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Water Orton

Ward

The south west of the North Warwickshire. About 3,463 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Water Orton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,484
Joint 1,521st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Water Orton compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Water OrtonMiddle
Population17 wards, North Warwickshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Warwickshire17 areas from 3,214 to 5,929. The middle area is 3,696. Water Orton is 3,484.
3,4845th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 wards, North Warwickshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Warwickshire17 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 66.0%. Water Orton is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, North Warwickshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Warwickshire17 areas from 47.9% to 96.8%. The middle area is 85.4%. Water Orton is 92.4%.
92.4%4th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, North Warwickshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Warwickshire17 areas from 1.9% to 5.4%. The middle area is 2.4%. Water Orton is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 7th lowest

Is Water Orton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Water Orton at a rate of 50.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 77.6 per 1,000 people across North Warwickshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Water Orton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (73), anti-social behaviour (34) and other crime (27).

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.

Figures for the whole of North Warwickshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Warwickshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Warwickshire and not Water Orton alone. See North Warwickshire

Average house price
£268,337
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,095
135th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
Joint 147th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.1
135th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Water Orton in brief

Water Orton had 3,484 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Water Orton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Water Orton, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Water Orton, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.