Weedon’s story
23 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Weedon’s built-up area.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WeedonBuckinghamshire
It is a village of 264 residents in Buckinghamshire, South East.
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Photo: John Firth · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
264
Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire council
Median age
53.1
25% are 65+ · Buckinghamshire 17%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Weedon a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Weedon is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 23 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 48% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Weedon stand out
The 3 things Weedon does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Manor Farmhouse; 35.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% 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 Weedon.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Weedon than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 12% are under 15
Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Line up the people of Weedon by age and the one in the middle is 53.1.
53.1median age
WeedonBuckinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Weedon | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.7% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 16% in Weedon, fewer than in both Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 56% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 56% of workers, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%). 87% of commuters drove to work at the census. Before tax, the average household brings in £70K a year.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot5%
Bus3%
Bicycle3%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
56%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£70K
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
More households own their home in Weedon than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 83%
Private renters make up 10% of households. Social housing holds 7% of households, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). That is the middle of 5 standard sales inside Weedon’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Weedon£0K
Typical UK town£277K
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,475
average private rent a month, Buckinghamshire council area
£2,501
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
Weedon records more burglary and damage per resident than Buckinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 25.3 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime runs at 58.1 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 12 crimes inside Weedon’s built-up area. Just over two fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
58.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Damage & arson3
Other theft2
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
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.
58.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
25.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
12
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
Fewer people in Weedon live with a disability than in Buckinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9.5%
At the census, 90% of people in Weedon called their health good or very good, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.4% of the town. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.9 miles off.
90%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Weedon | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.5% | 14% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Weedon is rich in listed buildings: 871 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Buckinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
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 29% of the total, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
23listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II22
Among them · Grade II*
- Manor Farmhouse Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
29%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
871
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and 3 more in and around Weedon
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Weedon. Best known first.
MuseumRoald Dahl Children's Gallery4 km outside town, to the south
MuseumBuckinghamshire County Museum4 km outside town, to the southZooZooOak Farm Animal Park4.8 km outside town, to the southeastWildlife parkWildlife parkRSPB Kingsbrook Meadows4.1 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Roald Dahl Children's Gallery: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckinghamshire County Museum: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Weedon
12pages on Weedon
The big questions
Weedon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BiertonAylesburyBroughtonWingraveStoneWaddesdonQuaintonWeedon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weedon | 264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bierton | 1,251 | 2.3 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Aylesbury | 87,966 | 2.8 | B | B+ | C− | C |
| Broughton | 2,168 | 2.9 | — | C+ | D | A |
| Wingrave | 1,498 | 3.5 | — | C | B− | A− |
| Stone | 2,081 | 4.3 | — | C | A− | A |
| Waddesdon | 1,859 | 4.4 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Quainton | 1,311 | 4.5 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
Bierton, Broughton, Wingrave, Stone, Waddesdon and Quainton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Weedon
How many listed buildings are there in Weedon?
That is 35.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Weedon?
Band D council tax in Weedon is £2,501 for 2026–27, more than in 65% 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.
About Weedon
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Weedon is a built-up area of 264 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
- 264 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004252
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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