Hythe End’s story
No listed buildings inside Hythe End’s built-up area
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Hythe EndBerkshire
The village, home to 446 people, lies in Berkshire, South East. Council tax at Band D comes to £1,998.
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Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
446
Census 2021 · Windsor and Maidenhead council
Median age
45
17% are 65+ · Berkshire 15%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hythe End a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Hythe End has no grades; its figures are still real. 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Council tax at Band D comes to £1,998. Two in five households own their home outright.
What makes Hythe End stand out
The 3 things Hythe End does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Band D council tax
Council tax
£1,998 Band D
19% below the typical UK town’s £2,472, 2026–27
Includes the parish or town council. MHCLG.
Own outright
Housing
40% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Runnymede and 26 more in and around Hythe End
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hythe End. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustRunnymede1 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseFrogmore House4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseCumberland Lodge4.5 km outside town, to the west
GardenFrogmore Estate4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
AttractionColossus4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenSavill Garden4.1 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cumberland Lodge: The original uploader was Jadriaen at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Frogmore Estate: Karen Roe from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colossus: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Savill Garden: Gavin McWilliam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hythe End.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Hythe End work nearby than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 22% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. Households had £67K a year before tax, lower than Berkshire’s towns (£74K) yet higher than England’s towns (£55K). Also worth knowing: for every resident in work, Hythe End has 0.5 jobs.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot6%
Train3%
Bus2%
Underground, tram1%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
32%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£67K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Hythe End is a town of owners: 84% of households own their home, above Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
1% live in social housing, below both Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). The private rented sector houses 16% of households. Private rents average £1,800 a month across the Windsor and Maidenhead council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hythe End£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £470,000 | 5 |
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,800
average private rent a month, Windsor and Maidenhead council area
£1,998
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Hythe End see more burglary and damage than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 42.6 per 1,000 a year
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 46 recorded crimes inside Hythe End’s built-up area, and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence came to 36.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above Berkshire’s towns (20.3) and England’s towns (22) alike.
36.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Vehicle crime10
Damage & arson8
Other theft7
Public order3
Other crime3
Burglary1
Bicycle theft1
Anti-social8
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.
36.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
42.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
46
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Is Hythe End a healthy place? 89% of its people say their health is good, above Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 3.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, about level with Berkshire’s towns (3.3%) and below England’s towns (5.2%). 12% of residents in Hythe End live with a disability. Seeing a GP means leaving Hythe End: the nearest practice is 0.9 miles away.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Hythe End | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 13% | 17% |
82.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Much of Hythe End is a conservation area: 99% of its land, more than in Berkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 18% of the total. Historic England’s list has no building inside Hythe End’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
18%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Hythe End, fewer than in Berkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Among adults, 37% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of residents, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Typical age in Hythe End: 45, the median.
45median age
Hythe EndBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hythe End | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hythe End
12pages on Hythe End
The big questions
Hythe End’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
EghamOld Windsor and WraysburyStanwell MoorStaines-upon-ThamesThorpePoyleLalehamHythe End
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hythe End | 446 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egham | 28,003 | 1.1 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 7,689 | 1.6 | B | C− | B− | A− |
| Stanwell Moor | 1,431 | 2 | — | C− | C− | C |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 21,327 | 2.2 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Thorpe | 1,226 | 2.5 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| Poyle | 1,736 | 2.7 | — | D | D− | C |
| Laleham | 2,521 | 2.8 | B | D | B | A− |
Stanwell Moor, Thorpe and Poyle have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Hythe End
How much is council tax in Hythe End?
Band D council tax in Hythe End is £1,998 for 2026–27, less than in 85% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Is Hythe End safe?
Police recorded 46 crimes inside Hythe End’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 26% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
About Hythe End
Village in Berkshire, England
Hythe End is a built-up area of 446 people, in the Windsor and Maidenhead 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
- Population
- 446 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- County
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005061
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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