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Life expectancy is 89.3 for women and 85.1 for men. 6,506 people live in this town in Buckinghamshire, South East.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Schools do well (A+): primary results beat 99% of towns in England; secondary results beat 100% of towns in England. Little Chalfont’s overall grade of A puts it better than 95% of UK towns, #6 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. What holds it back is cost of living (C−) — a typical home costs £761,250 and rent runs £1,475 a month.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Little Chalfont 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 Little Chalfont is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Little Chalfont’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
3% 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 Little Chalfont.
Dr Challoner's High School’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it. Between them, two primaries and one secondary teach 1,806 pupils in Little Chalfont. All three of the town’s schools appear below. Secondary results at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 67, with 86% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chalfont Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 247 | A+ |
| Dr Challoner's High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,391 | A+ |
| Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 168 | A |
One GP practice serves the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 88% of people in Little Chalfont called their health good or very good, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. A disability affects just over a tenth of people in the town. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Little Chalfont is Watford General Hospital, 7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Little Chalfont | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 54% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 73% of commuters, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) but above England’s towns (70%). 29% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Of the commuters living in Little Chalfont, 6% work in the town itself. Home was the main workplace for 54% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 68% of households, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). The median sale, £761,250, comes from 218 standard sales inside Little Chalfont’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. 18% of households rent from a council or housing body.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £985,000 | 95 |
| Semi-detached | £765,000 | 48 |
| Terraced | £570,000 | 30 |
| Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | 45 |
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.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Relative to its size, Little Chalfont keeps 26 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78) and England’s towns (39). Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Of all the crimes, 48% were violence and sexual offences. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 330 recorded crimes inside Little Chalfont’s built-up area, and 40 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 5.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than Buckinghamshire’s towns (4) yet lower than 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 15-to-24 age group: 9.3%, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 21%. At 42.7, the median resident of Little Chalfont sits in the middle of the age range.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Little Chalfont | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.6% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 54% | 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 Little Chalfont. Best known first.
Historic houseLatimer House700 m outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseChenies Manor1.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumChiltern Open Air Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumChesham Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumAmersham Museum2.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chalfont | 6,506 | — | A | C− | B− | A+ |
| Amersham | 17,377 | 1.7 | A+ | C− | B | A+ |
| Chalfont St Giles | 4,707 | 2.5 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ |
| Chorleywood | 12,632 | 2.9 | A+ | D | B+ | A |
| Chesham | 23,691 | 3.6 | B | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Seer Green | 2,582 | 3.8 | A+ | C− | A | A+ |
| Maple Cross | 2,580 | 3.8 | C | C | C− | C− |
| Bovingdon | 5,313 | 4 | A | D | B | A |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £761,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £325,000, terraced houses £570,000, semi-detached houses £765,000 and detached houses £985,000.
Among the strongest in England: GCSE results beat almost all towns in England, and primary results beat 99% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Little Chalfont has 3 state schools; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
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Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Little Chalfont is a built-up area of 6,506 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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