Dinton’s story
44 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Dinton’s built-up area.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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DintonBuckinghamshire
244 people live in this village in Buckinghamshire, South East.
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Photo: Rob Farrow · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
244
Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire council
Median age
61.4
46% are 65+ · Buckinghamshire 17%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Dinton a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Dinton is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 46% of residents are 65 or over. It has 44 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Mortgage-free owners make up 64% of households.
What makes Dinton stand out
The 3 things Dinton does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
46% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul; 74 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
64% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dinton.
Who lives here
Dinton has fewer young adults than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 5.3% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by nearly half of adults. Children under 15 make up 10%, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). People 65 and over make up 46% of the town. The median resident of Dinton is 61.4 years old.
61.4median age
DintonBuckinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
46%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 79 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.
| Dinton | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 46% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Dinton: 10% commute under 5 km, below Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 58% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
58% of workers worked mainly from home, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%). The average household earns £77K a year before tax. For every resident in work, Dinton has 0.6 jobs.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving76%
On foot11%
Train3%
Underground, tram3%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
58%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£77K
mean household income, before tax
2%
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
Most households in Dinton own their home: 93%, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Private renters make up 6% of households, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%). 1% of households rent from a council or housing body. That is the middle of 9 standard sales inside Dinton’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Dinton£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £907,000 | 5 |
93%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,475
average private rent a month, Buckinghamshire council area
£2,510
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 Dinton see less burglary and damage than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 6.8 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 45% of the total. Over the year to August 2026, 11 offences were reported in Dinton, along with 2 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The violent crime rate is 23.2 per 1,000 residents a year.
23.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2
Damage & arson1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Anti-social2
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.
23.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Just 2.9% of people in Dinton say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Buckinghamshire’s towns and across England’s towns
At the census, 14% of people here had a disability, near Buckinghamshire’s towns (14%) and lower than England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Dinton: the nearest is 1.4 miles off. Self-reported good health: 86% of the town’s residents.
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Dinton | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Old homes shape Dinton: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Dinton has 1,803 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (77) and England’s towns (39). Its listed buildings include the Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Grade I. Grade II* covers 1 of them, Grade I 1.
44listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II42
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
1,803
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Dinton Folly and 4 more in and around Dinton
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Dinton. Best known first.
CastleDinton Folly400 m outside town, to the north
Historic houseNether Winchendon House2.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHaddenham Museum2.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Fuze Centre1.6 km outside town, to the southwestWildlife parkWildlife parkTiggywinkles Wildlife Teaching Hospital2.7 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Dinton Folly: D Gore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nether Winchendon House: MICHAEL ZAWADZKI, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dinton
12pages on Dinton
The big questions
Dinton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
StoneHaddenhamAylesburyLongwickWaddesdonLong CrendonThameDinton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinton | 244 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stone | 2,081 | 1.5 | — | C | A− | A |
| Haddenham | 5,603 | 1.8 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Aylesbury | 87,966 | 3.9 | B | B+ | C− | C |
| Longwick | 1,528 | 3.9 | — | C | A− | A |
| Waddesdon | 1,859 | 4.1 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Long Crendon | 2,495 | 4.4 | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Thame | 12,952 | 4.4 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A |
Stone, Longwick, Waddesdon and Long Crendon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Dinton
How many listed buildings are there in Dinton?
That is 74 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
How much is council tax in Dinton?
Band D council tax in Dinton is £2,510 for 2026–27, more than in 67% 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.
About Dinton
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Dinton is a built-up area of 244 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
- 244 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004392
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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