Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 759 people, this village lies in Hampshire, South East.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Stockbridge is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 42 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. It skews older: 40% of residents are 65 or over. Homes change hands at a median £575,000.
The 3 things Stockbridge does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Stockbridge’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Stockbridge, Massachusetts, is named after Stockbridge.
USUS editionStockbridge, Massachusetts, settled in 1734, takes its name from this village.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stockbridge.
People 65 and over make up two fifths of the town, above Hampshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.7%. At 57.9, the median resident of Stockbridge sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 44% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Stockbridge | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 40% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 515 pupils in Stockbridge. Below are its two schools. 56% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge Primary & Pre-SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 158 | C |
| Danebury SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 357 | D |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.5% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026. Working mainly from home: 43% of workers, above both Hampshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). Before tax, the average household brings in £68K a year.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 14% of households, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,235 a month across the Test Valley council area. Also worth knowing: from September 2023 to August 2026, 36 homes sold inside Stockbridge’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £575,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,137,500 | 14 |
| Terraced | £485,000 | 11 |
| Flat or maisonette | £235,833 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 29% of the total. 38 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Stockbridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.6 reports per 1,000, below Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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 nearest A&E to Stockbridge is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 7.9 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 95% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 4.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2021 | Stockbridge | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Stockbridge counts 553 listed buildings, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39). Just over a third of homes were built before 1919. Historic England’s list names 42 listed buildings locally: 4 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
6 notable people were born in Stockbridge.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge | 759 | — | — | — | — | — |
| King's Somborne | 1,206 | 2.6 | — | B− | B | A+ |
| Anna Valley and Upper Clatford | 1,557 | 5.6 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Littleton | 1,506 | 6.6 | — | C | A | A |
| Andover | 48,484 | 6.8 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Middle Winterslow | 1,563 | 7 | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 7.1 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Charlton | 2,121 | 7.5 | — | A | A | A |
King's Somborne, Anna Valley and Upper Clatford, Littleton, Middle Winterslow and Charlton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 22.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
By type: flats £235,833, terraced houses £485,000 and detached houses £1,137,500.
Village in Hampshire, England
Stockbridge is a built-up area of 759 people, in the Test Valley 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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