Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Buckinghamshire, South East, this town has 8,117 residents.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Health is a strength: men here can expect to live to 84.5, women to 86. Jobs & income is another plus — households earn a mean £86,992 a year, and 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The drawback is cost of living — homes sell for a median £1,175,000, about 16.9 times local household income. Overall, that makes an A, good for #9 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. That leaves it better than 91% of UK towns.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Gerrards Cross 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 Gerrards Cross is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Gerrards Cross’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
9% 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 1930.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gerrards Cross.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of Gerrards Cross is older than 45.5, half younger. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Gerrards Cross | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.6% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 57% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.6, with 42% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its only school is listed below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gerrards Cross CofE SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 434 | A |
At the census, 2.4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 89% of Gerrards Cross’ residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%). Men in Gerrards Cross can expect to live to 84.5, women to 86 (2019–23). This Buckinghamshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Gerrards Cross | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
5% live in social housing, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). No town in Buckinghamshire costs more to buy into than Gerrards Cross, at £1,175,000, the highest of 39. From September 2023 to August 2026, 279 homes sold inside the town’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £1,175,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,500,000 | 153 |
| Semi-detached | £840,000 | 19 |
| Terraced | £700,000 | 25 |
| Flat or maisonette | £555,000 | 82 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 56% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
8% of commuters who live in Gerrards Cross also work there. Working mainly from home: 56% of workers, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how a fifth of commuters travelled at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
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 nearly a tenth of the total. Relative to its size, Gerrards Cross keeps 27 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78) and England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 32% of recorded crime. Each year, 14.4 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 365 crimes and 44 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Gerrards Cross’s built-up area.
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.
22 listed buildings in Gerrards Cross.
Church of St James: Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bulstrode Park camp: Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0
10 notable people were born in Gerrards Cross.
Kenneth More: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Alexander Richardson: Agence Rol, Public domain · Jenny Hanley: Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yorick Wilks: Al Silonov, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | 8,117 | — | A | C− | B | A+ |
| Chalfont St Peter | 13,654 | 1.9 | A− | C− | B | A− |
| Stoke Poges | 3,920 | 2.4 | A− | C | B | B+ |
| Denham | 1,482 | 2.7 | — | C | C | B− |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 6,711 | 2.9 | B+ | C | B− | B+ |
| Iver Heath | 5,150 | 3.3 | B+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Seer Green | 2,582 | 3.3 | A+ | C− | A | A+ |
| Maple Cross | 2,580 | 3.4 | C | C | C− | C− |
Denham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £1,175,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £555,000, terraced houses £700,000, semi-detached houses £840,000 and detached houses £1,500,000.
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Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Gerrards Cross is a built-up area of 8,117 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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