Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 4,339: a town in Gloucestershire, South West.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Residents are healthier than most: men here can expect to live to 82.3, women to 87.4. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A−): police record 13.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 8 home and vehicle crimes. Its schools fall short: primary results beat 28% of towns in England; secondary results beat 33% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £398,725, takes 6.7 years of household income in the Tewkesbury council area. The overall grade lands at A−, #12 of 48 in Gloucestershire. That leaves it better than 78% of UK towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Winchcombe 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 Winchcombe is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 178 buildings inside Winchcombe’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Winchcombe. Best known first.
MuseumWinchcombe Museumin town
CastleSudeley Castle600 m outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHailes Abbey2.2 km outside town, to the northeast
Heritage railwayGloucestershire Warwickshire Railway3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Heritage railwayToddington Narrow Gauge Railway3.4 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseStanway House4.3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Winchcombe.
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15, and on top of that 6.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Winchcombe in two is 52.6. Also worth knowing: among adults, 40% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Winchcombe | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: nearly two in five pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 44. Below is its only school. 57% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 261 | C |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Winchcombe counts 178 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up a quarter of the total, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Winchcombe is Cheltenham General Hospital, 6.2 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 95% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 18% of residents in Winchcombe live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Winchcombe | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
65 crimes and 20 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Winchcombe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 48% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 10.3 reports per 1,000, above Gloucestershire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly a fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Household income came to £60K a year before tax, close to Gloucestershire’s towns (£59K) and above England’s towns (£55K). Winchcombe counts 0.6 jobs per working resident. About 12% of its commuters stay in Winchcombe for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for nearly a fifth of households. Owners make up 69% of households, close to Gloucestershire’s towns (68%) and above England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,093 a month across the Tewkesbury council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £556,250 | 102 |
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | 63 |
| Terraced | £360,000 | 51 |
| Flat or maisonette | £139,000 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
178 listed buildings in Winchcombe, 1 of them Grade I.
Ye Old Corner Cupboard: Photo: David Broad · CC BY 3.0 · Winchcombe Abbey: Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · George Inn: Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Town Hall: Photo: Bob&Anne Powell · CC BY-SA 3.0
10 notable people were born in Winchcombe.
Cornelius Cardew: User AndyScott, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchcombe | 4,339 | — | A− | B− | A− | A |
| Gotherington | 1,131 | 3.7 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Bishop's Cleeve | 16,323 | 3.9 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Prestbury | 4,078 | 4.3 | A | D | A | A+ |
| Ashchurch | 1,102 | 6.4 | — | B+ | A | B |
| Cheltenham | 115,941 | 6.5 | B− | C | C− | B− |
| Northway | 4,858 | 7.1 | B+ | A | C+ | C+ |
| Broadway | 2,719 | 7.4 | B | B− | B+ | A− |
Gotherington and Ashchurch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 16.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
GCSE results trail 67% of towns in England, and primary results trail 72% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Gloucestershire council.
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Winchcombe is a built-up area of 4,339 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
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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