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1,027 people call this village in Wiltshire, South West home.
The local economy does well (A): mean household income £70,733; 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Add health to its strengths — life expectancy 82.8 for men, 82.9 for women. Its weakest subject is schools (D): primary results beat 10% of towns in England; secondary results beat 7% of towns in England. It lags on walkability as well — 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes sell for a median £425,000, about 7.1 years of what households in the Wiltshire council area earn.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Derry Hill and Studley has its subject grades alone.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Derry Hill and Studley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Derry Hill and Studley has its subject grades alone.
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The 3 things Derry Hill and Studley does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Derry Hill and Studley’s built-up area.
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 Derry Hill and Studley.
Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 37.9, with 30% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Below is its only school. At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 51% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 206 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 46% of workers, above Wiltshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Just over nine in ten commuters took the car to work at the census. Derry Hill and Studley counts 0.6 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Disability touches 14% of Derry Hill and Studley’s population. At the census, 86% of people in Derry Hill and Studley called their health good or very good, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Derry Hill and Studley is Royal United Hospital Bath, 14.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Derry Hill and Studley | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 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.
Homes built before 1919 account for 26% of the housing. Derry Hill and Studley has 21 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. The register of parks and gardens lists one locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police recorded 33 crimes inside Derry Hill and Studley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence came to 15.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below Wiltshire’s towns (17.9) and England’s towns (22) alike. Of all the crimes, 45% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Just over four in five households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds one in ten households, below both Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The £425,000 median rests on 31 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £530,000 | 21 |
| Semi-detached | £330,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, about level with Wiltshire’s towns (10%) and below England’s towns (12%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. The median resident of Derry Hill and Studley is 49.9 years old. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Derry Hill and Studley | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.6% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Derry Hill and Studley. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseBowood House1.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Museum · National TrustFox Talbot Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumAtwell-Wilson Motor Museum3.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCalne Heritage Centre2.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChippenham Museum & Heritage Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Wiltshire, England
Derry Hill and Studley is a built-up area of 1,027 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Hill and Studley | 1,027 | — | — | B− | B+ | A− |
| Calne | 19,725 | 2.6 | B− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Chippenham | 36,084 | 3.1 | B+ | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Bromham | 1,066 | 3.5 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Sutton Benger | 1,270 | 4.8 | — | B− | A− | A+ |
| Melksham | 18,277 | 5.4 | C+ | A− | C | C |
| Corsham | 10,887 | 5.9 | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Bowerhill | 3,976 | 6.2 | A− | B+ | B+ | A− |
Bromham and Sutton Benger have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
GCSE results trail 93% of towns in England, and primary results trail 90% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Wiltshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £425,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £330,000 and detached houses £530,000.
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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