Is Rugby a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Rugby, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 2,905 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Rugby, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 2,905 postcodes
The average home in Rugby sold for £272,696 in the latest House Price Index, down 3.5% on a year earlier. Across Rugby, police record 71 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Rugby, the nearest primary school is St Oswald's CofE Academy, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College, 0.8 mi away, about a 17 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Westside Medical Centre, 0.8 mi away, about a 17 minute walk.
Rugby station is 1.5 mi away; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Rugby, police record 71 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Rugby sold for £272,696 in the latest House Price Index, down 3.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £447,358, semi-detached £274,072, terraced £214,547, flats £126,018. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Oswald's CofE Academy, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College, 0.8 mi away, about a 17 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Rugby is 1.5 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £64,398 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).