Stone’s story
8 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Stone’s built-up area.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →StoneDorset
A village of 134 in Dorset, South West.
Population
134
Census 2021 · Dorset council
Median age
53
26% are 65+ · Dorset 25%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Stone a good place to live?
Stone has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Stone stand out
The 3 things Stone does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
26% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stone.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Stone than in Dorset’s towns or England’s towns: 12% are under 15
For Stone, that is below both Dorset’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). 26% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of Stone is 53 years old.
53median age
StoneDorsetEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stone | Dorset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dorset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Stone
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,375 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Stone work nearby than in Dorset’s towns or England’s towns: 14% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Stone sits below both Dorset’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (45%) on this measure. At the census, 8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
Fewer households own their home in Stone than in Dorset’s towns or across England’s towns: 41%
That puts Stone below both Dorset’s towns (66%) and England’s towns (61%). 44% of households live in social housing.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Stone£0K
Typical UK town£277K
41%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,056
average private rent a month, Dorset council area
£2,641
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 more often in Stone than in Dorset’s towns or across England’s towns: 62.2 per 1,000 residents a year
On this, Stone is above both Dorset’s towns (16.8) and England’s towns (22). Homes see 5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 10 crimes inside Stone’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour.
62.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Other crime2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social3
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.
62.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
24.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Stone say their health is good than in Dorset’s towns or across England’s towns: 72%
In the comparison, Stone comes below both Dorset’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). Stone has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.6 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.
72%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 20%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Stone | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 29% | 19% | 17% |
83.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Stone is rich in listed buildings: 597 per 10,000 residents, more than Dorset’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Stone has 8 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 45% of the total, above both Dorset’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%).
8listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II8
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
45%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
597
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 →Kingston Lacy Estate and 5 more in and around Stone
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stone. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate1.6 km outside town, to the west
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMuseum of East Dorset900 m outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustWhite Mill3.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionWalford Mill Crafts600 m outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionHoneyBrook Farm2.2 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of East Dorset: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stone
12pages on Stone
The big questions
Stone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Wimborne MinsterMerleyCorfe MullenSturminster MarshallBearwoodLytchett MatraversFerndownStone
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 134 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wimborne Minster | 16,629 | 1.4 | C+ | D− | B− | A− |
| Merley | 5,489 | 2.2 | A | D− | A+ | A |
| Corfe Mullen | 10,036 | 2.6 | A− | D− | A | A |
| Sturminster Marshall | 1,504 | 3.3 | — | D− | A− | A |
| Bearwood | 4,134 | 4.1 | C | D | C+ | C |
| Lytchett Matravers | 3,455 | 4.7 | A− | D− | A | A− |
| Ferndown | 13,267 | 4.7 | B− | D− | A− | B+ |
Sturminster Marshall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Stone
How many listed buildings are there in Stone?
That is 24.5 times the typical UK town for its size. 45% of Stone’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in Stone?
Band D council tax in Stone is £2,641 for 2026–27, more than in 92% 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 Stone
Village in Dorset, England
Stone is a built-up area of 134 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
- Population
- 134 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Dorset
- County
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006610
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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