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A town of 3,267 in Buckinghamshire, South East.
Iver grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 48% of UK towns, and #35 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. Its strongest subject is schools (A−): primary results beat 57% of towns in England; secondary results beat 93% of towns in England. Its weakest is safety (D): 41.2 violent and sexual offences and 20.1 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 9%. The median home sold for £455,000 in the last three years, 6.5 times what households in the Buckinghamshire council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Iver 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 Iver is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Iver’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
12% 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 Iver.
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 294 crimes and 39 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Iver’s built-up area. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Iver has more crime per resident than 91% of them. Of all the crimes, 40% were violence and sexual offences. There were 12.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (4) and 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.
Secondary results at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 54.9, with 63% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Iver’s two primaries have 359 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Iver Village Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 220 | A− |
21% live in social housing, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Home ownership stands at 57% of households. Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £655,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £512,500 | 32 |
| Terraced | £442,500 | 45 |
| Flat or maisonette | £315,000 | 25 |
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.
Iver’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and below England’s towns (16%). Scaled to its population, that is 55 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Of the 67 towns in Buckinghamshire, Iver has the second-largest share in bad or very bad health: 4.8%. The nearest A&E to Iver is The Hillingdon Hospital, 2.2 miles away. 15% of residents in Iver live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Iver | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
37% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. About 7% of its commuters stay in Iver for work. For every resident in work, Iver has 1.3 jobs. At the census, 14% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (27%).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Iver has a median age of 40.2. Children under 15 make up 18%, lower than Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and near England’s towns (18%). Graduates make up a third of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Iver | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 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 Iver. Best known first.
MuseumBattle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge3.2 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHarmondsworth Great Barn2.4 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumColnbrook Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryThe Glass Pencil Art Gallery3.4 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
18 listed buildings in Iver, 1 of them Grade I.
Bridgefoot House: Photo: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · The Swan at Iver Public House: Photo: John Chisholm · CC BY-SA 2.0
7 notable people were born in Iver.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iver | 3,267 | — | B− | C+ | D | B− |
| Richings Park | 1,787 | 0.9 | — | C− | C− | B |
| Iver Heath | 5,150 | 1.4 | B+ | C− | B− | B− |
| New Denham | 1,790 | 2.5 | — | C | C− | C+ |
| Colnbrook | 1,898 | 2.5 | — | B− | D− | C− |
| Poyle | 1,736 | 2.7 | — | D | D− | C |
| Denham | 1,482 | 3.3 | — | C | C | B− |
| Hillingdon | 307,089 | 3.6 | B | B− | C− | C+ |
Richings Park, New Denham, Colnbrook, Poyle and Denham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £455,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £315,000, terraced houses £442,500, semi-detached houses £512,500 and detached houses £655,000.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 93% of towns in England. Primary results are closer to the middle, beating 57%. Iver has 2 state schools; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Iver is a built-up area of 3,267 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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