Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
590 residents make their home in this village in Buckinghamshire, South East.
There are no grades for Brill: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 53 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
The 3 things Brill does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Brill’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
41% 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 Brill.
Brill has a median age of 46.3. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Brill | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.6. 86% of commuters drove, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Before tax, the average household brings in £67K a year.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The median sale price was £355K, lower than Buckinghamshire’s towns (£500K) yet higher than England’s towns (£308K). Social housing holds 4% of households. 16% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £397,500 | 8 |
| Terraced | £308,000 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes saw 10.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (8.4) and England’s towns (9.4). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 24 crimes inside Brill’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up half 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.
The nearest A&E to Brill is John Radcliffe Hospital, 8.1 miles away. 88% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. A disability affects 13% of people here. This Buckinghamshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Brill | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 41% of the total, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 2 of them. The national list protects one ancient monument in Brill.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brill | 590 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oakley | 1,129 | 1.5 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Upper Arncott | 1,659 | 3.2 | — | B | A | B |
| Long Crendon | 2,495 | 4 | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Ambrosden | 2,736 | 4.6 | B | C | B | B− |
| Waddesdon | 1,859 | 5.9 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Thame | 12,952 | 6.1 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A |
| Launton | 1,374 | 6.1 | — | C | A− | B− |
Oakley, Upper Arncott, Long Crendon, Waddesdon and Launton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 36.9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: terraced houses £308,000 and semi-detached houses £397,500. Private rents in the Buckinghamshire council area averaged £1,475 a month in August 2026.
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Brill is a built-up area of 590 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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