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Walking, cycling and public transport carry 12% of commuters. It is a town of 2,702 residents in Gloucestershire, South West.
Jobs and pay hold up well: households earn a mean £61,305 a year, and 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The trade-off is cost of living (C) — the median home sold for £307,500, 5.1 years of area income. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #21 of 48 in Gloucestershire. It comes out better than 62% of UK towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B− for schools, B for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Pucklechurch 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 Pucklechurch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 37 buildings inside Pucklechurch’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
10% 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 Pucklechurch.
78% of households own their home. Social housing holds just over one in ten households, below Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Also worth knowing: from September 2023 to August 2026, 84 homes sold inside Pucklechurch’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £307,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £575,750 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | 31 |
| Terraced | £280,000 | 35 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 5 primary schools within 3 km: just over two thirds of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School’s results beat three quarters of schools in England like it. The one school in town appears below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 37% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 40.3.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 179 | A− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Pucklechurch has 137 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (89) and England’s towns (39). At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 3 Grade II*. The national list protects one ancient monument locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the census, a fifth of people here had a disability, above Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Life expectancy here is 85.9 for women and 82 for men (2019–23). There is no GP practice in Pucklechurch: the nearest is 1.9 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Pucklechurch | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly one in ten commuters who live in Pucklechurch also work there. At the census, 85% of commuters went by car. There are 0.7 jobs in Pucklechurch for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 58% of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 106 offences were reported in Pucklechurch, along with 16 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 10.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (8.1) and England’s towns (9.4).
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.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. The middle age in Pucklechurch is 47. Among adults, 26% have a degree.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Pucklechurch | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pucklechurch. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustDyrham House3.7 km outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustDyrham Park3.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumKingswood Heritage Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pucklechurch | 2,702 | — | B | C | B− | B |
| Wick | 1,579 | 2 | — | C− | C+ | A+ |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 160,280 | 3.1 | C+ | C | C− | C+ |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 14,969 | 3.5 | A− | D | B | A− |
| Yate | 28,352 | 3.8 | C+ | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Chipping Sodbury | 8,026 | 3.9 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Stoke Gifford | 13,477 | 4.8 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Marshfield | 1,299 | 5.2 | — | D | A− | A+ |
Wick and Marshfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Anglican Church of St Thomas À Becket Church of St Thomas of Canterbury. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Pucklechurch is £2,613 for 2026–27, more than in 87% 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.
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Pucklechurch is a built-up area of 2,702 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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