Cliddesden’s story
14 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Cliddesden’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CliddesdenHampshire
The village has 521 residents and lies in Hampshire, South East.
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Photo: user wx8 · Public domain
Population
521
Census 2021 · Basingstoke and Deane council
Median home
£663K
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.2
25% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Cliddesden a good place to live?
Cliddesden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters. 14 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. The median sale price is £662,500.
What makes Cliddesden stand out
The 3 things Cliddesden does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 11 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.4 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cliddesden.
Work & commute
Only 11% of commuters in Cliddesden go to work without a car, fewer than in Hampshire’s towns and across England’s towns
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 £67K a year before tax, about level with Hampshire’s towns (£66K) and above England’s towns (£55K). By car: that was how 88% of commuters travelled at the census. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. For 36% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Train1%
Underground, tram1%
36%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
48%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£67K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
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
Private renting is less common in Cliddesden than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9%
Just over three quarters of households own their home, above both Hampshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 14% of households. Private rents average £1,309 a month across the Basingstoke and Deane council area.
£663Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cliddesden£663K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £686,250 | 8 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,309
average private rent a month, Basingstoke and Deane council area
£2,262
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 Cliddesden than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.6 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 69% of the total. Violent crime ran at 9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (20.7) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 13 crimes inside Cliddesden’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour.
9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Public order1
Other theft1
Drugs1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Burglary0
Anti-social3
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.
9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Disability is less common in Cliddesden, 13% of residents, than in Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
85% of Cliddesden’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Cliddesden: the nearest practice is 0.8 miles away. The nearest A&E to Cliddesden is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 2.9 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Cliddesden | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
83.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.5
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
Much of Cliddesden is a conservation area: 67% of its land, 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.
35% of homes were built before 1919. Scaled to its population, Cliddesden has 269 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Hampshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39) alike.
14listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II14
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
269
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
More people in Cliddesden hold a degree than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 43%
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. The middle age in Cliddesden is 53.2.
53.2median age
CliddesdenHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cliddesden | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Basing House and 6 more in and around Cliddesden
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cliddesden. Best known first.
CastleBasing House4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWillis Museum2.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMilestones Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionBasingstoke & District Model Engineering Society500 m outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionViables Craft Centre500 m outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionJump Factory4.3 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 (3)
- Basing House: Sandy B, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Museum: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milestones Museum: Simon Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cliddesden
13pages on Cliddesden
The big questions
Safety9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £663K · rent £1,309 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.3 (men), 84.5 (women)Work & commute60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Cliddesden’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BasingstokeOld BasingOakleySherfield on LoddonBramleyOdihamHookCliddesden
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliddesden | 521 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basingstoke | 117,211 | 1.8 | B | A | C− | C+ |
| Old Basing | 3,834 | 3.2 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Oakley | 5,264 | 3.4 | A+ | B− | A− | A+ |
| Sherfield on Loddon | 1,385 | 6.3 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Bramley | 4,730 | 6.4 | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Odiham | 5,091 | 6.7 | A+ | A− | A− | A+ |
| Hook | 9,062 | 6.9 | 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.
Questions about Cliddesden
How many listed buildings are there in Cliddesden?
That is 11 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Cliddesden?
Band D council tax in Cliddesden is £2,262 for 2026–27, less than in 79% 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 Cliddesden
Village in Hampshire, England
Cliddesden is a built-up area of 521 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
- Population
- 521 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005606
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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