Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,421 residents make their home in this village in Buckinghamshire, South East.
People here tend to be in good health: men here can expect to live to 82.4, women to 86. The local economy does well: households earn a mean £71,930 a year, and 1.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Where it falls short is schools — primary results beat 32% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £504,500, takes 7.2 years of household income in the Buckinghamshire council area. It also trails on walkability: one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Stewkley is graded subject by subject only.
The 3 things Stewkley 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 Stewkley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Stewkley is graded subject by subject only.
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Historic England lists them inside Stewkley’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
24% 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 Stewkley.
At the census, 3.6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. There is no GP practice in Stewkley: the nearest is 3 miles off. 87% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, near Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and higher than England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Stewkley is Milton Keynes Hospital, 6.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Stewkley | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
58% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. 203 pupils attend Stewkley’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Combined SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 203 | C+ |
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 24% of the total, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Stewkley’s listed buildings include the Church of St Michael, Grade I. It counts 30 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
By car: that was how 88% of commuters travelled at the census. Working mainly from home: 48% of workers, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%). About 8% of its commuters stay in Stewkley for work. There are 0.3 jobs in Stewkley for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Home ownership stands at nearly three quarters of households. The £504,500 median rests on 68 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £577,400 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £409,250 | 20 |
| Terraced | £380,000 | 15 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Stewkley logged 58 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 3 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences made up half of the total. Burglary and damage add up to 9.9 per 1,000 residents each year.
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.
Degrees are held by 43% of adults. Stewkley has a median age of 45.4 years. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population. Children under 15 make up 19%, near Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and higher than England’s towns (18%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stewkley | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewkley | 1,421 | — | — | C | B | A |
| Stoke Hammond | 1,155 | 2.6 | — | C+ | C+ | A |
| Wing | 2,979 | 2.9 | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Newton Longville | 1,877 | 3 | — | B− | A− | A |
| Bletchley | 45,018 | 4.3 | C− | B− | D | C− |
| Leighton Buzzard | 42,736 | 4.6 | B+ | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Wingrave | 1,498 | 4.7 | — | C | B− | A− |
| Heath and Reach | 1,451 | 4.7 | — | B | A | B− |
Stoke Hammond, Newton Longville, Wingrave and Heath and Reach have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £504,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £380,000, semi-detached houses £409,250 and detached houses £577,400.
Primary results trail 68% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Stewkley is a built-up area of 1,421 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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