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A town of 4,730 in Hampshire, South East. On the way to work, 11% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Strong in places, weak in others. Its strongest is jobs & income (A) — households earn a mean £77,722 a year, and 1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Overall, Bramley earns a B+, better than 73% of UK towns. It ranks #42 of 76 in Hampshire. Safety is another plus: police record 18.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 6.3 home and vehicle crimes. Homes sell for a median £428,000, about 6.3 years of what households in the Basingstoke and Deane council area earn. What counts against it is schools: primary results beat 28% of towns in England.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Bramley 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 Bramley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Bramley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
4% 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 Bramley.
57% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramley Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 467 | C |
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.
By car: that was how 87% of commuters travelled at the census. Of the commuters living in Bramley, 7% work in the town itself. Working from home was the norm for nearly half of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Bramley has less crime per resident than 77% of them. This Hampshire town logged 127 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 13 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 56% of recorded crime.
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 4% of the housing. Bramley’s listed buildings include the Church of St James, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 12% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the census, 3.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 15% of residents have a disability, below both Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). One GP practice serves the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Bramley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
71% of households own their home, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,309 a month across the Basingstoke and Deane council area. 164 standard sales inside Bramley’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £428,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £587,500 | 76 |
| Semi-detached | £397,500 | 41 |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 34 |
| Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 are 9.9% of the population. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Over-65s are 14% of the population. Bramley has a median age of 39.2 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bramley | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bramley. Best known first.
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum2.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseStratfield Saye House4.2 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustThe Vyne Estate2.5 km outside town, to the southwestFortFortBullsdown Iron Age Fort200 m outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionJump Factory4.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionHawker Hunter E-408/WT 7202.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
18 listed buildings in Bramley, 1 of them Grade I.
Old Bells House: Photo: BabelStone · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lime Tree Cottage, And Barn Attached: Photo: Mr Ignavy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramley | 4,730 | — | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Sherfield on Loddon | 1,385 | 1.3 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Mortimer | 2,932 | 3.4 | B+ | C+ | C | A− |
| Tadley | 14,767 | 4.1 | A | A− | B | B |
| Old Basing | 3,834 | 4.2 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Basingstoke | 117,211 | 4.7 | B | A | C− | C+ |
| Burghfield Common | 6,216 | 5 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Hook | 9,062 | 5.1 | A+ | A | B | A |
Sherfield on Loddon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results trail 73% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Hampshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £428,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £215,000, terraced houses £350,000, semi-detached houses £397,500 and detached houses £587,500. Household incomes are higher than in 97% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Hampshire, England
Bramley is a built-up area of 4,730 people, in the Basingstoke and Deane 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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