West Midlands, England

Cost of living in Warwick

Data last updated: 8 October 2026
Page last reviewed: 8 October 2026
£1,531 estimated monthly cost
Rent £883
Council tax £154
Groceries £220
Transport £80
Energy £144
Water £50

Single: 1-bed home. Couple: 2-bed home. Family: 3-bed home with one child. Estimates use average local rent, Band D council tax, and standard figures for groceries, transport and childcare.

£1,241/mo
Average rent
£39,797/yr
Average earnings
£355,000
Average house price
£2,462/yr
Council tax (Band D)
£194/mo
Est. energy & water

Rent in Warwick

The average monthly rent in Warwick is £1,241.

1 Bed
£883
2 Bed
£1,105
3 Bed
£1,330
4+ Bed
£1,907

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR)

Earnings in Warwick

The average annual salary for residents of Warwick is £39,797.

Average salary
£39,797
per year
Mean salary (pulled up by top earners)
£49,679
per year

The average salary is the middle value: half of residents earn more and half earn less. The mean salary adds up everyone's pay and divides it by the number of people, so a few very high earners pull it up. We use the middle value as the average throughout this site.

Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)

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Average house prices in Warwick

The average house price in Warwick was £355,000.

Detached
£535,000
Semi-detached
£362,500
Terraced
£314,550
Flat
£200,000

How house prices have changed in Warwick

Average house prices over time, based on quarterly rolling-year averages from Land Registry data.

£0£90k£180k£270k£360k£450k19952000200520102015202020252026

Source: ONS / HM Land Registry. Historical trend based on quarterly rolling-year average prices.

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Climate and weather in Warwick

Summer daytime highs in Warwick typically reach 22.1°C in July, dropping to around 7.3°C in January. Warwick is much drier than average for the UK, with rain falling on about 2.4 days a week. It gets around 40% less rainfall than the UK average. The area gets a typical amount of sunshine for the UK, averaging around 6.2 hours per day in summer. Expect frost on around 107 days per year, mostly between October and May.

Month Daytime high Rainfall Rain days Sunshine Frost days
Jan 7.3°C 60mm 12 58h 17
Feb 8.0°C 47mm 10 79h 17
Mar 10.6°C 45mm 10 117h 16
Apr 13.7°C 49mm 10 156h 12
May 16.8°C 58mm 10 195h 6
Jun 19.8°C 58mm 9 188h 1
Jul 22.1°C 62mm 10 200h 0
Aug 21.7°C 66mm 10 179h 0
Sep 18.8°C 57mm 10 141h 2
Oct 14.3°C 68mm 11 105h 7
Nov 10.3°C 67mm 13 66h 12
Dec 7.7°C 63mm 12 56h 17

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How this is calculated

Climate data is based on Met Office 30-year averages (1991-2020), calculated from 11 observation grid points covering the Warwick local authority area.

Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid , 1991-2020 averages. Crown copyright. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax in Warwick

Band D council tax in Warwick is £2,462 per year.

Band A
£1,641
Band B
£1,915
Band C
£2,188
Band D Benchmark
£2,462
Band E
£3,009
Band F
£3,556
Band G
£4,103
Band H
£4,923

Source: MHCLG / Scottish Government / Welsh Government

Energy costs in Warwick

A typical household in Warwick pays approximately £1,723/year (£144/month) for gas and electricity.

Annual
£1,723
per year
Monthly
£144
per month

Energy region: West Midlands

This estimate is based on the Ofgem price cap for a typical dual-fuel household using 2,700 kWh of electricity and 11,500 kWh of gas per year, paying by Direct Debit. Your actual costs will depend on your usage, tariff, and whether you're on a fixed deal.

Source: Ofgem Energy Price Cap, Q4 2026

Water costs in Warwick

The average annual water and sewerage bill for Severn Trent Water customers is £594/year (£50/month).

Annual
£594
per year
Monthly
£50
per month

Water company: Severn Trent Water

Water bills vary based on whether you have a meter and your household's water usage. This figure is the company average for unmetered customers.

Source: Water UK / Discover Water, 2026-27

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Broadband in Warwick

Warwick has 44.2% full fibre coverage and 84.3% gigabit-capable coverage across residential premises.

Gigabit-capable
84.3%
of premises
Full fibre (FTTP)
44.2%
of premises
Superfast (30+ Mbit/s)
99.5%
of premises
No decent broadband
0%
of premises

Full fibre take-up: 43% of premises with full fibre available have taken it up.

"Gigabit-capable" means a connection of 1 Gbit/s or faster is available at the premises (full fibre or upgraded cable). "Full fibre" is fibre-to-the-premises specifically. "No decent broadband" counts premises below the 10 Mbit/s down / 1 Mbit/s up Universal Service Obligation.

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025

Schools in Warwick

Warwick has 252 schools, with 84.9% rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
12
schools (11.3%)
Good
78
schools (73.6%)
Requires Improvement
15
schools (14.2%)
Inadequate
1
schools (0.9%)

196 primary schools, 39 secondary schools, 17 special / nursery / alternative provision. Approximately 90,865 pupils across all schools.

7 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's renewed framework (November 2025 onwards) and are not included in the percentage above.

Ofsted grades reflect the school's most recent inspection: Outstanding means the school is exceptional across the evaluation areas, Good means it is effective, Requires Improvement means it is not yet good enough, and Inadequate means serious concerns were found.

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Source: Ofsted, most recent inspections as at March 2026. England only; Scotland (Education Scotland) and Wales (Estyn) use separate frameworks.

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