Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Buckinghamshire, South East, this village has 1,112 residents.
Pupils here do better than most: primary results beat 85% of towns in England. Add health to its strengths — men here can expect to live to 82.9, women to 85.3. Homes sell for a median £355,000, about 5.7 years of what households in the Milton Keynes council area earn. The weak point is walkability — on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. The rest of its grades are middling: B for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Castlethorpe has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Castlethorpe 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 Castlethorpe is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Castlethorpe has subject grades but no overall one.
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Historic England lists them inside Castlethorpe’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
12% 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 Castlethorpe.
Its one school is below. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlethorpe First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 39 | – |
Seeing a GP means leaving Castlethorpe: the nearest practice is 2.6 miles away. The nearest A&E to Castlethorpe is Milton Keynes Hospital, 6.2 miles away. 15% of residents have a disability, near Buckinghamshire’s towns (14%) and lower than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Castlethorpe | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 87% of commuters, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Income per household averages £66K a year, before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 39 crimes inside Castlethorpe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 64% of the total. Violent crime ran at 17.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18.8) and England’s towns (22).
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.
Castlethorpe counts 20 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I. Of the town’s land, 29% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%). It has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Households that own their home make up 77%. 11% live in social housing, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of the 37 standard sales inside Castlethorpe’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £355,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 17 |
| Semi-detached | £285,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £312,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Line up the people of Castlethorpe by age and the one in the middle is 45.9. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 17%, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Castlethorpe | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Castlethorpe. Best known first.
MuseumMilton Keynes Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric shipHistoric shipWey4.2 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric sitetrain4.3 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlethorpe | 1,112 | — | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Hanslope | 2,161 | 1.6 | — | C+ | C | A− |
| Yardley Gobion | 1,283 | 2.3 | — | C | A+ | B |
| Old Stratford | 2,427 | 2.4 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Potterspury | 1,637 | 2.6 | — | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Deanshanger | 4,128 | 3.5 | B | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Hartwell | 1,493 | 4 | — | B− | C+ | B− |
| Newport Pagnell | 15,250 | 4.4 | B | B− | B− | B |
Hanslope, Yardley Gobion, Old Stratford, Potterspury and Hartwell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Simon and St Jude Church of St Simon and St Peter. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results beat 85% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Milton Keynes council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £355,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £312,500, semi-detached houses £285,000 and detached houses £500,000.
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Castlethorpe is a built-up area of 1,112 people, in the Milton Keynes 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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