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A large town of 20,220 in Berkshire, South East.
Sandhurst grades A overall against UK towns: better than 94% of UK towns, and #7 of 30 in Berkshire. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): mean household income £73,501; 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 3.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £440,000 in the last three years, 6.4 times what households in the Bracknell Forest council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Sandhurst’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
6% 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 Sandhurst.
13% of residents have a disability, near Berkshire’s towns (13%) and lower than England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 88% of Sandhurst’s residents. Men in Sandhurst can expect to live to 82, women to 84.4 (2019–23). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Sandhurst | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 13% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
At the town’s 5 primary schools, nearly two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 6 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Sandhurst’s five primaries and one secondary have 2,646 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owlsmoor Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 507 | C+ |
| Sandhurst SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 992 | B− |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, SandhurstTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 199 | A+ |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Violent crime ran at 14.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below Berkshire’s towns (20.4) and England’s towns (22) alike. Reported offences in Sandhurst came to 536 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 126. Burglary and damage add up to 6.8 per 1,000 residents each year. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 50% 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. 6% of its homes were built before 1919, below Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Sandhurst has 11 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds 8% of households, below both Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). 13% of households are private tenants. Private rents average £1,462 a month across the Bracknell Forest council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £575,000 | 264 |
| Semi-detached | £440,000 | 203 |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 182 |
| Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | 77 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 84% of commuters, above Berkshire’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Nearly two in five commuters travelled under 5 km to work. About 16% of its commuters stay in Sandhurst for work. The town counts 0.5 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
34% of adults hold a degree. Typical age in Sandhurst: 41.8, the median. Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sandhurst | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Sandhurst. Best known first.
Historic houseSouth Hill Park4.3 km outside town, to the northeast · 250K visitors a year
Abbey or priorySaint Michael’s Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionGo Ape!4 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionCalifornia Country Park4.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHistory Hub3.4 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooTrilakes Animal Park200 m outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
22 listed buildings in Sandhurst.
Old College with attached lamps, Royal Military Academy: Photo: Antony McCallum · CC BY 3.0 · Rackshaw Farmhouse: Photo: Oscar Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ancient Well: Photo: Oscar Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Statue of Queen Victoria southeast of lampholders, main avenue to south east of Royal Military Academy: Photo: D Gore · CC BY-SA 2.0
7 notable people were born in Sandhurst.
William Patterson: Credit: "From photo by E. Hawkins & Co., Brighton", Public domain · William Russell: Photographer unidentified, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhurst | 20,220 | — | A | B− | A− | A |
| Blackwater | 7,170 | 1 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Hawley | 2,581 | 1.5 | A+ | A | A− | A |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 1.8 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| Yateley | 14,676 | 2.1 | A+ | A | B+ | A |
| Camberley | 36,787 | 2.5 | A− | B | C+ | B+ |
| Minley | 1,041 | 2.6 | — | A− | A+ | A |
| Frimley | 15,101 | 3.5 | A | B | C+ | A− |
Minley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £440,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £200,000, terraced houses £350,000, semi-detached houses £440,000 and detached houses £575,000. Household incomes are higher than in 94% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B−.
Large town in Berkshire, England
Sandhurst is a built-up area of 20,220 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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