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Primary school results beat 100% of towns in England. A village in Gloucestershire, South West, home to 1,299 people.
Marshfield’s strongest is schools (A+): primary results beat 100% of towns in England. Prices are high against local incomes: homes sell for a median £472,500, about 7.8 times local household income. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most UK towns (A). Its listed buildings number 147, with 1 at Grade I.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Marshfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Marshfield 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 Marshfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Marshfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Marshfield’s built-up area.
41% 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 Marshfield.
Its one school is below. 91% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Marshfield Church of England Primary School’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 125 | A+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 93% of Marshfield’s land, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9%) and England’s towns (7%). Its listed buildings include the Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I. Homes built before 1919 account for 41% of the housing. At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 10 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
2.4% of residents report bad or very bad health. There is no GP practice in Marshfield: the nearest is 3.9 miles off. Self-reported good health: 88% of the town’s residents. At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, below Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike.
| Census 2021 | Marshfield | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
14% rent privately, below Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 8% of households. Private rents average £1,464 a month across the South Gloucestershire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £590,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £430,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £400,000 | 23 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Burglary and damage add up to 6.4 per 1,000 residents each year. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 23 recorded crimes inside Marshfield’s built-up area, and 9 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 35% of recorded crime. There were 4.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
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 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026. 44% of workers worked mainly from home, above Gloucestershire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Before tax, the average household brings in £60K a year.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Under 15: 16% of residents. The age that splits Marshfield in two is 51.1.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Marshfield | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.9% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 53% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
3 notable people were born in Marshfield.
John Hazlitt: John Hazlitt, Public domain · John Merewether: Engraver Charles Baugniet, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield | 1,299 | — | — | D | A− | A+ |
| Colerne | 2,415 | 2.3 | — | A− | A+ | A− |
| Batheaston | 3,878 | 3.8 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Box | 1,287 | 4.4 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Bathford | 1,153 | 4.4 | — | D | A− | A+ |
| Wick | 1,579 | 4.8 | — | C− | C+ | A+ |
| Bathampton | 1,698 | 4.8 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Rudloe | 2,863 | 4.9 | A+ | A− | A− | A− |
Colerne, Box, Bathford, Wick and Bathampton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat almost all towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by South Gloucestershire council.
That is 46.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of St Mary.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £472,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £400,000, semi-detached houses £430,000 and detached houses £590,000.
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Marshfield is a built-up area of 1,299 people, in the South Gloucestershire 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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