Brinkworth’s story
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Brinkworth’s built-up area.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BrinkworthWiltshire
184 residents make their home in this village in Wiltshire, South West.
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Population
184
Census 2021 · Wiltshire council
Median age
46
18% are 65+ · Wiltshire 19%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Brinkworth a good place to live?
Brinkworth is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Its listed buildings number 10, with 1 at Grade I. A third of homes were built before 1919. 15% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
What makes Brinkworth stand out
The 3 things Brinkworth does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Michael and All Angels; 22.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brinkworth.
Work & commute
Only 16% of Brinkworth’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Wiltshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Brinkworth counts 0.5 jobs per working resident. 80% of commuters drove, above both Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 0.6% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving80%
On foot13%
Bus2%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£72K
mean household income, before tax
0.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Brinkworth
Its one school is below. At the one primary school within 3 km, 67% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 136 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 136 | B |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
More households in Brinkworth live in social housing than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 30%
The private rented sector houses 9% of households. Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area. The owner-occupied share of households is 59%.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Brinkworth£0K
Typical UK town£277K
59%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,082
average private rent a month, Wiltshire council area
£2,427
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Brinkworth see more burglary and damage than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 18.1 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 50% of the total. Each year, 14.5 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Police recorded 6 crimes inside Brinkworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.8 reports per 1,000, below both Wiltshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (7.8).
14.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
14.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
18.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Fewer people in Brinkworth live with a disability than in Wiltshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 13%
Self-reported good health: 87% of Brinkworth’s residents. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 3.5 miles off. The nearest A&E to Brinkworth is Great Western Hospital, 11.1 miles away.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Brinkworth | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
85.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Brinkworth is rich in listed buildings: 543 per 10,000 residents, more than in Wiltshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Brinkworth’s listed buildings include the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade I. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
10listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II9
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
543
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Brinkworth, above Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town. The middle age in Brinkworth is 46. 36% of adults hold a degree, above both Wiltshire’s towns (31%) and England’s towns (34%).
46median age
BrinkworthWiltshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Brinkworth | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brinkworth
12pages on Brinkworth
The big questions
Famous people from Brinkworth
3 notable people were born in Brinkworth.
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Rowland BrotherhoodEnglish cricketer (1841-?)Photo credits
Roger Edwards: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, CC BY 2.0 · William Horsell: Maull & Polyblank, Public domain
Brinkworth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LynehamRoyal Wootton BassettPurtonSutton BengerMalmesburyAshton KeynesCrickladeBrinkworth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkworth | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyneham | 4,645 | 3.4 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 13,002 | 3.9 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Purton | 3,193 | 5 | A | B | A− | B |
| Sutton Benger | 1,270 | 5.4 | — | B− | A− | A+ |
| Malmesbury | 7,184 | 5.5 | A+ | B | B+ | A− |
| Ashton Keynes | 1,425 | 6.5 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Cricklade | 4,030 | 7.9 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
Sutton Benger and Ashton Keynes have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Brinkworth
How many listed buildings are there in Brinkworth?
That is 22.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael and All Angels.
How much is council tax in Brinkworth?
Band D council tax in Brinkworth is £2,427 for 2026–27, less than in 54% 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.
About Brinkworth
Village in Wiltshire, England
Brinkworth is a built-up area of 184 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
- Population
- 184 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wiltshire
- County
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004861
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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