Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a village of 874 residents in Buckinghamshire, South East.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Dadford is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Roughly one resident in 2 is aged 15 to 24. Its listed buildings number 35, with 23 at Grade I. Pre-1919 homes make up 38% of the housing.
The 3 things Dadford does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Dadford’s built-up area.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Dadford. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustStowe Housein townAttractionAttraction · National TrustBrown's Cascadein townAttractionAttraction · National TrustCaptain Cook's Monumentin townHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustCaptain Grenville's Columnin townAttractionAttraction · National TrustFane of Pastoral Poetryin townAttractionAttraction · National TrustGladiatorin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dadford.
People 65 and over make up 6.2% of the town. Dadford has a median age of 17.8 years. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 48% of the town. 27% of adults hold a degree, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (34%).
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Dadford is a campus town: students living in halls or boarding houses count as residents.
| Dadford | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 48% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 8.9% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 13% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 6.2% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 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 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
48% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Of the commuters living in Dadford, 12% work in the town itself. This Buckinghamshire town counts 3.5 jobs per working resident. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 28%, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%) alike.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds one in ten households, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private renters make up nearly a quarter of households. Home ownership stands at 65% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £774,500 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 8 offences were reported in Dadford. Homes saw 1.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (8.4) and England’s towns (9.4). 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.
At the census, 1.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (3.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 94% of residents of Dadford said they were in good or very good health. Seeing a GP means leaving Dadford: the nearest practice is 2.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Dadford | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 94% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 8.2% | 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.
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, 23 are Grade I and 3 Grade II*. Dadford’s listed buildings include Arches at Each End of North Front of Mansion, Grade I. It has 400 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
3 notable people were born in Dadford.
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos: John Jackson, Public domain · Alexander Temple: Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dadford | 874 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buckingham | 14,296 | 2.8 | A | B | C+ | A |
| Silverstone | 2,542 | 4 | B+ | C | C+ | A+ |
| Brackley | 16,180 | 5.6 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Deanshanger | 4,128 | 5.7 | B | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Potterspury | 1,637 | 6.3 | — | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Steeple Claydon | 2,530 | 6.7 | C+ | C+ | B | A− |
| Old Stratford | 2,427 | 6.8 | — | C | A | B+ |
Potterspury and Old Stratford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 16.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Arches at Each End of North Front of Mansion.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £369,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Buckinghamshire council area averaged £1,475 a month in August 2026.
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Dadford is a built-up area of 874 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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