Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 2,367 in Dorset, South West.
Stalbridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is jobs & income (C−): mean household income £49,061; 2.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £291,250 in the last three years, 5.6 times what households in the Dorset council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Stalbridge 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 Stalbridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Stalbridge’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
21% 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 Stalbridge.
For Stalbridge, that is above both Dorset’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (18%). 6.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half the people of Stalbridge are older than 55.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stalbridge | Dorset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dorset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stalbridge Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 188 | B |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Stalbridge sits above both Dorset’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (7%) on this measure. Stalbridge has 215 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Stalbridge has 51 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
That puts Stalbridge below both Dorset’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). Owners make up 73% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £412,500 | 45 |
| Semi-detached | £275,000 | 56 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 71 crimes inside Stalbridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 23 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 6.3 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, close to Dorset’s towns (8) and below England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences were 52% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Stalbridge is below both Dorset’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (45%). 16% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the comparison, Stalbridge comes above both Dorset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). Stalbridge has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.7 miles away. 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.
| Census 2021 | Stalbridge | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalbridge | 2,367 | — | — | C− | A− | B− |
| Henstridge | 1,579 | 1.4 | — | B | C− | B |
| Marnhull | 1,466 | 2.8 | — | D | A− | B |
| Templecombe | 1,657 | 3.3 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Sturminster Newton | 3,565 | 3.8 | C− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Milborne Port | 3,207 | 4 | B− | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Sherborne | 10,359 | 6.4 | C+ | D | B | B− |
| Child Okeford | 1,159 | 6.7 | — | D | A | A |
Henstridge, Marnhull, Templecombe and Child Okeford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.8 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Stalbridge is £2,810 for 2026–27, more than in 99% 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.
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Village in Dorset, England
Stalbridge is a built-up area of 2,367 people, in the Dorset 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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