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A village in Berkshire, South East, home to 503 people.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Waltham St Lawrence has none; the figures on this page are still real. Homes change hands at a median £1,225,000. 46% of homes were built before 1919. On the way to work, 14% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
The 3 things Waltham St Lawrence does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Waltham St Lawrence’s built-up area.
46% 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 Waltham St Lawrence.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 58% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The census counted 58% of workers working mainly from home. The car took 84% of commuters, above Berkshire’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Households take home £77K a year before tax, on average. 3% of commuters who live in Waltham St Lawrence also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds just over one in ten households, below both Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Just over three quarters of households are owner-occupiers. Private rents average £1,800 a month across the Windsor and Maidenhead council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,400,000 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 13 offences in Waltham St Lawrence and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour. Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 11.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.7 reports per 1,000, below Berkshire’s towns (6.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up 54% of the total.
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.
3.8% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, between Berkshire’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Waltham St Lawrence: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away. The nearest A&E to Waltham St Lawrence is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Waltham St Lawrence | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.9% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them. For its size, Waltham St Lawrence has 477 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Berkshire’s towns (34) and England’s towns (39) alike. The town has 24 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, above both Berkshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. At 50.3, the median resident of Waltham St Lawrence sits in the middle of the age range. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Waltham St Lawrence | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.5% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 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 Waltham St Lawrence. Best known first.
ZooBerkshire College of Agriculture4.6 km outside town, to the northZooZooBCA Zoo4.9 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleCayton Park House3.5 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Berkshire, England
Waltham St Lawrence is a built-up area of 503 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham St Lawrence | 503 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Twyford | 8,072 | 2.4 | A+ | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Hurst | 1,009 | 2.7 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Wargrave | 2,896 | 2.7 | A+ | B− | A− | A+ |
| Charvil | 3,158 | 3.4 | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Binfield | 4,851 | 3.9 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Lower Shiplake | 1,086 | 3.9 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Maidenhead | 67,391 | 4.1 | B+ | C+ | C | B+ |
Hurst and Lower Shiplake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 19.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Waltham St Lawrence is £1,965 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.
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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