous year.	6 miles	- Birmingham New Street (22 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (73 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Marylebone (107 mins - Chiltern Railways - £856 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Great Western Railway - £856 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 118 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Avanti West Coast - £856 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 129 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 155 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 159 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 165 mins - CrossCountry) View details

What is the ethnicity breakdown of the population?

The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Warwick) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk

Ethnicity	% of Warwick residents	Benchmark: % of England & Wales residents
White	84.6%	81.7%
Asian	9.7%	9.3%
Mixed	3.0%	2.9%
Other	1.6%	2.1%
Black	1.1%	4.0%

What is the socio-economic status Barford?

The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Warwick and Leamington consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Type of occupation	% of residents (over 16 years old)	Rank within England & Wales
Intermediate occupations	10.1%
Small employers and own account workers	8.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	20.9%	74 out of 573
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	21.1%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	4.6%
Semi-routine occupations	9.1%
Routine occupations	9.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed	5.9%	458 out of 573
Full-time students	10.4%

How fast is the broadband in Barford?

Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Warwickshire is average (66mbps). Barford is faster than this, with average download speeds of 82.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Warwick and Leamington level, via data.parliament.uk, here.

Average speed	82.5 mbps
% households with superfast broadband access	98.9%
% households unable to access decent broadband	0.2%

Source: data.parliament.uk

What are the crime levels in the Barford area?

Crime stats were found at the Warwickshire level:

Type	Warwickshire	UK
Total Crimes (per thousand people)	71	93
Burglaries (per thousand people)	4	5
Public Order Offences (per thousand people)	6	10
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people)	1	1
Violence Against People (per thousand people)	28	36

Source: ONS. Data covers year ending September 2022.

Is there a flooding risk near Barford?

We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Barford.

Flood warnings

There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.

Flood areas

The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.

Area	Cause	Description
West Midlands	Avon, St Johns, Fishers	Low-lying land and roads between Rugby and Bidford including caravan parks and farmland
West Midlands	River Avon	River Avon at Barford, Hampton Lucy, Alveston and Tiddington including Charlecote Park and caravan parks

Handpicked nearby locations we recommend and how Barford compares

Name	Property market	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby	Socio Economic
Barford, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:	20.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed
Rowington, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: Secondary:	21.1% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed
Kenilworth, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 7 Secondary:	21.1% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 18 Secondary: 5	20.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed
Bishop's Tachbrook, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 6 Secondary: 1	20.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed
Lillington, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 13 Secondary: 3	20.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed
Leek Wootton, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 7 Secondary: 1	N/A
Warwick, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 12 Secondary: 5	20.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed
Bubbenhall, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: Secondary:	21.1% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:	21.1% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed
Radway, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: Secondary:	21.1% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed
Claverdon, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:	18.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Ilmington, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:	18.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Ratley, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:	21.1% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 8 Secondary: 4	18.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Tysoe, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:	18.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed

Name	Property	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby
Barford, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Rowington, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: Secondary:
Kenilworth, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 7 Secondary:
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 18 Secondary: 5
Bishop's Tachbrook, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 6 Secondary: 1
Lillington, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 13 Secondary: 3
Leek Wootton, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 7 Secondary: 1
Warwick, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 12 Secondary: 5
Bubbenhall, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: Secondary:
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £400,840 Detached: £684,707	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Radway, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: Secondary:
Claverdon, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Ilmington, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Ratley, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 8 Secondary: 4
Tysoe, Warwickshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £352,131 Detached: £592,813	71	Primary: 1 Secondary:

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	Property market	£400,840 for a semi-detached property
	Airport access	Closest airport is Birmingham (15.8 miles)
	Broadband	82.5mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK)
	Ethnic diversity	White: 84.6% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 15.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales)
	Socio-economic status	Ranked 74 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 458 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Warwick and Leamington level)
	Community	Median age is 39.7 \| Happiness is Below Average for Warwickshire, High for UK
	Crime	4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Warwickshire)
	Commute (approx)	- Birmingham New Street (28 mins) - Reading (64 mins) - Marylebone (76 mins) - Euston (90 mins)
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	£400,840 for a semi-detached property
	Closest airport is Birmingham (15.8 miles)
	82.5mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK)
	Median age is 39.7 \| Happiness is Below Average for Warwickshire, High for UK
	Ranked 74 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 458 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Warwick and Leamington level)
	4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Warwickshire)
	- Birmingham New Street (28 mins) - Reading (64 mins) - Marylebone (76 mins) - Euston (90 mins)
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