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In Buckinghamshire, South East, this town has 2,530 residents.
The weak point is schools: primary results beat 7% of towns in England. Overall, Steeple Claydon earns a C+, better than just over two fifths of UK towns. It ranks #37 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. Walkability is weaker too (D−) — 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. A median £437,475 buys a home here, 6.3 times what households in the Buckinghamshire council area earn in a year. On health it is strong (A−) — men here can expect to live to 81.1, women to 85.3. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Steeple Claydon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Steeple Claydon does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 20 buildings inside Steeple Claydon’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →20 listed buildings in Steeple Claydon.
Shepherd's Furze Farmhouse: Photo: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Library, Village Hall and Caretaker's Flat: Photo: Roger Templeman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Phoenix: Photo: Cameraman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Manor Farmhouse: Photo: Cameraman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Steeple Claydon.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.3. 92% of commuters drove, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Income per household averages £66K a year, before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, nearly half of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. Its one primary school teaches 217 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Claydon School and Pre-SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 217 | D |
Men in Steeple Claydon can expect to live to 81.1, women to 85.3 (2019–23). This Buckinghamshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.5 miles away. The nearest A&E to Steeple Claydon is Milton Keynes Hospital, 12.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Steeple Claydon | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
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.
Home ownership stands at 77% of households. Social housing holds 13% of households, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of the 144 standard sales inside Steeple Claydon’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £437,475.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £540,000 | 85 |
| Semi-detached | £336,500 | 26 |
| Terraced | £262,500 | 32 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 60% of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 94 offences were reported in Steeple Claydon, along with 17 incidents of anti-social behaviour. There were 6.6 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 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. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and close to England’s towns (16%). Listed buildings per head: 79 for every 10,000 residents of Steeple Claydon.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
33% of adults hold a degree, about level with England’s towns (34%) and below Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%). Over-65s are 20% of the population. Half of Steeple Claydon is older than 44.6, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Steeple Claydon | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Steeple Claydon is a built-up area of 2,530 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Claydon | 2,530 | — | C+ | C+ | B | A− |
| Calvert | 1,434 | 1.9 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Buckingham | 14,296 | 4.2 | A | B | C+ | A |
| Winslow | 5,238 | 4.3 | B− | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Quainton | 1,311 | 5.1 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Great Horwood | 1,102 | 5.2 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Launton | 1,374 | 6.4 | — | C | A− | B− |
| Waddesdon | 1,859 | 6.8 | — | B− | B | A− |
Calvert, Quainton, Great Horwood, Launton and Waddesdon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results trail 93% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £437,475, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £262,500, semi-detached houses £336,500 and detached houses £540,000.
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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