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Some 2,979 people live in this town, in Buckinghamshire, South East.
On health it is strong (A−) — life expectancy is 81.8 for men and 86 for women. Wing’s overall grade is A, better than nearly nine in ten UK towns. The ranking puts it #11 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. Add schools to its strengths: primary results beat 72% of towns in England; secondary results beat 65% of towns in England. A median £375,000 buys a home here, 5.4 times what households in the Buckinghamshire council area earn in a year.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Wing 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 Wing is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Wing’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
24% 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 Wing.
2 GP practices serve the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Wing is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 7.9 miles away. 16% of residents have a disability, higher than Buckinghamshire’s towns (14%) yet lower than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Wing | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 14% | 17% |
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.
Below are its two schools. Wing’s one primary and one secondary have 1,370 pupils between them. Nearly two thirds of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overstone Combined SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 180 | C− |
| The Cottesloe SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,190 | B− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 15% of Wing’s land, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Its listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. Historic England’s list names 18 listed buildings locally: 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 62% of the crimes. Police figures for Wing’s built-up area: 100 crimes and 11 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 17.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18.8) and England’s towns (22).
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 86% of commuters, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). 26% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. About a tenth of its commuters stay in Wing for work. Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.8% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 71% of households, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). The median sale, £375,000, comes from 99 standard sales inside Wing’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £555,000 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £380,500 | 36 |
| Terraced | £278,000 | 31 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, about level with Buckinghamshire’s towns (11%) and below England’s towns (12%). Residents of Wing have a median age of 46.2. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wing | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 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 Wing. Best known first.
Historic houseMentmore Towers3.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · National TrustAscott House600 m outside town, to the east
Heritage railwayLeighton Buzzard Light Railway4.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumLeighton Buzzard Railway Museum4.2 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing | 2,979 | — | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Wingrave | 1,498 | 2.5 | — | C | B− | A− |
| Leighton Buzzard | 42,736 | 2.9 | B+ | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Stewkley | 1,421 | 2.9 | — | C | B | A |
| Stoke Hammond | 1,155 | 4 | — | C+ | C+ | A |
| Heath and Reach | 1,451 | 4.2 | — | B | A | B− |
| Cheddington | 1,770 | 4.3 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Newton Longville | 1,877 | 5.6 | — | B− | A− | A |
Wingrave, Stewkley, Stoke Hammond, Heath and Reach, Cheddington and Newton Longville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £375,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £278,000, semi-detached houses £380,500 and detached houses £555,000. Household incomes are higher than in 92% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B.
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Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Wing is a built-up area of 2,979 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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