Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Hampshire, South East, this village has 1,482 residents.
Health outcomes beat most towns: life expectancy is 83.1 for men and 86.9 for women. Crime is low (A+): 9.2 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 4.3 home and vehicle crimes. Homes are dear: homes sell for a median £572,500, about 8.1 times local household income. 53 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Twyford is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Twyford 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 Twyford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Twyford is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Twyford’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Twyford. Best known first.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral3.4 km outside town, to the north
CastleWinchester Castle3.6 km outside town, to the north
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle3.2 km outside town, to the north
ZooMarwell Zoo3.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumTwyford Pumping Station500 m outside town, to the east
MuseumGurkha Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Twyford.
Disability touches 13% of Twyford’s population. At the census, 89% of people in Twyford called their health good or very good, above both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). 2.4% of residents report bad or very bad health. One GP practice serves the town; 92% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Twyford | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
72% of pupils at the 7 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. Its one primary school teaches 141 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 141 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 5 of them. Twyford counts 53 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 5 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 39% of the total, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police figures for Twyford’s built-up area: 46 crimes and 4 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Twyford records less crime per resident than 91% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. There were 2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Hampshire’s towns (5.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were 17% of the crimes.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 52% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 76% of commuters, about level with Hampshire’s towns (75%) and above England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for 52% of workers at the census. 8% of commuters who live in Twyford also work there. For just over a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Households that own their home make up 72%. Half of the 62 standard sales inside Twyford’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £572,500. Private rents average £1,508 a month across the Winchester council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,170,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £510,000 | 23 |
| Terraced | £465,000 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Hampshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Half the people of Twyford are older than 44.7. Among adults, 57% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Twyford | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.6% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 57% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
4 notable people were born in Twyford.
Thomas Birch Freeman: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Frederick Whitworth Aylmer, 6th Baron Aylmer: Lobsterthermidor 15:13, 18 October 2017 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twyford | 1,482 | — | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Compton | 1,307 | 1.2 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Otterbourne | 1,252 | 1.5 | — | C | A− | A+ |
| Colden Common | 3,827 | 1.8 | A+ | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Winchester | 48,486 | 3 | A− | C+ | C | B |
| Eastleigh | 48,355 | 3.8 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Chandler's Ford | 31,965 | 4 | A+ | B | B+ | A |
| Littleton | 1,506 | 4.7 | — | C | A | A |
Compton, Otterbourne and Littleton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 14.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results beat 92% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Hampshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £572,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £465,000, semi-detached houses £510,000 and detached houses £1,170,000.
Village in Hampshire, England
Twyford is a built-up area of 1,482 people, in the Winchester 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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