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A town of 4,851 in Berkshire, South East.
Binfield grades A overall against UK towns: better than 90% of UK towns, and #12 of 30 in Berkshire. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): mean household income £83,484; 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is walkability (C): 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £525,000 in the last three years, 7.6 times what households in the Bracknell Forest council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Binfield does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Binfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 48 buildings inside Binfield’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Binfield.
One GP practice serves the town; 64% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.3% of the town. Just over one in ten residents have a disability, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (17%). Life expectancy here is 86.1 for women and 81.7 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Binfield | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 13% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
62% of pupils at the 17 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its two schools are below. Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 1,927 pupils in Binfield.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binfield Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 427 | B+ |
| King's Academy BinfieldLargest secondary schoolAll-through | All-through | 1,500 | B |
Police recorded 151 crimes inside Binfield’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 39 reports of anti-social behaviour. Per 1,000 residents, 17 violent crimes are recorded each year. For its size, Binfield records less crime per resident than 82% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 46% of recorded crime.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over a third of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Working mainly from home: half of workers, above both Berkshire’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (31%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.9%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 78% of households, above Berkshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. 7% of households live in social housing. The median sale, £525,000, comes from 324 standard sales inside Binfield’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £675,000 | 123 |
| Semi-detached | £492,500 | 88 |
| Terraced | £417,500 | 54 |
| Flat or maisonette | £295,000 | 59 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
10% of homes date from before 1919. Scaled to its population, Binfield has 99 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Berkshire’s towns (34) and England’s towns (39) alike. Grade II* covers 3 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% of the town, below both Berkshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Typical age in Binfield: 41.9, the median. Children are nearly a fifth of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Binfield | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.5% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
48 listed buildings in Binfield.
Church of All Saints: Photo: Michael FORD · CC BY-SA 2.0 · NEWBOLD COLLEGE (formerly MOOR CLOSE): Photo: Lewis Hulbert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stag and Hounds Public House: Photo: don cload · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Mark: Photo: Lewis Hulbert · CC BY-SA 4.0
4 notable people were born in Binfield.
Arthur C. A. Hall: Churchman Company, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binfield | 4,851 | — | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Newell Green | 1,871 | 1.7 | — | C+ | B+ | A |
| Bracknell | 78,662 | 2 | B | B+ | C | B− |
| Wokingham | 50,320 | 2.9 | A+ | B+ | B | A+ |
| Winkfield Row | 1,756 | 3.3 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Hurst | 1,009 | 3.5 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 3.8 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| Winnersh | 8,904 | 3.9 | A+ | B+ | B | B+ |
Newell Green, Winkfield Row and Hurst have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £525,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £295,000, terraced houses £417,500, semi-detached houses £492,500 and detached houses £675,000.
Town in Berkshire, England
Binfield is a built-up area of 4,851 people, in the Bracknell Forest council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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