Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
8,729 people call this town in Buckinghamshire, South East home.
A strong record with one exception. Wendover’s overall A puts it #8 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. That leaves it better than 91% of UK towns. Where it does best is health: life expectancy 82.5 for men, 86.5 for women. Households here earn well: mean household income £78,966; 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Prices are high against local incomes: the median home sold for £495,000, 7.1 years of area income. Hazard risk is weaker too — 2.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Wendover 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 Wendover is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 94 buildings inside Wendover’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1903.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wendover. Best known first.
Historic houseChequers2.1 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring4.4 km outside town, to the northeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseHalton House200 m outside town, to the north
FortCymbeline's Castle2.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNational Paralympic Heritage Centre4.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumTrenchard Museum100 m outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wendover.
At the census, 13% of people here had a disability, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3% of the town. One GP practice serves the town; two thirds of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Self-reported good health: 87% of Wendover’s residents.
| Census 2021 | Wendover | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 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.
At the town’s 2 primary schools, nearly three in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 5 schools, two are shown below, each with the reason. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 49% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 47.5.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover Church of England Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 336 | C+ |
| John Colet SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,014 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A quarter of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than Buckinghamshire’s towns (18%) yet lower than England’s towns (27%). Jobs per working resident: 0.5.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence came to 13.6 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18.8) and England’s towns (22). 224 crimes and 36 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Wendover’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 6.5 per 1,000 residents a 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 10%. Wendover has 94 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 4 Grade II*. Scaled to its population, Wendover has 108 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (77) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The median sale, £495,000, comes from 306 standard sales inside Wendover’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Social housing holds 14% of households. Owners make up 66% of households, close to Buckinghamshire’s towns (64%) and above England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £770,000 | 65 |
| Semi-detached | £540,000 | 131 |
| Terraced | £393,000 | 61 |
| Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | 49 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The middle age in Wendover is 40.7. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%). Among adults, 42% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wendover | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
94 listed buildings in Wendover.
Parish Church of St Mary: Photo: Peter S · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Red House: Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY 4.0 · Bank Farmhouse: Photo: David Kemp · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Two Brewers Public House and Part of National Westminster Bank: Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
10 notable people were born in Wendover.
Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin: Smithsonian Institution/Science Service, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain · James Rodwell: Jesús Gorriti, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Katie Malliff: Mathews109, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover | 8,729 | — | A | C | A− | A+ |
| Weston Turville | 1,835 | 1.8 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Aston Clinton | 5,511 | 2.4 | B+ | C | B | A− |
| Stoke Mandeville | 2,855 | 2.7 | B+ | C | C | B+ |
| Tring | 11,961 | 3.7 | A | D | B | A |
| Broughton | 2,168 | 4.3 | — | C+ | D | A |
| South Heath | 1,278 | 4.6 | — | C− | A | A+ |
| Prestwood and Great Missenden | 7,600 | 4.8 | A | C | B− | A+ |
Weston Turville, Broughton and South Heath have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Police recorded 224 crimes inside Wendover’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 44% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £495,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £255,000, terraced houses £393,000, semi-detached houses £540,000 and detached houses £770,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Wendover is a built-up area of 8,729 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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