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A village of 856 in Wiltshire, South West.
Dinton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Dinton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 20 buildings inside Dinton’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
36% 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 Dinton.
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.
1.8% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 86% of commuters, above both Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). What’s more, the census counted two in five workers working mainly from home. Work in town: just over a tenth of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Below is its only school. Dinton CofE Primary School’s results beat 75% of schools in England like it. Its one primary school teaches 66 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinton CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 66 | A− |
Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area. 18% rent privately, near Wiltshire’s towns (18%) and lower than England’s towns (21%). The owner-occupied share of households is 65%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £710,000 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £345,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 19 recorded crimes inside Dinton’s built-up area, and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up just over a fifth of the total. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.7 reports per 1,000, below both Wiltshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, above Wiltshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. There is no GP practice in Dinton: the nearest is 4.6 miles off. The nearest A&E to Dinton is Salisbury District Hospital, 8.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Dinton | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover just over a fifth of Dinton’s land, above both Wiltshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%). The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. Scaled to its population, that is 234 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town. Of the town’s 20 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 2 and Grade II* 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Wiltshire’s towns (31%) and close to England’s towns (34%). Aged 15 to 24: 8% of residents. The median resident of Dinton is 48.8 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Dinton | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 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 Dinton. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustPhilipps House400 m outside town, to the westCastleCastleCompton Park House1.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionRoyal Welsh Yeomanry (Fovant Badge)2.5 km outside town, to the southPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinton | 856 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tisbury | 2,274 | 4.8 | — | B | C+ | A |
| Wilton | 4,300 | 4.9 | B− | B | B− | B+ |
| Salisbury | 47,690 | 7.6 | B+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Shrewton | 1,722 | 8.2 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Old Sarum | 4,013 | 8.3 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| Shaftesbury | 9,163 | 10 | C− | C− | C+ | B |
| Larkhill | 2,728 | 10 | A | A− | A− | A− |
Tisbury and Shrewton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Mary the Virgin. 36% of Dinton’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: semi-detached houses £345,000 and detached houses £710,000.
Village in Wiltshire, England
Dinton is a built-up area of 856 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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