Cholesbury’s story
17 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Cholesbury’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CholesburyBuckinghamshire
340 people live in this village in Buckinghamshire, South East.
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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
340
Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire council
Median age
51.4
24% are 65+ · Buckinghamshire 17%
Degree level
50%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Cholesbury a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Cholesbury has none; the figures on this page are still real. 17 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 12% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Half of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Cholesbury stand out
The 3 things Cholesbury does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 20.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
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 Cholesbury.
Who lives here
More people in Cholesbury hold a degree than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 50%
51.4median age
24% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Residents of Cholesbury have a median age of 51.4. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
CholesburyBuckinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level50%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cholesbury | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.9% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Cholesbury
The town has one school, shown below. 69% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 167 | C |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Cholesbury work nearby than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 15% travel under 5 km
12%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.1%. The car took 88% of commuters, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Working from home was the norm for 49% of workers at the census. Work in town: 1% of resident commuters.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
Train6%
On foot5%
Underground, tram1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
49%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£76K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
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
Cholesbury is a town of owners: 86% of households own their home, above Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 14% of households. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Cholesbury’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cholesbury£0K
Typical UK town£277K
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,475
average private rent a month, Buckinghamshire council area
£2,466
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
Homes in Cholesbury see less burglary and damage than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 2.9 per 1,000 a year
0violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 1 crimes inside Cholesbury’s built-up area.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
0
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.9
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)
1
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
93% of people in Cholesbury say their health is good or very good, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns
93%good or very good health
At the census, 1.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (3.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). A disability affects nearly a tenth of people in Cholesbury. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 2.6 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 93%Fair 5%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Cholesbury | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 93% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.5% | 14% | 17% |
83.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.2
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Cholesbury is rich in listed buildings: 500 per 10,000 residents, more than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns
17listed buildings
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 36% of the total, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Cholesbury has one scheduled monument.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II17
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
500
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 Cholesbury
12pages on Cholesbury
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Natural History Museum at Tring and 7 more in and around Cholesbury
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cholesbury. Best known first.
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring3.3 km outside town, to the north · 134K visitors a year (2022)MuseumMuseumDacorum Heritage4.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumTrenchard Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumTring Local History Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionGo Ape!4 km outside town, to the northwestFortFortBoddington Hill Fort4.4 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Cholesbury
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Cholesbury is a built-up area of 340 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
- 340 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004447
Cholesbury’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BerkhamstedCheshamTringSouth HeathHyde HeathWendoverBovingdonCholesbury
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesbury | 340 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berkhamsted | 21,236 | 2.8 | A | D | B | A+ |
| Chesham | 23,691 | 2.8 | B | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Tring | 11,961 | 3.5 | A | D | B | A |
| South Heath | 1,278 | 3.7 | — | C− | A | A+ |
| Hyde Heath | 1,048 | 4.1 | — | C− | A | A+ |
| Wendover | 8,729 | 4.5 | A | C | A− | A+ |
| Bovingdon | 5,313 | 4.6 | A | D | B | A |
South Heath and Hyde Heath have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cholesbury
How many listed buildings are there in Cholesbury?
That is 20.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
How much is council tax in Cholesbury?
Band D council tax in Cholesbury is £2,466 for 2026–27, more than in 55% 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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