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5,511 people live in this town in Buckinghamshire, South East.
The local economy does well: mean household income £78,406; 2.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Getting around depends on the car: on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. It takes 7.4 years of household income in the Buckinghamshire council area to buy the median home, at £515,000. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, better than 73% of UK towns. That places it #22 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B for schools and B for hazard risk.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Aston Clinton 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 Aston Clinton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 40 buildings inside Aston Clinton’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
13% 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 Aston Clinton. Best known first.
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring2.8 km outside town, to the east · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseHalton House1.6 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNational Paralympic Heritage Centre3.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumTrenchard Museum1.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTring Local History Museum2.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionGo Ape!2.5 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aston Clinton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%), and the census counted 46% of workers working mainly from home. 8% of commuters who live in Aston Clinton also work there. For every resident in work, Aston Clinton has 1 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Its one school is below. 402 pupils attend Aston Clinton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Clinton SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 402 | C− |
89% of people in Aston Clinton rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 3.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (3.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.3 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Aston Clinton | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Private renters make up nearly one in ten households, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. One in ten households rent from a council or housing body. From September 2023 to August 2026, 275 homes sold inside Aston Clinton’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £515,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £700,000 | 116 |
| Semi-detached | £497,500 | 88 |
| Terraced | £370,000 | 55 |
| Flat or maisonette | £237,500 | 16 |
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 173 offences in Aston Clinton and 25 cases of nuisance behaviour. 55% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. For its size, Aston Clinton records less crime per resident than 67% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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. Scaled to its population, Aston Clinton has 73 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (78) but above England’s towns (39). The pre-1919 share of homes is 13%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The middle age in Aston Clinton is 44.1. Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and above England’s towns (18%). Just over two in five adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Aston Clinton | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
40 listed buildings in Aston Clinton.
Church of All Saints: Photo: Chris Reynolds · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Bell Inn: Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old Dukes Head: Photo: Chris Reynolds · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yew Tree Cottage: Photo: Chris Cole · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Clinton | 5,511 | — | B+ | C | B | A− |
| Weston Turville | 1,835 | 1.8 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Wendover | 8,729 | 2.4 | A | C | A− | A+ |
| Tring | 11,961 | 2.5 | A | D | B | A |
| Broughton | 2,168 | 2.9 | — | C+ | D | A |
| Stoke Mandeville | 2,855 | 3 | B+ | C | C | B+ |
| Bierton | 1,251 | 3.4 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Cheddington | 1,770 | 3.9 | — | C+ | A | A |
Weston Turville, Broughton, Bierton and Cheddington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £515,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £237,500, terraced houses £370,000, semi-detached houses £497,500 and detached houses £700,000.
Band D council tax in Aston Clinton is £2,572 for 2026–27, more than in 81% 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.
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Aston Clinton is a built-up area of 5,511 people, in the Buckinghamshire 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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