Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Buckinghamshire, South East, this town has 5,150 residents.
Iver Heath does the important things well, at a cost. Where it does best is schools — primary results beat 73% of towns in England; secondary results beat 92% of towns in England. Buying in is costly: homes sell for a median £587,500, about 8.4 times local household income. Walkability is weaker too — 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The overall grade lands at B+, #24 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. That leaves it better than 71% of UK towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B− for health.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS.
The 3 things Iver Heath 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 Heath is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Iver Heath’s built-up area.
5% 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 Heath.
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 5% of the total, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. For its size, Iver Heath has the fewest listed buildings of the towns in Buckinghamshire. One registered park or garden lies locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the 18 primary schools within 3 km, 66% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Between them, two primaries teach 402 pupils in Iver Heath.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iver Heath Infant School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 207 | – |
Social housing holds 13% of households, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). 73% of households own their home. Behind the median of £587,500: 160 standard sales inside Iver Heath’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £791,000 | 46 |
| Semi-detached | £600,000 | 74 |
| Terraced | £437,500 | 20 |
| Flat or maisonette | £315,750 | 20 |
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 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
31% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Household income came to £68K a year before tax, between Buckinghamshire’s towns (£72K) and England’s towns (£55K). Also worth knowing: in 2026, 2.8% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Iver Heath has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 miles away. 4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, between Buckinghamshire’s towns (3.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Men in Iver Heath can expect to live to 80.9, women to 84.7 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Iver Heath | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Residents of Iver Heath have a median age of 43.9. 17% are under 15, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Iver Heath | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
221 crimes and 28 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Iver Heath’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 16.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18.8) and England’s towns (22). Violence and sexual offences made up a third 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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Iver Heath. Best known first.
MuseumBattle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge3.2 km outside town, to the east
GardenStoke Poges Memorial Gardens4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionHarmondsworth Great Barn4.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumColnbrook Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryThe Glass Pencil Art Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 listed buildings in Iver Heath.
Church of St Margaret: Photo: Bikeboy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios: Photo: Ruth Riddle · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iver Heath | 5,150 | — | B+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Iver | 3,267 | 1.4 | B− | C+ | D | B− |
| New Denham | 1,790 | 1.8 | — | C | C− | C+ |
| Denham | 1,482 | 2.2 | — | C | C | B− |
| Richings Park | 1,787 | 2.3 | — | C− | C− | B |
| Stoke Poges | 3,920 | 2.8 | A− | C | B | B+ |
| Gerrards Cross | 8,117 | 3.3 | A | C− | B | A+ |
| Slough | 166,868 | 3.7 | C | D | D | C− |
New Denham, Denham and Richings Park have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get 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 £587,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £315,750, terraced houses £437,500, semi-detached houses £600,000 and detached houses £791,000.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 92% of towns in England. Primary results beat 73%. Iver Heath has 2 state schools; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Iver Heath is a built-up area of 5,150 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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