Taplow’s story
23 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Taplow’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TaplowBuckinghamshire
The village, home to 249 people, lies in Buckinghamshire, South East.
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Photo: Stefan Czapski · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
249
Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire council
Median home
£434K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.2
23% are 65+ · Buckinghamshire 17%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Taplow a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Taplow is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Its listed buildings number 23, with 0 at Grade I. 16% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
What makes Taplow stand out
The 3 things Taplow does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 37.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
16% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Cliveden House and 10 more in and around Taplow
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Taplow. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustCliveden House2.6 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseHedsor House3.4 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseDorney Court3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMaidenhead Heritage Centre1.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumStanley Spencer Gallery3.1 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustDorney Wood3.4 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedsor House: Ami and Debo's Wedding, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorney Court: Kevin White, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maidenhead Heritage Centre: John Raine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Spencer Gallery: Lagosman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taplow.
Work & commute
Taplow is better off than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: households earn £79K a year
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.
The car took 82% of commuters, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). 34% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Taplow, 8% work in the town itself. At the census, 48% of workers worked mainly from home.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot11%
Bicycle4%
Train1%
34%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
48%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£79K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
The median home in Taplow sold for £433,500
Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area. Renting privately is how 17% of households live. Home ownership stands at nearly two thirds of households.
£434Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Taplow£434K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £469,000 | 5 |
| Flat or maisonette | £385,000 | 5 |
65%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,475
average private rent a month, Buckinghamshire council area
£2,468
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
Taplow records more burglary and damage per resident than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 13.4 per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 14 crimes inside Taplow’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 24.1 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18.6) and England’s towns (22). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 57% of recorded crime.
24.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Other theft3
Vehicle crime2
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
24.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
14
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.
Health
Disability is less common in Taplow, 12% of residents, than in Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 3.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (3.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice in Taplow: the nearest is 0.9 miles off. 85% of people in Taplow rate their own health good or very good.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Taplow | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 14% | 17% |
82.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Taplow is a conservation area: 69% of its land, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Listed buildings per head: 924 for every 10,000 residents of Taplow. This Buckinghamshire town has one scheduled monument.
23listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II23
1
scheduled monument
2
registered parks and gardens
26%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
924
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Taplow than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 15% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. Taplow has a median age of 49.2. Degrees are held by 43% of adults, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (34%).
49.2median age
TaplowBuckinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Taplow | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Taplow
14pages on Taplow
The big questions
Safety24.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £434K · rent £1,475 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street Hill Farm RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.7 (men), 85 (women)Work & commute65% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Famous people from Taplow
22 notable people were born in Taplow.
I
Ian GouldCricket umpire · born 1957P
Phillip LeeBritish politician (born 1970)B
Brian ConnorEnglish footballer (born 1969)Photo credits
Brion Gysin: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain · Richard Sanderson: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rob Williams: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0
Taplow’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MaidenheadCookhamBourne EndEton WickFarnham Common and Farnham RoyalSloughEtonTaplow
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taplow | 249 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maidenhead | 67,391 | 2.1 | B+ | C+ | C | B+ |
| Cookham | 5,216 | 2.4 | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Bourne End | 7,166 | 3.3 | B | C | B | A |
| Eton Wick | 2,121 | 3.3 | — | C | C+ | A− |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 6,711 | 3.6 | B+ | C | B− | B+ |
| Slough | 166,868 | 3.9 | C | D | D | C− |
| Eton | 2,461 | 4.5 | — | C+ | B− | A |
Eton Wick and Eton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Taplow
How many listed buildings are there in Taplow?
That is 37.9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Is Taplow expensive to live in?
By type: flats £385,000 and terraced houses £469,000.
About Taplow
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Taplow is a built-up area of 249 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
- 249 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004891
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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