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A village of 313 in Rutland, East Midlands.
Wing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Wing does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Wing’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
44% 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 Wing.
Degrees are held by 46% of adults, higher than both Rutland’s towns (37%) and England’s towns (34%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.7% of residents. Ages in Wing split evenly at 56.2: half are older, half younger. Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wing | Rutland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.3% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Rutland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £61K a year before tax, about level with Rutland’s towns (£64K) and above England’s towns (£55K). By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census. 3% of commuters who live in Wing also work there. Working from home was the norm for 45% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
12% live in social housing, about level with Rutland’s towns (12%) and below England’s towns (18%). Owners make up 77% of households. Private rents average £961 a month across the Rutland council area.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 10 crimes inside Wing’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime comes to 11.7 per 1,000 residents a year. 70% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 1.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), about level with Rutland’s towns (2.5) and below England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Disability touches 13% of Wing’s population. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.3 miles away. The nearest A&E to Wing is Kettering General Hospital, 15.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Wing | Rutland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs 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.
Conservation areas cover 27% of Wing’s land, higher than both Rutland’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (7%). The town counts 28 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade II*. The pre-1919 share of homes is 44%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing | 313 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uppingham | 4,272 | 2.7 | A+ | A | C+ | A |
| Oakham | 12,159 | 4.2 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
| Barleythorpe | 1,344 | 5.1 | — | A | A | A− |
| Ketton | 1,618 | 5.5 | — | B | A− | A |
| Gretton | 1,519 | 5.6 | — | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Langham | 1,400 | 5.9 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
| Easton on the Hill | 1,096 | 7.4 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
Barleythorpe, Ketton, Gretton, Langham and Easton on the Hill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 36.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Wing is £2,758 for 2026–27, more than in 98% 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.
Village in Rutland, England
Wing is a built-up area of 313 people, in the Rutland 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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