Richings Park’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Richings Park’s built-up area.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Richings ParkBuckinghamshire
Some 1,787 people live in this village, in Buckinghamshire, South East. Secondary school results beat 100% of towns in England.
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Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,787
Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire council
Median home
£806K
60 sales in 3 years
Median age
40.8
17% are 65+ · Buckinghamshire 17%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Richings Park a good place to live?
Richings Park’s best grade is for jobs & income — mean household income £67,821; 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. School results are strong (A−): primary results beat 57% of towns in England; secondary results beat 100% of towns in England. Prices are high against local incomes: a typical home costs £806,250 and rent runs £1,475 a month. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Richings Park has its subject grades alone.
How Richings Park grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Richings Park is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedA+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 57% of towns in England; secondary results beat 100% of towns in EnglandA−Open →Cost of livingMedian sale £806,250, 11.6 years of area incomeC−Open →SafetyBehind most towns comparedC−Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesBOpen →HealthLife expectancy 80.8 for men, 84.6 for womenBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History2 listed buildingsDOpen →Outdoors72% live within 400 m of a park; 1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life2.2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Richings Park stand out
The 3 things Richings Park does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.9 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Secondary results, towns in England
Schools
Secondary results beat 100%
of towns in England, on GCSE results (Attainment 8, English and maths)
Primary results beat 57%. Department for Education.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Richings Park.
History
Richings Park’s listed buildings: 2, all Grade II
2listed buildingsDHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Richings Park has 11 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
3%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
11
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C−
Most households in Richings Park own their home: 79%, more than in both Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
£806Kmedian sale
1% of households live in social housing. The median sale, £806,250, comes from 60 standard sales inside Richings Park’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private renters make up a fifth of households, about level with England’s towns (21%) and above Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%).
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Richings Park£806K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £950,000 | 27 |
| Semi-detached | £802,500 | 19 |
| Flat or maisonette | £316,500 | 11 |
79%
of households own their home · England 61%
20%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,475
average private rent a month, Buckinghamshire council area
£2,579
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Richings Park records more burglary and damage per resident than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 23.7 per 1,000 a year
24.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Violent crime ran at 24.7 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18.3) and England’s towns (22). Reported offences in Richings Park came to 100 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 9. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Richings Park has more crime per resident than 90% of them. 33% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 10% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual33
Vehicle crime18
Burglary11
Damage & arson8
Public order7
Other theft7
Drugs7
Other crime4
Anti-social9
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.
24.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
23.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
100
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
Work tends to be further away for Richings Park: 25% commute under 5 km, below Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
15%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 15% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (27%). There are 1.1 jobs in Richings Park for each resident in work. Of the commuters living in the town, 2% work in the town itself.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
Train6%
On foot5%
Underground, tram2%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
51%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£68K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B
Walkability: more walkable than 59% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Richings Park, 11% of residents, than in Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
87%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
There is no GP practice in Richings Park: the nearest is 0.9 miles off. At the census, 87% of people in Richings Park called their health good or very good, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.4% of the town.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Richings Park | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 14% | 17% |
80.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Richings Park than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 49% of adults
40.8median age
16% of residents are children under 15. Residents of Richings Park have a median age of 40.8. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, about level with Buckinghamshire’s towns (11%) and below England’s towns (12%).
Richings ParkBuckinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Richings Park | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Richings Park
14pages on Richings Park
The big questions
SafetyC−24.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £806K · rent £1,475 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Bathurst WalkSchoolsA−HealthBLife expectancy 80.8 (men), 84.6 (women)Work & commuteA+61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge and 4 more in and around Richings Park
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Richings Park. Best known first.
MuseumBattle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge4.4 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHarmondsworth Great Barn1.9 km outside town, to the southeastWater parkWater parkPlastic Playground Wake Park4.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumColnbrook Museum1.6 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryThe Glass Pencil Art Gallery3.9 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge: Danielstirland at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
About Richings Park
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Richings Park is a built-up area of 1,787 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
- Population
- 1,787 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004938
Richings Park’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
IverColnbrookPoyleIver HeathDatchetStanwell MoorNew DenhamRichings Park
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richings Park | 1,787 | — | — | C− | C− | B |
| Iver | 3,267 | 0.9 | B− | C+ | D | B− |
| Colnbrook | 1,898 | 1.7 | — | B− | D− | C− |
| Poyle | 1,736 | 1.8 | — | D | D− | C |
| Iver Heath | 5,150 | 2.3 | B+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Datchet | 4,807 | 3 | B | C | C | B− |
| Stanwell Moor | 1,431 | 3.2 | — | C− | C− | C |
| New Denham | 1,790 | 3.4 | — | C | C− | C+ |
Colnbrook, Poyle, Stanwell Moor and New Denham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Richings Park
Is Richings Park expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £806,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £316,500, semi-detached houses £802,500 and detached houses £950,000.
Are schools in Richings Park good?
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat almost all towns in England. Primary results are closer to the middle, beating 57%. Places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
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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