Westonbirt’s story
19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Westonbirt’s built-up area.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WestonbirtGloucestershire
270 people call this village in Gloucestershire, South West home.
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Photo: Vieve Forward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
270
Census 2021 · Cotswold council
Median age
43.4
18% are 65+ · Gloucestershire 20%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
27%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Westonbirt a good place to live?
Westonbirt is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Pre-1919 homes make up just over half of the housing. Roughly one resident in 4 is aged 15 to 24. 41% of households are private tenants.
What makes Westonbirt stand out
The 3 things Westonbirt does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 4 is 15 to 24
23% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 21% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westonbirt.
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Westonbirt: 23% are 15 to 24, above Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
43.4median age
14% are under 15, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The middle age in Westonbirt is 43.4. Over-65s are 18% of the population.
WestonbirtGloucestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 72 men for every 100 women. 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.
| Westonbirt | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 23% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer people aged 16 to 64 in Westonbirt claim unemployment benefits than in Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 0.7%
27%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly two thirds of commuters drove, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). For every resident in work, Westonbirt has 3.6 jobs. Home was the main workplace for 49% of workers at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving66%
On foot23%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
49%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
0.7%
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
Westonbirt’s median sale price: £0
£0Kmedian sale
Nearly three in five households own their home, lower than Gloucestershire’s towns (68%) and near England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,252 a month across the Cotswold council area. That is the middle of 7 standard sales inside Westonbirt’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Westonbirt£0K
Typical UK town£277K
59%
of households own their home · England 61%
41%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,252
average private rent a month, Cotswold council area
£2,326
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
Burglary and damage hit Westonbirt harder than Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 16.9 per 1,000 residents a year
15.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence comes to 15.3 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 6 crimes inside Westonbirt’s built-up area. There were 6.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Damage & arson2
Other theft2
Violence & sexual1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
15.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.1
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
Health
Bad health is less common in Westonbirt than in Gloucestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.2% of residents
88%good or very good health
Seeing a GP means leaving Westonbirt: the nearest practice is 2.6 miles away. Self-reported good health: 88% of the town’s residents. 15% of residents have a disability, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%).
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Westonbirt | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.7
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
More of the land in Westonbirt is conservation area than in Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 64%
19listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Westonbirt has 704 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (97) and England’s towns (39). Its listed buildings include Westonbirt House with South Terrace, Grade I. Just over half of homes date from before 1919. Historic England’s list names 19 listed buildings here: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II17
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
51%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
704
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 Westonbirt
12pages on Westonbirt
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Westonbirt House and 5 more in and around Westonbirt
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Westonbirt. Best known first.
Historic houseWestonbirt Housein town
Historic houseHighgrove House1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
GardenWestonbirt Arboretum700 m outside town, to the west
Historic houseChavenage House4.8 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleBeverston Castle3.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumTetbury Police Museum & Courtroom3.7 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Westonbirt House: John Charles Varrall / John Preston Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Westonbirt Arboretum: Photo taken by and copyright Stuz., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chavenage House: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Westonbirt
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Westonbirt is a built-up area of 270 people, in the Cotswold 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
- 270 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cotswold
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004786
Westonbirt’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SherstonTetburyMalmesburyAveningHawkesbury UptonNailsworthWotton-under-EdgeWestonbirt
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westonbirt | 270 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherston | 1,394 | 2.3 | — | C | A | A |
| Tetbury | 6,454 | 3 | B− | C− | B− | A− |
| Malmesbury | 7,184 | 4.5 | A+ | B | B+ | A− |
| Avening | 1,054 | 5.2 | — | C− | A | A |
| Hawkesbury Upton | 1,001 | 5.5 | — | D | A | A |
| Nailsworth | 5,657 | 6.2 | B+ | B− | C | B |
| Wotton-under-Edge | 4,966 | 6.7 | A− | C+ | B | A− |
Sherston, Avening and Hawkesbury Upton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Westonbirt
How many listed buildings are there in Westonbirt?
That is 28.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Westonbirt House with South Terrace.
How much is council tax in Westonbirt?
Band D council tax in Westonbirt is £2,326 for 2026–27, less than in 70% 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.
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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