Baker's Wood’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Baker's Wood’s built-up area.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Baker's WoodBuckinghamshire
387 residents make their home in this village in Buckinghamshire, South East.
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Photo: James Emmans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
387
Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire council
Median age
44
17% are 65+ · Buckinghamshire 17%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Baker's Wood a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Baker's Wood has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. 2 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. 43% of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Baker's Wood stand out
The 3 things Baker's Wood does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Buckinghamshire 39%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baker's Wood.
Who lives here
A young town: 13% of people in Baker's Wood are 15 to 24, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns
44median age
The middle age in Baker's Wood is 44. 18% are under 15, lower than Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and near England’s towns (18%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
Baker's WoodBuckinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar11%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Baker's Wood | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 13% in Baker's Wood, fewer than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £87K a year before tax, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (£72K) and England’s towns (£55K). At the census, 84% of commuters went by car. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.2%.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
Train3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
51%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£87K
mean household income, before tax
3.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Baker's Wood is a town of owners: 87% of households own their home, above Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 13% of households, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Baker's Wood’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Baker's Wood£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £950,000 | 7 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,475
average private rent a month, Buckinghamshire council area
£2,529
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Baker's Wood than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year
10.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
36% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 14 crimes inside Baker's Wood’s built-up area.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Other theft4
Damage & arson2
Shoplifting1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Public order0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
10.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
14
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.
Health
90% of people in Baker's Wood say their health is good or very good, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns
90%good or very good health
3.1% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 9% of people here had a disability, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Baker's Wood: the nearest is 1.1 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Baker's Wood | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9% | 14% | 17% |
84.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Baker's Wood has fewer old homes than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 8% built before 1919
2listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
None of the 2 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. For its size, Baker's Wood has 52 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
8%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
52
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Baker's Wood
11pages on Baker's Wood
The big questions
About Baker's Wood
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Baker's Wood is a built-up area of 387 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
- Population
- 387 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004825
Baker's Wood’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
DenhamGerrards CrossNew DenhamIver HeathChalfont St PeterStoke PogesMaple CrossBaker's Wood
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker's Wood | 387 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denham | 1,482 | 1 | — | C | C | B− |
| Gerrards Cross | 8,117 | 1.7 | A | C− | B | A+ |
| New Denham | 1,790 | 1.8 | — | C | C− | C+ |
| Iver Heath | 5,150 | 2.4 | B+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Chalfont St Peter | 13,654 | 2.9 | A− | C− | B | A− |
| Stoke Poges | 3,920 | 3.3 | A− | C | B | B+ |
| Maple Cross | 2,580 | 3.4 | C | C | C− | C− |
Denham and New Denham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Baker's Wood
How many listed buildings are there in Baker's Wood?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Baker's Wood?
Band D council tax in Baker's Wood is £2,529 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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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