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Living in Atherstone

Warwickshire · North Warwickshire · CV9

Quick answer

Is Atherstone a good place to live?

Atherstone is a Warwickshire market town of around 90,000 people, and one of the more affordable places to buy in the West Midlands: the average home sold for £270,450 in June 2026, against a national average well above that. It has a direct West Coast Main Line station, 9 primary and 1 secondary schools, and reaches Coventry, Leicester and Birmingham inside an hour.

Sources: HM Land Registry UK HPI (June 2026) · DfE register of schools · OpenStreetMap. Compiled by Xchange Properties, 4 September 2026.
Property prices

How much are houses in Atherstone?

The average Atherstone home sold for £270,450 in June 2026, a rise of 0.6% on the month. These are completed sale prices recorded by HM Land Registry for North Warwickshire — not asking prices.

£419,013
Detached
£264,500
Semi-detached
£210,047
Terraced
£136,341
Flat / maisonette

Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026 release. Figures are for the North Warwickshire local authority area.

What we're selling here

Xchange Properties in Atherstone

We are currently marketing 3 homes in Atherstone, from £300,000 to £625,000, median asking price £425,000. We have sold 0 here. Asking prices sit above the Land Registry average because our stock skews toward detached house and detached bungalow.

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Neighbourhoods

What are the best areas of Atherstone?

Rather than tell you which areas are “best”, here is what homes in each part of Atherstone actually sold for. These are 613 completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry since September 2024, grouped by postcode sector and named by the electoral wards each sector covers.

Atherstone North & Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy CV9 3
£409,478 158 sales
Atherstone South and Mancetter & Atherstone Central CV9 1
£282,195 161 sales
Baddesley and Grendon & Hurley and Wood End CV9 2
£274,162 294 sales

Average of all residential sales per postcode sector, sectors with fewer than 15 sales excluded. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; ward boundaries via ONS via postcodes.io. Collected 4 September 2026. An average is not a valuation — for what your own home is worth, book a free valuation.

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Education

Schools in Atherstone

There are 9 primary and 1 secondary schools open in the CV9 postcode districts.

Secondary schools (1)

Primary schools (9)

On Ofsted ratings

School names, phases and postcodes above come from the Department for Education's register of open schools. We do not publish Ofsted grades here, because they change between inspections and no official open feed exists — quoting a stale grade would be worse than quoting none. Check the current rating for any school on Ofsted's own report finder, and school performance data on Compare School Performance.

Common questions

Buying and selling in Atherstone

Is Atherstone a good place to live?

Atherstone is a Warwickshire market town of around 90,000 people, and one of the more affordable places to buy in the West Midlands: the average home sold for £270,450 in June 2026, against a national average well above that. It has a direct West Coast Main Line station, 9 primary and 1 secondary schools, and reaches Coventry, Leicester and Birmingham inside an hour.

How much are houses in Atherstone?

The average Atherstone property sold for £270,450 in June 2026, according to the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for North Warwickshire. By type, detached homes averaged £419,013, semi-detached £264,500, terraced £210,047 and flats £136,341.

What schools are there in Atherstone?

There are 9 primary schools and 1 secondary schools currently open in the Atherstone postcode districts (CV9), plus 0 sixth-form or 16-plus providers, according to the Department for Education's register of schools. Current Ofsted grades are published on Ofsted's own report finder.

What are the best areas of Atherstone?

Measured on what homes actually sold for, the highest average prices in Atherstone are around Atherstone North and Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy (CV9 3), averaging £409,478 across 158 sales, while Baddesley and Grendon and Hurley and Wood End (CV9 2) is the most affordable at £274,162. Figures cover 613 completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry since September 2024.

What are the best areas of Atherstone for first-time buyers?

On sold prices, the most accessible parts of Atherstone are Baddesley and Grendon and Hurley and Wood End (CV9 2, averaging £274,162) and Atherstone South and Mancetter and Atherstone Central (CV9 1, £282,195). Both sit below the £270,450 average for the wider North Warwickshire area.

What is Xchange Properties selling in Atherstone right now?

Xchange Properties is currently marketing 3 homes in Atherstone, from £300,000 to £625,000, with a median asking price of £425,000. The mix is mostly detached house and detached bungalow.

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