Poyle’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Poyle’s built-up area.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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PoyleBerkshire
Only 11% of residents are 65 or over. In Berkshire, South East, this village has 1,736 residents.
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Photo: Ray Stanton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,736
Census 2021 · Slough council
Median home
£376K
45 sales in 3 years
Median age
37.3
11% are 65+ · Berkshire 15%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
25%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Poyle a good place to live?
Fewer journeys need a car (A): 25% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. School results are strong: primary results beat 77% of towns in England. The median home sold for £376,000, 6.4 times what households in the Slough council area earn in a year. Police record more crime here than in most towns: 44.6 violent and sexual offences and 34.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set beside UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 98%.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Poyle is graded subject by subject only.
What makes Poyle stand out
The 3 things Poyle does most differently from other towns.
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 21% across England’s towns
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£1,565 a month
Average private rent, 32% of what households in the area earn: more than in 98% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Slough council area.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 11% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Poyle grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Poyle is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD−Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carAOpen →Hazard risk5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaDOpen →Cost of livingRent £1,565 a monthDOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 77% of towns in EnglandA−Open →HealthLife expectancy 77.5 for men, 82.1 for womenCOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History4% of homes built before 1919DOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 0.7 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC−Open →Civic life0.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Runnymede and 10 more in and around Poyle
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Poyle. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustRunnymede3.5 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or priorySt Mary's Priory3.2 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionHarmondsworth Great Barn1.8 km outside town, to the northeastWater parkWater parkPlastic Playground Wake Park2.5 km outside town, to the westHistoric shipHistoric shipHK Daybreak2.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSpelthorne Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Priory: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poyle.
Safety
Per resident, Poyle sees more crime than 96% of UK towns
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 182 offences in Poyle and 35 cases of nuisance behaviour. There were 21.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Berkshire’s towns (6.2) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences made up 36% of the total.
44.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearD−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 2% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual66
Vehicle crime34
Public order20
Damage & arson19
Other theft17
Drugs7
Burglary6
Other crime5
Anti-social35
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.
44.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
34.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
21.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
182
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
SchoolsA−
Poyle’s schools outperform 81% of towns in England on results
Key Stage 2 results at the 11 primary schools within 3 km: two thirds of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below.
A−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pippins Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | – | B |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Benefit claims run higher in Poyle, 4.2% of 16 to 64s, than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The average household earns £61K a year before tax. 13% of commuters who live in Poyle also work there. There are 9.3 jobs in Poyle for each resident in work. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 35%, below Berkshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike.
25%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving72%
Bus10%
On foot9%
Underground, tram2%
Bicycle2%
Train2%
35%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
22%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
4.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 91% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
All 4 of Poyle’s listed buildings are Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Poyle has 23 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below Berkshire’s towns (34) and England’s towns (39) alike.
4listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
4%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
23
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade D
More households rent privately in Poyle than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 41%
4% live in social housing, below Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 54%. From September 2023 to August 2026, 45 homes sold inside Poyle’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £376,000.
£376Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Poyle£376K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £476,000 | 22 |
| Terraced | £260,000 | 9 |
| Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | 11 |
54%
of households own their home · England 61%
41%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,565
average private rent a month, Slough council area
£2,458
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Poyle, 10% of residents, than in Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Poyle: the nearest practice is 1.7 miles away. 86% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, close to Berkshire’s towns (87%) and above England’s towns (82%). Women here live to 82.1 on average and men to 77.5 (2019–23).
86%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Poyle | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 13% | 17% |
77.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.1
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
Who lives here
Poyle has fewer young adults than Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 11% of the town, below Berkshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Residents of Poyle have a median age of 37.3. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
37.3median age
PoyleBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
8%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Poyle | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 36% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Poyle
14pages on Poyle
The big questions
SafetyD−44.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £376K · rent £1,565 a monthHousing12 sold in 12 months · busiest street Coleridge CrescentSchoolsA−1 state schoolHealthCLife expectancy 77.5 (men), 82.1 (women)Work & commuteB+47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Poyle’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ColnbrookStanwell MoorRichings ParkStanwellDatchetIverOld Windsor and WraysburyPoyle
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poyle | 1,736 | — | — | D | D− | C |
| Colnbrook | 1,898 | 0.6 | — | B− | D− | C− |
| Stanwell Moor | 1,431 | 1.4 | — | C− | C− | C |
| Richings Park | 1,787 | 1.8 | — | C− | C− | B |
| Stanwell | 11,728 | 2.5 | C | C− | D | C− |
| Datchet | 4,807 | 2.6 | B | C | C | B− |
| Iver | 3,267 | 2.7 | B− | C+ | D | B− |
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 7,689 | 3 | B | C− | B− | A− |
Colnbrook, Stanwell Moor and Richings Park have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Poyle
Who lives in Poyle?
A young village. At the 2021 Census, 18% of residents were under 15 and 36% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 11% were 65 or over.
Does Poyle flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Are schools in Poyle good?
Primary results beat 77% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Slough council.
About Poyle
Village in Berkshire, England
Poyle is a built-up area of 1,736 people, in the Slough 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
- 1,736 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Slough
- County
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004999
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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