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Walking, cycling and public transport carry 14% of commuters. 4,707 people live in this town in Buckinghamshire, South East.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy is 83.2 for men and 87.9 for women. Overall, Chalfont St Giles earns an A+: better than 96% of UK towns, and #5 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. Housing is expensive: the median home sold for £695,500, 10 years of area income. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Chalfont St Giles is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Chalfont St Giles does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 44 buildings inside Chalfont St Giles’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1903.
44 listed buildings in Chalfont St Giles, 2 of them Grade I.
Milton's Cottage: Photo: MortimerCat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parish Church of St Giles: Photo: Sealman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Pheasant Public House: Photo: Ben Brooksbank · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Feathers Public House and Saddlers House: Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalfont St Giles.
13% of residents in Chalfont St Giles live with a disability. Seeing a GP means leaving Chalfont St Giles: the nearest practice is 1.5 miles away. Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.9% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to Chalfont St Giles is Wexham Park Hospital, 6.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Chalfont St Giles | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Some 410 pupils attend Chalfont St Giles’s two primaries. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Key Stage 2 results at the 8 primary schools within 3 km: 74% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalfont St Giles Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 233 | B− |
9% live in social housing, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. 169 standard sales inside Chalfont St Giles’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £695,500. Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £934,999 | 98 |
| Semi-detached | £603,750 | 34 |
| Terraced | £500,000 | 27 |
| Flat or maisonette | £324,975 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 169 crimes and 22 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Chalfont St Giles’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up 43% of the total. There were 3.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (4.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
At the top of the list, 2 are Grade I and 1 Grade II*. Relative to its size, Chalfont St Giles keeps 93 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (77) and England’s towns (39). Its listed buildings include Milton's Cottage, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · 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.
Working from home was the norm for half of workers at the census. The car took 83% of commuters, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). A household here earns £78K a year before tax, on average. Of the commuters living in Chalfont St Giles, 8% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Children under 15 make up 18%, lower than Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and near England’s towns (18%). Line up the people of Chalfont St Giles by age and the one in the middle is 47.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Chalfont St Giles | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 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 Chalfont St Giles. Best known first.
MuseumChiltern Open Air Museum900 m outside town, to the east
Historic houseLatimer House4.1 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseChenies Manor3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumAmersham Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkBekonscot Model Village3.7 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
13 notable people were born in Chalfont St Giles.
Nick Clegg: Picture by Marcel Grabowski / UK Gov - UK Government, CC BY 2.0 · Toby Simkin: JonesYan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Chalfont St Giles is a built-up area of 4,707 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalfont St Giles | 4,707 | — | A+ | C− | A− | A+ |
| Seer Green | 2,582 | 1.5 | A+ | C− | A | A+ |
| Chalfont St Peter | 13,654 | 1.8 | A− | C− | B | A− |
| Little Chalfont | 6,506 | 2.5 | A | C− | B− | A+ |
| Maple Cross | 2,580 | 2.6 | C | C | C− | C− |
| Amersham | 17,377 | 3.3 | A+ | C− | B | A+ |
| Chorleywood | 12,632 | 3.5 | A+ | D | B+ | A |
| Beaconsfield | 14,142 | 3.5 | A | C− | C+ | A |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £695,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £324,975, terraced houses £500,000, semi-detached houses £603,750 and detached houses £934,999.
Among the strongest in England: GCSE results beat 95% of towns in England, and primary results beat 96% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Chalfont St Giles has 2 state schools; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
That is 3.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Milton's Cottage.
It has less crime than most places its size: less crime per resident than 82% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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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