Wilstone’s story
12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Wilstone’s built-up area.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WilstoneHertfordshire
298 people call this village in Hertfordshire, East of England home.
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Photo: Chris Reynolds · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
298
Census 2021 · Dacorum council
Median age
43.8
16% are 65+ · Hertfordshire 17%
Degree level
39%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Wilstone a good place to live?
There are no grades for Wilstone: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 8% of commuters. 12 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
What makes Wilstone stand out
The 3 things Wilstone does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Barn Adjoining on North Chapel Farmhouse; 16.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wilstone.
Work & commute
More commuters in Wilstone drive than in Hertfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 90%
8%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For nearly a fifth of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Just over two in five workers worked mainly from home, higher than both Hertfordshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%). Also worth knowing: the 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.5%. About 1% of its commuters stay in Wilstone for work.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot6%
Train2%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£78K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households in Wilstone live in social housing than in Hertfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 22%
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 16% of households, about level with Hertfordshire’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (21%). Owners make up 62% of households. That is the middle of 9 standard sales inside Wilstone’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Wilstone£0K
Typical UK town£277K
62%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,594
average private rent a month, Dacorum council area
£2,459
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Wilstone than in Hertfordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 4.5 per 1,000 residents a year
10.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Per 1,000 residents, 10.1 violent crimes are recorded each year. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 13 recorded crimes inside Wilstone’s built-up area, and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 31% of the total.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Other theft4
Other crime2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Bicycle theft1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social2
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.
10.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
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
Disability is less common in Wilstone, 11% of residents, than in Hertfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
87%good or very good health
There is no GP practice in Wilstone: the nearest is 2.1 miles off. 2.7% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 87% of people in Wilstone called their health good or very good, above Hertfordshire’s towns (85%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The nearest A&E to Wilstone is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 5.1 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Wilstone | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 85% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 14% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Wilstone is rich in listed buildings: 403 per 10,000 residents, more than in Hertfordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
12listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Wilstone’s land, 33% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Hertfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%). Before 1919: that is when 29% of homes were built. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II11
Among them · Grade II*
- Barn Adjoining on North Chapel Farmhouse Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
29%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
403
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Wilstone has fewer young adults than Hertfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 7.4% are 15 to 24
43.8median age
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, about level with Hertfordshire’s towns (39%) and above England’s towns (34%). Half of Wilstone is older than 43.8, half younger. One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15.
WilstoneHertfordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
16%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wilstone | Hertfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hertfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wilstone
12pages on Wilstone
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Natural History Museum at Tring and 5 more in and around Wilstone
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wilstone. Best known first.
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring3.2 km outside town, to the southeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseHalton House4.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTrenchard Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTring Local History Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumPitstone Green Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumJames McCudden Heritage Flight Centre4.7 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton House: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Wilstone
Village in Hertfordshire, England
Wilstone is a built-up area of 298 people, in the Dacorum 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
- 298 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Dacorum
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004335
Wilstone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Aston ClintonTringCheddingtonPitstoneWeston TurvilleBroughtonWingraveWilstone
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilstone | 298 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aston Clinton | 5,511 | 1.8 | B+ | C | B | A− |
| Tring | 11,961 | 1.8 | A | D | B | A |
| Cheddington | 1,770 | 2.2 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Pitstone | 4,109 | 2.3 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Weston Turville | 1,835 | 3.6 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Broughton | 2,168 | 3.8 | — | C+ | D | A |
| Wingrave | 1,498 | 3.9 | — | C | B− | A− |
Cheddington, Weston Turville, Broughton and Wingrave have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Wilstone
How many listed buildings are there in Wilstone?
That is 16.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Wilstone?
At the 2021 Census, 7.4% of Wilstone’s 298 residents were 15 to 24 and 16% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
How much is council tax in Wilstone?
Band D council tax in Wilstone is £2,459 for 2026–27, more than in 54% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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