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Some 2,495 people live in this village, in Buckinghamshire, South East. 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Health is its strong suit (A+) — life expectancy is 87.3 for men and 88.7 for women. Jobs & income is a strength too — mean household income £78,686; 1.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Homes are dear (C−): a typical home costs £590,000 and rent runs £1,475 a month. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Long Crendon is graded subject by subject only.
The 3 things Long Crendon 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 Long Crendon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Long Crendon’s built-up area.
18% 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 Long Crendon.
13% of residents in Long Crendon live with a disability. At the census, 88% of people in Long Crendon called their health good or very good, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%). This Buckinghamshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.4 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.9% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Long Crendon | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Its one school is below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 47.1, and 51% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. 64% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Crendon SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 226 | A |
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 18% of the total. Long Crendon’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. It has 108 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 34% of the town’s land, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Long Crendon has less crime per resident than 70% of them. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 74 offences in Long Crendon and 7 cases of nuisance behaviour. Homes saw 6.8 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences made up nearly half 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.
Home ownership stands at 74% of households. 91 standard sales inside Long Crendon’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £590,000. 15% live in social housing, about level with Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and below England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £830,000 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £500,000 | 29 |
| Terraced | £457,500 | 14 |
| Flat or maisonette | £217,500 | 7 |
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 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 30% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 49% of workers worked mainly from home, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Long Crendon, 6% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.3% of residents. 24% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Long Crendon has a median age of 46.9 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Long Crendon | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 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 Long Crendon. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustLong Crendon Courthousein town
Historic houseNether Winchendon House4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleThame Park House4.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumThame Museum2.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHaddenham Museum3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumThe Fuze Centre4.2 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Crendon | 2,495 | — | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Thame | 12,952 | 2.2 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A |
| Haddenham | 5,603 | 3 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Oakley | 1,129 | 4 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Stone | 2,081 | 5.8 | — | C | A− | A |
| Waddesdon | 1,859 | 5.9 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Chinnor | 7,268 | 6.3 | A− | B− | A− | A |
| Wheatley | 4,305 | 6.3 | A | B− | B | A− |
Oakley, Stone and Waddesdon 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 £590,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £217,500, terraced houses £457,500, semi-detached houses £500,000 and detached houses £830,000.
That is 17.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Long Crendon is a built-up area of 2,495 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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