Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 377 residents, it is a village in Somerset, South West.
Winford is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 4, with 0 at Grade I. The median home sold for £480,000.
The 3 things Winford does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Winford’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
26% 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 Winford.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £63K a year before tax, higher than both Somerset’s towns (£54K) and England’s towns (£55K). 27% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Home was the main workplace for 38% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
9% rent privately, lower than both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 7% of households. Private rents average £1,209 a month across the North Somerset council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £560,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £380,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 1.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Somerset’s towns (7.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 23 recorded crimes inside Winford’s built-up area, and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 30% of the total.
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.
Winford has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.2 miles away. At the census, 1.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Somerset’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%); what’s more, 9.5% of residents in Winford live with a disability. The nearest A&E to Winford is UHBW Bristol Campus, 6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Winford | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.5% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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.
Relative to its size, Winford keeps 106 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Somerset’s towns (91) and England’s towns (39) alike. The town has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.4%, below Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. 23% of residents have reached 65. Winford has a median age of 44.7. Also worth knowing: among adults, 41% have a degree.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 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.
| Winford | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winford | 377 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chew Magna | 1,249 | 2.3 | — | D | A+ | A+ |
| Long Ashton | 5,184 | 3.3 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Backwell | 4,347 | 4.2 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Bishop Sutton | 1,424 | 4.2 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Blagdon | 1,056 | 4.6 | — | D | A− | A |
| Wrington | 1,997 | 4.7 | — | C− | B | A+ |
| Whitchurch | 1,992 | 4.8 | — | D | C | B− |
Chew Magna, Bishop Sutton, Blagdon, Wrington and Whitchurch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 26% of Winford’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £380,000 and detached houses £560,000.
Band D council tax in Winford is £2,398 for 2026–27, less than in 59% 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 Somerset, England
Winford is a built-up area of 377 people, in the North 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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