Paley Street’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Paley Street’s built-up area.
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Paley StreetBerkshire
A village in Berkshire, South East, home to 133 people.
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Population
133
Census 2021 · Windsor and Maidenhead council
Median age
42.5
15% are 65+ · Berkshire 15%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
0%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Paley Street a good place to live?
There are no grades for Paley Street: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 3 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. A Band D home pays £1,975 in council tax.
What makes Paley Street stand out
The 2 things Paley Street does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paley Street.
Work & commute
Only 7% of Paley Street’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working from home was the norm for 45% of workers at the census. The car took 100% of commuters, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). Before tax, the average household brings in £78K a year.
0%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving100%
7%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
45%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£78K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
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
More households own their home in Paley Street than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 76%
Private renters make up 18% of households, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 6% of households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Paley Street£0K
Typical UK town£277K
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
18%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,800
average private rent a month, Windsor and Maidenhead council area
£1,975
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
Burglary and damage hit Paley Street harder than Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 25.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Police recorded 5 crimes inside Paley Street’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 10 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (20.3) and England’s towns (22).
10violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Public order2
Vehicle crime2
Other theft1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
10
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
25.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
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
Disability is less common in Paley Street, 11% of residents, than in Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
There is no GP practice in Paley Street: the nearest is 2 miles off. At the census, 90% of people in Paley Street called their health good or very good, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (87%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Paley Street is Wexham Park Hospital, 8.2 miles away.
90%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 0%
| Census 2021 | Paley Street | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 13% | 17% |
83.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More of the land in Paley Street is conservation area than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 100%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Listed buildings per head: 226 for every 10,000 residents of Paley Street. Every one of the town’s 3 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
226
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
Few people in Paley Street are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
36% of adults hold a degree, lower than Berkshire’s towns (40%) yet higher than England’s towns (34%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population. Line up the people of Paley Street by age and the one in the middle is 42.5.
42.5median age
Paley StreetBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
15%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship0%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Paley Street | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Paley Street
11pages on Paley Street
The big questions
Paley Street’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Newell GreenMaidenheadWinkfield RowBinfieldBracknellWindsorEton WickPaley Street
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paley Street | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newell Green | 1,871 | 2.9 | — | C+ | B+ | A |
| Maidenhead | 67,391 | 3.2 | B+ | C+ | C | B+ |
| Winkfield Row | 1,756 | 3.5 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Binfield | 4,851 | 3.8 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Bracknell | 78,662 | 4.7 | B | B+ | C | B− |
| Windsor | 31,569 | 4.7 | B | C | C− | B |
| Eton Wick | 2,121 | 4.7 | — | C | C+ | A− |
Newell Green, Winkfield Row and Eton Wick have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Paley Street
How many listed buildings are there in Paley Street?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 9.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Paley Street?
Band D council tax in Paley Street is £1,975 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.
Who lives in Paley Street?
At the 2021 Census, 8.4% of Paley Street’s 133 residents were 15 to 24 and 15% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
About Paley Street
Village in Berkshire, England
Paley Street is a built-up area of 133 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
- 133 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- County
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005005
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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