Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Wiltshire, South West, this village has 1,686 residents.
People here tend to be in good health (A+): life expectancy 83.4 for men, 86.8 for women. Homes sell for a median £410,000, about 6.8 years of what households in the Wiltshire council area earn. Its weakest is hazard risk: 2.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. 84 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Aldbourne is graded subject by subject only.
The 3 things Aldbourne 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 Aldbourne is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Aldbourne’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
27% 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 Aldbourne.
The nearest A&E to Aldbourne is Great Western Hospital, 6.1 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.8% of the town. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.6 miles away. Also worth knowing: at the census, 85% of people in Aldbourne called their health good or very good, above both Wiltshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Aldbourne | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 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.
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary’s results beat 85% of schools in England like it. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: two thirds of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's CofE Aided PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 194 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Aldbourne’s listed buildings include the Church of St Michael, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 27% of the total, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (16%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Burglary and damage came to 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Wiltshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (9.4), and on top of that each year, 11.7 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. 55 crimes and 6 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Aldbourne’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Aldbourne records less crime per resident than just over four fifths of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took four in five commuters, above both Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). Two in five workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Of the commuters living in Aldbourne, 15% work in the town itself. The average household earns £63K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Households that own their home make up 74%. The median sale, £410,000, comes from 49 standard sales inside Aldbourne’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £535,000 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £352,500 | 16 |
| Terraced | £354,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Typical age in Aldbourne: 49.8, the median. 27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Aldbourne | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldbourne | 1,686 | — | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Ramsbury | 1,541 | 2.5 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Lambourn | 3,141 | 4.4 | B− | A− | B | B |
| Chiseldon | 2,033 | 5.4 | — | C− | B− | B− |
| Wanborough | 1,737 | 5.7 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Marlborough | 8,829 | 6.2 | A− | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Hungerford | 5,184 | 6.4 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Great Bedwyn | 1,194 | 6.8 | — | B− | B+ | A |
Ramsbury, Chiseldon, Wanborough and Great Bedwyn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 20.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Police recorded 55 crimes inside Aldbourne’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 55% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Primary results beat 76% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Wiltshire council.
Village in Wiltshire, England
Aldbourne is a built-up area of 1,686 people, in the Wiltshire 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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