Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 2,506 residents, it is a town in Somerset, South West.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Health is a strength (A−): men here can expect to live to 81.3, women to 84. It is a safe place by the numbers (B+): 18.8 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 5.9 home and vehicle crimes. Buying in is costly (C): homes sell for a median £325,000, about 5.4 times local household income. Getting around depends on the car (C+): on the way to work, 11% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. The overall grade comes out at B, #9 of 49 in Somerset. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly two thirds of UK towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, B for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Timsbury 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 Timsbury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 20 buildings inside Timsbury’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
22% 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 Timsbury.
One GP practice serves the town; 89% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, above both Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Timsbury is Royal United Hospital Bath, 5.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Timsbury | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 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.
At the 6 primary schools within 3 km, 61% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). St Mary's CofE Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. There is one school here; it is shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 182 | A− |
Violence and sexual offences made up half of the total. Police figures for Timsbury’s built-up area: 119 crimes and 9 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Timsbury has less crime per resident than 77% of them. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.5 reports per 1,000, below both Somerset’s towns (7.3) and 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.
73% of households own their home, above both Somerset’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). The £325,000 median rests on 111 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £1,885 a month across the Bath and North East Somerset council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £447,500 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £325,000 | 36 |
| Terraced | £290,000 | 37 |
| Flat or maisonette | £299,250 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a fifth of the total, higher than both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). Per 10,000 residents, Timsbury counts 80 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
86% of commuters drove, higher than both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). Households take home £63K a year before tax, on average. About 6% of its commuters stay in Timsbury for work. The town counts 0.3 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Typical age in Timsbury: 49.2, the median. Degrees are held by 34% 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.
| Timsbury | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
20 listed buildings in Timsbury.
Parish's House: Photo: Rodw · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pitfour House: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timsbury | 2,506 | — | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Farmborough | 1,106 | 1.1 | — | D | B+ | A− |
| High Littleton | 1,655 | 1.5 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Paulton | 6,502 | 1.8 | B | C+ | B | B− |
| Peasedown St John | 6,668 | 2.5 | B | C | B | B |
| Clutton | 1,630 | 2.7 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| Radstock | 9,983 | 2.7 | C− | B− | C− | C |
| Temple Cloud | 1,518 | 2.8 | — | C− | B+ | B− |
Farmborough, High Littleton, Clutton and Temple Cloud have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £325,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £299,250, terraced houses £290,000, semi-detached houses £325,000 and detached houses £447,500.
Town in Somerset, England
Timsbury is a built-up area of 2,506 people, in the Bath and North East Somerset 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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