Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 985 residents, it is a village in Buckinghamshire, South East.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sherington is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 36, with 1 at Grade I. Homes sell for a median £490,000.
The 3 things Sherington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Sherington’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
29% 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 Sherington.
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.
By car: that was how 86% of commuters travelled at the census. Households had £66K a year before tax, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (£72K) but above England’s towns (£55K). Just over half of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Of the commuters living in Sherington, 6% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Below is its only school. 57% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 21 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherington Church of England SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 21 | – |
The social rented sector houses 10% of households. 80% of households own their home, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £1,344 a month across the Milton Keynes council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £552,500 | 28 |
| Semi-detached | £398,750 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 15.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18.6) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 36 crimes and 5 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Sherington’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 53% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Sherington has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Sherington is Milton Keynes Hospital, 6 miles away. 85% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and above England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Sherington | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 29% of Sherington’s land, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%). Its listed buildings include the Church of St Laud, Grade I. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15, and 9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Residents of Sherington have a median age of 53.3. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sherington | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Sherington is a built-up area of 985 people, in the Milton Keynes 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherington | 985 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newport Pagnell | 15,250 | 2.1 | B | B− | B− | B |
| Olney | 6,600 | 3.2 | A− | C | B | A |
| Lavendon | 1,469 | 4.6 | — | C | B+ | A− |
| Cranfield | 7,053 | 4.8 | A− | B+ | A− | A |
| Hanslope | 2,161 | 5.4 | — | C+ | C | A− |
| Milton Keynes | 197,328 | 5.7 | C+ | B− | D | C |
| Castlethorpe | 1,112 | 5.7 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
Lavendon, Hanslope and Castlethorpe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Laud. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 29% of Sherington’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: semi-detached houses £398,750 and detached houses £552,500.
Band D council tax in Sherington is £2,335 for 2026–27, less than in 69% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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