Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It skews young: one resident in 2 is 15 to 24. 1,041 people call this village in Hampshire, South East home.
Minley’s strongest subject is safety (A+) — 6.7 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 2.6 home and vehicle crimes. School results trail most towns (C): primary results beat 34% of towns in England; secondary results beat 32% of towns in England. A median £500,000 buys a home here, 6.3 times what households in the Hart council area earn in a year. Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Minley has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Minley 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 Minley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Minley’s built-up area.
5% 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 Minley.
The middle age in Minley is 22.3. Children under 15 make up 3.8%, below Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 3.9% of residents are 65 or older.
16% women, 84% men
About 20 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Minley | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.8% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 56% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 5.6% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 3.9% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.5% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 13% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 28% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
55% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Hampshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Driving is how 38% of commuters got to work at the census. Household income averages £71K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 19 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Minley’s built-up area. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Minley has less crime per resident than 98% of them. There were 1.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Hampshire’s towns (5.4) and England’s towns (7.8). 63% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
95% of Minley’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%). A disability affects 4.7% of people in the town. Women here live to 87.3 on average and men to 83.9 (2019–23). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.5 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Minley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 95% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 4.7% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
2% live in social housing, below Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Behind the median of £500,000: 37 standard sales inside Minley’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,414 a month across the Hart council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £621,975 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £549,950 | 5 |
| Terraced | £503,452 | 9 |
| Flat or maisonette | £292,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Minley counts 67 listed buildings, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39). Homes built before 1919 account for 5% of the housing. This Hampshire town has 7 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Minley. Best known first.
Abbey or priorySaint Michael’s Abbey4.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionHeritage Quarter4.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionHistoric 24ft Low Speed Windtunnel4.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionHistoric 4ft x 3ft Windtunnel5 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionHistoric 8ft x 6ft Transonic & 11 1/2 ft Low Speed Windtunnels4.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumHistory Hub1.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minley | 1,041 | — | — | A− | A+ | A |
| Yateley | 14,676 | 1.4 | A+ | A | B+ | A |
| Blackwater | 7,170 | 1.7 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Hawley | 2,581 | 1.9 | A+ | A | A− | A |
| Elvetham Heath | 4,916 | 2.3 | A+ | A | B | A+ |
| Sandhurst | 20,220 | 2.6 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Farnborough | 60,665 | 2.7 | C+ | C | C | B− |
| Fleet | 37,800 | 3.2 | A+ | A | B | A+ |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £500,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £292,000, terraced houses £503,452, semi-detached houses £549,950 and detached houses £621,975. Household incomes are higher than in 90% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades A−.
Village in Hampshire, England
Minley is a built-up area of 1,041 people, in the Hart 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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