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A town of 4,045 in Surrey, South East.
Bisley grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 85% of UK towns, and #29 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): mean household income £86,351; 1.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is safety (C+): 32.1 violent and sexual offences and 5.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 38%. The median home sold for £500,000 in the last three years, 6.7 times what households in the Surrey Heath council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Bisley 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 Bisley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Bisley’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1927.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bisley.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bisley has 7 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. 5% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisley CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 324 | C− |
85% of Bisley’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 87% across Surrey’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Bisley | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Police recorded 341 crimes inside Bisley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 15 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 29% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
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
For Bisley, that is above both Surrey’s towns (70%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 4% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £675,000 | 60 |
| Semi-detached | £482,500 | 38 |
| Terraced | £375,000 | 37 |
| Flat or maisonette | £257,500 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Bisley sits below both Surrey’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%) on this measure. 14% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
That puts Bisley below both Surrey’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of residents. Bisley has a median age of 41.6.
45% women, 55% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bisley | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bisley. Best known first.
Art galleryThe Lightbox4.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNRA Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkMizen's Railway900 m outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionChobham Adventure Farm2.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumThe Hockey Museum4.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChobham Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisley | 4,045 | — | A− | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| West End and Chobham | 8,877 | 1.2 | A | C | A− | A− |
| Brookwood | 1,428 | 1.4 | — | C+ | B | A |
| Pirbright | 3,920 | 1.7 | A | D | A+ | A |
| Lightwater | 6,539 | 2.2 | A | C+ | A | A+ |
| Woking | 75,655 | 2.8 | A− | B− | C | B |
| Deepcut | 2,163 | 3.1 | — | B+ | C | A− |
| Windlesham | 3,706 | 3.1 | A | C | A | A+ |
Brookwood and Deepcut have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £500,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £257,500, terraced houses £375,000, semi-detached houses £482,500 and detached houses £675,000.
Band D council tax in Bisley is £2,632 for 2026–27, more than in 91% 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.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 92% of towns in England. Primary results are closer to the middle, beating 51%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Surrey council.
About the middle for its size: 62% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+. Burglary was rare, with 2 reports in the year.
Town in Surrey, England
Bisley is a built-up area of 4,045 people, in the Surrey Heath 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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