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1,482 residents make their home in this village in Buckinghamshire, South East.
Schools are its strong suit: primary results beat 87% of towns in England; secondary results beat 89% of towns in England. The weak point is safety: police record 23.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 19.6 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has more crime per resident than 85%. Homes are dear (C): homes sell for a median £535,000, about 7.7 times local household income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Denham has its subject grades alone.
The 3 things Denham 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 Denham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Denham’s built-up area.
10% 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 Denham.
At the 8 primary schools within 3 km, 70% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 53, and 60% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denham Village SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 100 | B− |
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 103 offences in Denham and 20 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 36% of the crimes. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 8.1 reports per 1,000, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (4) and close to 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 private rented sector houses just over one in ten households. 10% live in social housing, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,080,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £575,000 | 19 |
| Terraced | £427,500 | 10 |
| Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Denham’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. It counts 42 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover just over a third of the town’s land, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The census found just over one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Households had £59K a year before tax, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (£72K) but above England’s towns (£55K). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.7%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
86% of Denham’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, close to Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and above England’s towns (82%). This Buckinghamshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away. At the census, 3.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2021 | Denham | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
One in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Line up the people of Denham by age and the one in the middle is 43.6. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Denham | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 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 Denham. Best known first.
MuseumBattle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge3.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumManor Farm Complex4.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumManor Farm House4.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumPram Shed4.7 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denham | 1,482 | — | — | C | C | B− |
| New Denham | 1,790 | 1 | — | C | C− | C+ |
| Iver Heath | 5,150 | 2.2 | B+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Gerrards Cross | 8,117 | 2.7 | A | C− | B | A+ |
| Iver | 3,267 | 3.3 | B− | C+ | D | B− |
| Hillingdon | 307,089 | 3.4 | B | B− | C− | C+ |
| Chalfont St Peter | 13,654 | 3.8 | A− | C− | B | A− |
| Maple Cross | 2,580 | 3.9 | C | C | C− | C− |
New Denham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 11.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Mary.
GCSE results beat 89% of towns in England, and primary results beat 87% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £535,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £320,000, terraced houses £427,500, semi-detached houses £575,000 and detached houses £1,080,000.
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Denham is a built-up area of 1,482 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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