Tadley’s story
11 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Tadley’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TadleyHampshire
Mortgage-free owners make up 42% of households. The town has 14,767 residents and lies in Hampshire, South East.
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Population
14,767
Census 2021 · Basingstoke and Deane council
Median home
£365K
647 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.4
22% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
A
#31 of 76 in Hampshire
Is Tadley a good place to live?
Jobs and pay hold up well: households earn a mean £68,389 a year, and 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It takes 5.4 years of household income in the Basingstoke and Deane council area to buy the median home, at £365,000. The drawback is schools (C) — primary results beat 18% of towns in England; secondary results beat 42% of towns in England. All told, that adds up to an A overall, better than 85% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #31 of 76 in Hampshire. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety, B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
What makes Tadley stand out
The 3 things Tadley does most differently from other towns.
92%of UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people
Safety
of UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Own outright
Housing
42% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Tadley grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Tadley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →Cost of livingRent £1,309 a monthA−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 18% of towns in England; secondary results beat 42% of towns in EnglandCOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →HealthLife expectancy 82.4 for men, 84.7 for womenBOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryLittle recorded history by comparisonDOpen →Outdoors96% live within 400 m of a park; 9% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA+Open →Civic life2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tadley.
History
Tadley’s heritage list runs to 11 buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, below both Hampshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%). One scheduled monument lies in Tadley. Per 10,000 residents, Tadley counts 7 listed buildings.
11listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II11
1
scheduled monument
1
registered park and garden
3%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
7
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsC
On exam results, Tadley’s schools trail 74% of towns in England
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, with 41% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. 54% of pupils at the town’s 3 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 1,947 pupils attend Tadley’s four primaries and one secondary.
CSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham Copse Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 308 | C |
| The Hurst SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,021 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 5 schools →
HousingCost of living grade A−
More households own their home in Tadley than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 77%
Private tenants account for one in ten households. Social housing holds just over one in ten households, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £365,000, comes from 647 standard sales inside Tadley’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£365Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tadley£365K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 188 |
| Semi-detached | £375,000 | 196 |
| Terraced | £307,000 | 197 |
| Flat or maisonette | £202,000 | 66 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,309
average private rent a month, Basingstoke and Deane council area
£2,280
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
For a town of its size, Tadley is quiet: less crime per resident than nine in ten of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people
Violence and sexual offences were 47% of the crimes. Police figures for Tadley’s built-up area: 572 crimes and 124 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Burglary and damage came to 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Hampshire’s towns (8.7) and England’s towns (9.4).
19.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 92% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual270
Damage & arson68
Shoplifting65
Public order52
Other theft41
Vehicle crime20
Burglary18
Other crime11
Anti-social124
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.
19.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
572
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
Tadley’s life expectancy beats 74% of UK towns
One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Tadley is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 5.2 miles away. 4.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
83%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Tadley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
82.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.7
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Tadley than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 15%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 83% of commuters, above both Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). Just over two in five commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot9%
Bicycle3%
Bus3%
Train1%
41%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£68K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B
Walkability: more walkable than 58% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Tadley has fewer young adults than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 9.2% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (34%). Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65. Tadley has a median age of 45.4 years.
45.4median age
TadleyHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tadley | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Calleva Atrebatum and 4 more in and around Tadley
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tadley. Best known first.
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum1.4 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or prioryDouai Abbey4 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric housePadworth College2.5 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionWasing Park1.4 km outside town, to the northwestRuinsRuinsWiggett's Iron Bridge4.4 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douai Abbey: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tadley
15pages on Tadley
The big questions
SafetyB19.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £365K · rent £1,309 a monthHousing196 sold in 12 months · busiest street New RoadSchoolsC5 state schoolsHealthBLife expectancy 82.4 (men), 84.7 (women)Work & commuteA55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Tadley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MortimerBramleyKingsclereBurghfield CommonSherfield on LoddonUpper BuckleburyThatchamTadley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadley | 14,767 | — | A | A− | B | B |
| Mortimer | 2,932 | 3.6 | B+ | C+ | C | A− |
| Bramley | 4,730 | 4.1 | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Kingsclere | 2,889 | 4.7 | A− | B+ | B | A− |
| Burghfield Common | 6,216 | 4.7 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Sherfield on Loddon | 1,385 | 5.4 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Upper Bucklebury | 1,036 | 5.5 | — | C | B− | A |
| Thatcham | 25,537 | 6 | B | B+ | C+ | B− |
Sherfield on Loddon and Upper Bucklebury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tadley
Are schools in Tadley good?
GCSE results trail 58% of towns in England, and primary results trail 82% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Is Tadley expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £365,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £202,000, terraced houses £307,000, semi-detached houses £375,000 and detached houses £500,000. Household incomes are higher than in 86% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades A−.
About Tadley
Town in Hampshire, England
Tadley is a built-up area of 14,767 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
- 14,767 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005279
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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