Warwick South West & Aylesford
Warwick 011 · 7 sub-areas · 12,742 residents
Warwick 011 is a residential neighbourhood within the Warwick district, home to around 12,700 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,100 a month. With nearly nine in ten residents within easy reach of greenspace, it's one of the more settled, family-friendly corners of the West Midlands.
Warwick South West & Aylesford is a mid-density neighbourhood of Warwick in the West Midlands region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Warwick South West & Aylesford?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 10 restaurants and 3 pubs in five minutes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,237 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Warwick South West & Aylesford in Warwick
Living in Warwick South West & Aylesford
This part of Warwick sits firmly in the owner-occupier heartland of the West Midlands. Over half of residents own their home outright or with a mortgage, and the neighbourhood has a noticeably balanced age spread — families with children, working-age professionals in their 30s and 40s, and a meaningful proportion of older, longer-settled residents all share the same streets. It doesn't have the buzz of a city-centre postcode, but that's precisely the point for most people who choose it.
On the cost side, Warwick 011 is competitive without being rock-bottom cheap. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,100 a month — broadly in line with the national average for that size, and meaningfully below comparable properties closer to Birmingham or Coventry city centres. Three-bedroom homes step up to roughly £1,320 a month, which makes this a realistic option for families who've outgrown a flat but aren't ready to buy. The median house price sits at around £335,000, and a typical buyer could save a deposit in about four years on a local salary — tight, but not unrealistic.
The working pattern here is unusual by national standards: over four in ten residents work from home, against a national figure well below that. Only around one in forty commutes by public transport. Most who leave the house for work drive — car use accounts for about four in ten journeys. That shapes the neighbourhood's feel during the day: quieter roads, local amenities doing a steadier trade through the week.
Public transport reach is decent if you're heading into Birmingham — the rail commute runs around 42 minutes. London is further at just over an hour and forty minutes by train, putting this outside realistic daily-commuting range for the capital. The nearest rail station is roughly 1.3 km away, about a 16-minute walk.
For a fuller picture of individual streets and sub-areas within Warwick 011, see the streets and sub-areas below.
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Frequently asked
- Is Warwick 011 a nice place to live?
- For settled households — families, owner-occupiers, remote workers — it works well. Over half of residents own their home, greenspace is within easy reach for nearly nine in ten people, and the working-from-home rate is unusually high. It's not a lively urban neighbourhood, but that's not what most people moving here are looking for.
- What is the rent in Warwick 011?
- A one-bed runs around £880 a month, a two-bed about £1,100, and a three-bed roughly £1,320. Rents rose around 2.4% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices rather than a direct survey figure.
- Is Warwick 011 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 125 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — above the UK national average of roughly 80. A significant factor is the high number of workplace jobs in the area, which inflates the rate relative to purely residential neighbourhoods. It's not an alarming figure in that context, but worth keeping in mind.
- What's the commute from Warwick 011 to Birmingham city centre?
- Around 42 minutes by public transport. The nearest rail station is about 1.3 km away — a 16-minute walk. Most residents drive rather than use public transport; only around 2.5% commute by transit.
- Who lives in Warwick 011?
- A fairly even mix of families, working-age professionals, and older residents. Over half own their home. The work-from-home rate is unusually high at around 42%, and degree-level qualifications are held by 44% of residents — pointing to a well-educated, largely settled population.
- What schools are near Warwick 011?
- There are 50 schools within 2 km of typical residents, but only around 32% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national share of about 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is around 5.6 km away. Visiting schools individually and checking current Ofsted reports is strongly recommended.
- How affordable is buying a home in Warwick 011?
- The median house price is around £335,000. On the local median salary, a typical buyer could save a deposit in roughly four years — tight but achievable. The rent-to-take-home ratio for renters is around 47%, which is stretched, so budgeting carefully is important whether you're renting or saving to buy.