Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village, home to 151 people, lies in Berkshire, South East.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Winkfield has no grades; its figures are still real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Homes change hands at a median £750,000. It has 11 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
The 3 things Winkfield does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Winkfield’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Winkfield. Best known first.
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor3.6 km outside town, to the northeast · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)
Historic houseSunninghill Park3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayLegoland Hill Train3.7 km outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkLaplandUK3.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionPirate Falls: Treasure Quest3.7 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHaunted House Monster Party3.9 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Winkfield.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 55% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 55% of workers, above Berkshire’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Nine in ten commuters took the car to work at the census. Household income averages £68K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
73% of households own their home. Private rents average £1,462 a month across the Bracknell Forest council area. Social housing holds 15% of households, close to Berkshire’s towns (14%) and below England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £750,000 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 11 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (20.3) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 5 crimes inside Winkfield’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences were 60% of the crimes.
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 nearest A&E to Winkfield is Wexham Park Hospital, 8.2 miles away. At the census, 93% of people in Winkfield called their health good or very good, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (87%) and England’s towns (82%). Disability touches just over a tenth of the town’s population. Seeing a GP means leaving Winkfield: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Winkfield | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 93% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.7% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 13% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including 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 1 of them. Scaled to its population, that is 728 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Winkfield. Of the town’s land, 39% lies in conservation areas, above both Berkshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The 15-to-24 age group: 13%, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Winkfield has a median age of 43.1 years. 19% of residents are 65 or over.
56% women, 44% men
About 78 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Winkfield | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkfield | 151 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Winkfield Row | 1,756 | 1.1 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Newell Green | 1,871 | 2.4 | — | C+ | B+ | A |
| Ascot | 24,003 | 2.9 | A | C− | B | A+ |
| Bracknell | 78,662 | 3.4 | B | B+ | C | B− |
| Windsor | 31,569 | 3.7 | B | C | C− | B |
| Binfield | 4,851 | 4.1 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Eton Wick | 2,121 | 4.6 | — | C | C+ | A− |
Winkfield Row, Newell Green 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.
That is 29.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Winkfield is £2,258 for 2026–27, less than in 79% 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.
Village in Berkshire, England
Winkfield is a built-up area of 151 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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