Bishop's Sutton’s story
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Bishop's Sutton’s built-up area.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Bishop's SuttonHampshire
In Hampshire, South East, this village has 415 residents.
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Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
415
Census 2021 · Winchester council
Median age
54.5
32% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bishop's Sutton a good place to live?
There are no grades for Bishop's Sutton: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 47% of its homes date from before 1919. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
What makes Bishop's Sutton stand out
The 3 things Bishop's Sutton 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.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bishop's Sutton.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Bishop's Sutton: 32% are 65 or over, above Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
Aged 15 to 24: 7.5% of residents, and 12% are under 15, below Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Bishop's Sutton has a median age of 54.5. Degrees are held by 48% of adults.
54.5median age
Bishop's SuttonHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bishop's Sutton | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
More commuters in Bishop's Sutton drive than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 84%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £63K a year before tax, lower than Hampshire’s towns (£66K) yet higher than England’s towns (£55K). For just over a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away. About 9% of its commuters stay in Bishop's Sutton for work. The census counted 48% of workers working mainly from home.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot11%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
34%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
48%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
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
More households own their home in Bishop's Sutton than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 69%
Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,508 a month across the Winchester council area. 22% of households are private tenants.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bishop's Sutton£0K
Typical UK town£277K
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
22%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,508
average private rent a month, Winchester council area
£2,317
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 are rarer in Bishop's Sutton than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 0.8 per 1,000 residents a year
Police recorded 1 crimes inside Bishop's Sutton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
0violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Public order1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
0
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
1
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
Is Bishop's Sutton a healthy place? 87% of its people say their health is good, above Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Bishop's Sutton: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away. At the census, 13% of people here had a disability, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). In addition, 3.1% of residents report bad or very bad health. The nearest A&E to Bishop's Sutton is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 8.7 miles away.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Bishop's Sutton | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
82.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Bishop's Sutton is rich in listed buildings: 313 per 10,000 residents, more than in Hampshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bishop's Sutton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Nicholas, Grade I. It counts 13 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
13listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II11
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Nicholas Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
47%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
313
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 Bishop's Sutton
12pages on Bishop's Sutton
The big questions
Bishop's Sutton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
New AlresfordFour MarksKings WorthyAltonWinchesterTwyfordSouth WonstonBishop's Sutton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Sutton | 415 | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Alresford | 5,340 | 1.4 | A | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Four Marks | 5,613 | 4 | A+ | B− | A− | A+ |
| Kings Worthy | 4,631 | 7.4 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| Alton | 17,883 | 8.4 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Winchester | 48,486 | 8.5 | A− | C+ | C | B |
| Twyford | 1,482 | 8.9 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 8.9 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
Twyford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bishop's Sutton
How many listed buildings are there in Bishop's Sutton?
That is 12.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Nicholas.
How much is council tax in Bishop's Sutton?
Band D council tax in Bishop's Sutton is £2,317 for 2026–27, less than in 72% 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 Bishop's Sutton
Village in Hampshire, England
Bishop's Sutton is a built-up area of 415 people, in the Winchester 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
- 415 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Winchester
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006009
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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