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4,351 people live in this town in Buckinghamshire, South East.
Some subjects shine; others lag. It is a safe place by the numbers: 17.5 violent and sexual offences and 7.4 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Stokenchurch’s overall grade is B−, better than 54% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #34 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. The weak point is schools — primary results beat just over a quarter of towns in England. At a median £393,500, a home costs 5.6 times the yearly income of households in the Buckinghamshire council area. Getting around depends on the car: on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Stokenchurch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 2 things Stokenchurch does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Stokenchurch’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
9% 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 Stokenchurch.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.7 jobs in Stokenchurch for each resident in work. The car took 89% of commuters, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Also worth knowing: 2.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. About 7% of its commuters stay in Stokenchurch for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 375 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokenchurch Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 375 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 18 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Stokenchurch. Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
For its size, Stokenchurch records less crime per resident than just over three quarters of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 149 offences in Stokenchurch and 22 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 54% of the crimes.
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 72% of households. 13% rent privately, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £498,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £420,000 | 71 |
| Terraced | £349,500 | 40 |
| Flat or maisonette | £190,000 | 28 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest A&E to Stokenchurch is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 10.6 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 78% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 3.7% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, near Buckinghamshire’s towns (3.6%) and lower than England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Stokenchurch | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents. Stokenchurch has a median age of 43.1 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stokenchurch | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 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 Stokenchurch. Best known first.
Heritage railwayChinnor and Princes Risborough Railway3.9 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionLW579 51 Squadron memorial2.1 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionSaint Bartholomew4.1 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionSt Mary4 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Stokenchurch is a built-up area of 4,351 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokenchurch | 4,351 | — | B− | B | B+ | B− |
| Chinnor | 7,268 | 3 | A− | B− | A− | A |
| Lane End | 3,446 | 3.9 | C+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Watlington | 2,438 | 4.6 | — | B− | C+ | A |
| Lacey Green and Loosley Row | 1,135 | 4.6 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Walter's Ash and Naphill | 3,893 | 5 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Downley | 2,655 | 5.4 | A | C+ | A− | B− |
| Princes Risborough | 7,528 | 5.5 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
Watlington and Lacey Green and Loosley Row 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 74% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £393,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £190,000, terraced houses £349,500, semi-detached houses £420,000 and detached houses £498,000. Household incomes are higher than in 75% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B.
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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