Bamfurlong’s story
No listed buildings inside Bamfurlong’s built-up area
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BamfurlongGloucestershire
81% of households own their home with no mortgage. Population 250: a village in Gloucestershire, South West.
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Population
250
Census 2021 · Tewkesbury council
Median age
67.6
58% are 65+ · Gloucestershire 20%
Degree level
16%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bamfurlong a good place to live?
There are no grades for Bamfurlong: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Over-65s are 58% of the population. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 10% of commuters.
What makes Bamfurlong stand out
The 3 things Bamfurlong does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bamfurlong.
Who lives here
Bamfurlong skews older, with 58% of residents 65 or over, more than in Gloucestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
Degrees are held by 16% of adults. 2.4% are under 15, below Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.9% of the population. Ages in Bamfurlong split evenly at 67.6: half are older, half younger.
67.6median age
BamfurlongGloucestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
58%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications40%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar10%
Degree level16%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bamfurlong | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 2.4% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 7.1% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 58% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 9.8% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 16% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 27% of Bamfurlong’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Gloucestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
17% of workers worked mainly from home, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census. In 2026, 3.2% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
Bus7%
On foot3%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
17%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
3.2%
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
Most households in Bamfurlong own their home: 88%, more than in Gloucestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
Social housing holds 1% of households, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Private renters make up one in ten households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bamfurlong£0K
Typical UK town£277K
88%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,093
average private rent a month, Tewkesbury council area
£2,282
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
Homes in Bamfurlong see more burglary and damage than in Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 18.2 per 1,000 a year
Violence comes to 14.9 per 1,000 residents a year. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 6 offences in Bamfurlong and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour. 33% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 13.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
14.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Weapons1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Anti-social1
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.
14.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
18.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
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
More people in Bamfurlong live with a disability than in Gloucestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 30%
Bamfurlong has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away. 61% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 13% of the town.
61%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 61%Fair 26%Bad or very bad 13%
| Census 2021 | Bamfurlong | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 61% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 13% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 30% | 17% | 17% |
81.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
No listed buildings in Bamfurlong
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 18% of the total, below Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) but above England’s towns (16%). Historic England’s list has no building inside Bamfurlong’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
18%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bamfurlong
12pages on Bamfurlong
The big questions
Bamfurlong’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ChurchdownShurdingtonCheltenhamLongfordBrockworthGloucesterUpton St LeonardsBamfurlong
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamfurlong | 250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Churchdown | 13,480 | 1.5 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Shurdington | 1,888 | 2.9 | — | B | B+ | B− |
| Cheltenham | 115,941 | 3.1 | B− | C | C− | B− |
| Longford | 2,536 | 3.3 | A− | A | B | B |
| Brockworth | 12,007 | 4 | B | A− | C− | C |
| Gloucester | 118,562 | 4.4 | C− | C+ | D | C− |
| Upton St Leonards | 1,132 | 4.9 | — | C | A− | B+ |
Shurdington and Upton St Leonards have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bamfurlong
How much is council tax in Bamfurlong?
Band D council tax in Bamfurlong is £2,282 for 2026–27, less than in 77% 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 Bamfurlong
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Bamfurlong is a built-up area of 250 people, in the Tewkesbury 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
- 250 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tewkesbury
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004177
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.