# Rugby

Town in Rugby, West Midlands.

Rugby is a town in Rugby, West Midlands. Median sale price £280,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 79.2 per 1,000 people. About 84,448 people.

Town. Code E63003068. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby)

Rugby is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Rugby add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rugby was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 477th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugby#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 78,130** (2021). Rugby had 78,130 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 137th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugby#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in Rugby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugby#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Rugby, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugby#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63003068) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 6% of people in Rugby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63003068) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,225 homes were sold in Rugby in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63003068) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Rugby.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63003068) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rugby had 78,130 usual residents at the census.

## How Rugby compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Rugby | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £280,000 | 23rd most expensive | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 78,130 | 12th most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 6% | joint 12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.4% | joint 9th highest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Rugby safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rugby at a rate of 79.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 545 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rugby.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,410), anti-social behaviour (1,540) and other crime (1,001).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Rugby was 74.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Rugby, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Rugby has no single figure. Of its 46 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Rugby

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rugby 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031137) | 1,184 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031138) | 1,148 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031139) | 1,718 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031140) | 1,350 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031142) | 1,737 | 109.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.8% |
| [Rugby 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01035020) | 1,674 | 243.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.0% |
| [Rugby 002H](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01035021) | 1,882 | 158.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.2% |
| [Rugby 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031171) | 1,466 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.9% |
| [Rugby 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031172) | 1,672 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Rugby 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031173) | 1,919 | 380.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [Rugby 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031174) | 2,215 | 87.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Rugby 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031130) | 1,930 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Rugby 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031131) | 1,843 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031132) | 1,946 | 155.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Rugby 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031133) | 1,423 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Rugby 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031167) | 1,369 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Rugby 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031168) | 2,893 | 76.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.7% |
| [Rugby 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031169) | 2,107 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.8% |
| [Rugby 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031170) | 1,720 | 137.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031125) | 1,483 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031127) | 1,686 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01032895) | 1,487 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031155) | 1,392 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031156) | 1,522 | 20.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.1% |
| [Rugby 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031157) | 2,415 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Rugby 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031158) | 1,107 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031143) | 1,460 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.5% |
| [Rugby 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031144) | 1,502 | 102.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Rugby 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031145) | 1,539 | 344.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.0% |
| [Rugby 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031146) | 1,600 | 66.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Rugby 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031161) | 2,107 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Rugby 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031162) | 2,186 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |
| [Rugby 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031163) | 1,678 | 101.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Rugby 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031179) | 2,134 | 32.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Rugby 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031180) | 2,109 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Rugby 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031134) | 1,636 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.5% |
| [Rugby 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031135) | 1,555 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031136) | 1,839 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Rugby 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031175) | 1,477 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Rugby 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031176) | 1,564 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.5% |
| [Rugby 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031177) | 1,545 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Rugby 011G](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01031178) | 1,440 | 34.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.7% |
| [Rugby 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01035027) | 1,493 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Rugby 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01035028) | 1,586 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.5% |
| [Rugby 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01032891) | 1,962 | 40.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.2% |
| [Rugby 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/neighbourhood/e01035029) | 1,777 | 36.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.9% |

## Your MP

- [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rugby): John Slinger (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby)

## Postcode districts covering Rugby

[CV21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv21), [CV22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv22), [CV23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv23)

## Middle areas in Rugby

[Brownsover](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/brownsover), [Eastlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/eastlands), [Hillmorton](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/hillmorton), [Houlton, Clifton & Brownsover North](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/houlton-clifton-and-brownsover-north), [New Bilton](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/new-bilton), [Overslade & Bilton](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/overslade-and-bilton), [Town East](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/town-east), [Town North & Newbold on Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/town-north-and-newbold-on-avon), [Town South & School](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby/town-south-and-school)

## Towns near Rugby

[Lutterworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lutterworth), [Daventry](https://openindex.co.uk/town/daventry), [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry), [Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southam), [Broughton Astley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/broughton-astley), [Hinckley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hinckley)

## Rugby in brief

Rugby is a town in Rugby, West Midlands.
About 84,448 people lived in Rugby in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £280,000 in 2025 across 1,225 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 79.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Rugby was £280,000 in 2025.
Rugby had 78,130 usual residents at the census.
About 6% of people in Rugby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rugby, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63003068
- Constituency: [Rugby †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rugby)
- Council: [Rugby †](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 24.31 km²
- People, mid-2024: 84,448*
- Neighbourhoods: 46
- Output areas: 243

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Lutterworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lutterworth), [Daventry](https://openindex.co.uk/town/daventry), [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry), [Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southam), [Broughton Astley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/broughton-astley), [Hinckley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hinckley)

## Latest updates for Rugby

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63003068

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugby, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugby#f-house-sales-median-price.

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