Turweston’s story
22 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Turweston’s built-up area.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TurwestonBuckinghamshire
198 people call this village in Buckinghamshire, South East home.
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Turweston House · Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
198
Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire council
Median age
48.5
18% are 65+ · Buckinghamshire 17%
Degree level
50%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Turweston a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Turweston has no grades; its figures are still real. Its listed buildings number 22, with 0 at Grade I. 13% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 50% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Turweston stand out
The 3 things Turweston does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Mary; 45.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Buckinghamshire 39%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Turweston.
Who lives here
Few people in Turweston are 15 to 24: 10%, fewer than in Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
48.5median age
Residents of Turweston have a median age of 48.5. 17% are under 15, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.
TurwestonBuckinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications8%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level50%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Turweston | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 8% of Turweston’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns
13%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 55% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Turweston counts 0.9 jobs per working resident. The car took 85% of commuters, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.5%.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot4%
Train4%
Underground, tram4%
8%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
55%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
3.5%
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
Turweston is a renters’ town: 29% of households rent privately, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 6% of households, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area. The owner-occupied share of households is 65%.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Turweston£0K
Typical UK town£277K
65%
of households own their home · England 61%
29%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,475
average private rent a month, Buckinghamshire council area
£2,507
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
Violence is recorded less often in Turweston than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 10.1 per 1,000 residents a year
10.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Per 1,000 residents, 6.7 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Police recorded 4 crimes inside Turweston’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. A quarter of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Damage & arson2
Violence & sexual1
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
10.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
4
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
87% of people in Turweston say their health is good or very good, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns
87%good or very good health
Disability touches 14% of Turweston’s population. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 0.7 miles off. The nearest A&E to Turweston is Horton General Hospital, 9.1 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Turweston | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
81.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.3
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Old homes shape Turweston: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns
22listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. For its size, Turweston has 1,111 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (77) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II20
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Mary Grade II*
- Turweston House Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
34%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
1,111
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Turweston
12pages on Turweston
The big questions
About Turweston
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Turweston is a built-up area of 198 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
- 198 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003878
Turweston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BrackleyCroughtonSilverstoneKings SuttonBuckinghamMiddleton CheneyAdderbury and TwyfordTurweston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turweston | 198 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brackley | 16,180 | 1 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Croughton | 1,200 | 4.1 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
| Silverstone | 2,542 | 5.8 | B+ | C | C+ | A+ |
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | 6.2 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Buckingham | 14,296 | 6.7 | A | B | C+ | A |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 6.7 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Adderbury and Twyford | 3,318 | 7.9 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
Croughton and Kings Sutton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Turweston
How many listed buildings are there in Turweston?
That is 45.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Turweston?
At the 2021 Census, 10% of Turweston’s 198 residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
How much is council tax in Turweston?
Band D council tax in Turweston is £2,507 for 2026–27, more than in 66% 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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