Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 2,740 people live in this town, in Hampshire, South East.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its weakest subject is walkability: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. With a C+ overall, Lindford is better than 43% of UK towns and ranks #60 of 76 in Hampshire. Hazard risk is low (A). Homes are affordable: a typical home costs £418,750 and rent runs £1,262 a month. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Lindford 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 Lindford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Lindford’s built-up area.
6% 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 Lindford.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
3% of commuters who live in Lindford also work there. For 25% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Households had £59K a year before tax, below Hampshire’s towns (£67K) but above England’s towns (£55K). Also worth knowing: the town counts 0.3 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
6% of homes date from before 1919. Of Lindford’s land, 2% lies in conservation areas, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
76% of households own their home, above both Hampshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Social renters account for 13% of households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 100 homes sold inside Lindford’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £418,750.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £576,000 | 36 |
| Semi-detached | £423,750 | 22 |
| Terraced | £325,000 | 30 |
| Flat or maisonette | £194,975 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Lindford: the nearest practice is 0.6 miles away. The nearest A&E to Lindford is Royal Surrey County Hospital, 13.4 miles away. At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, near Hampshire’s towns (17%) and lower than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Lindford | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
141 crimes and 14 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Lindford’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.7 reports per 1,000, below both Hampshire’s towns (5.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
29% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (34%). The median resident of Lindford is 44.4 years old. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Lindford | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindford | 2,740 | — | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Bordon | 9,349 | 0.7 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Whitehill | 5,178 | 1.5 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Headley Down and Headley | 4,935 | 1.7 | B+ | B− | A− | A− |
| Liphook | 7,128 | 3.6 | A | B | B− | A− |
| Hindhead | 6,444 | 4.3 | A | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Bentley | 1,406 | 5.2 | — | C+ | A | A− |
| Wrecclesham | 7,312 | 5.3 | A+ | C | A | A+ |
Bentley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Places are handled by Hampshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £418,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £194,975, terraced houses £325,000, semi-detached houses £423,750 and detached houses £576,000.
About the middle for its size: 56% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Hampshire, England
Lindford is a built-up area of 2,740 people, in the East Hampshire 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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