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A town of 5,718 in Wiltshire, South West.
Durrington grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 67% of UK towns, and #16 of 30 in Wiltshire. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 2% of towns in England; secondary results beat 6% of towns in England. The median home sold for £315,000 in the last three years, 5.3 times what households in the Wiltshire council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Durrington 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 Durrington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Durrington’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
7% 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 Durrington.
Below are two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. 43% of pupils at the 7 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 38.2, with 28% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 168 | D |
| Avon Valley AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 517 | D− |
Social housing holds 13% of households, below Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The £315,000 median rests on 161 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 60 |
| Semi-detached | £296,750 | 56 |
| Terraced | £262,000 | 37 |
| Flat or maisonette | £163,750 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 50% were violence and sexual offences. Police recorded 214 crimes inside Durrington’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 42 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 11.8 reports per 1,000, above Wiltshire’s towns (7.9) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Durrington’s listed buildings include the Church of St Leonard, Grade I. Scaled to its population, Durrington has 42 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below Wiltshire’s towns (124) but above England’s towns (39). 7% of homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Durrington is Salisbury District Hospital, 10.7 miles away. Self-reported good health: 85% of the town’s residents. This Wiltshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Durrington | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £63K a year before tax, about level with Wiltshire’s towns (£62K) and above England’s towns (£55K). 84% of commuters drove to work at the census. About 5% of its commuters stay in Durrington for work. For 41% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Among adults, 26% have a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.2%, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Durrington in two is 38.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Durrington | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 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 Durrington. Best known first.
3 notable people were born in Durrington.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durrington | 5,718 | — | B+ | B+ | B | B |
| Bulford | 4,923 | 1.5 | A | A | A− | B+ |
| Larkhill | 2,728 | 1.7 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Amesbury | 12,676 | 2.1 | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Netheravon | 1,068 | 2.9 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Shipton Bellinger | 1,442 | 4.5 | — | A | B+ | A− |
| Shrewton | 1,722 | 5.4 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Tidworth | 10,693 | 5.7 | B+ | A | B− | C+ |
Netheravon, Shipton Bellinger and Shrewton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Durrington has 3 state schools; places are handled by Wiltshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
It has less crime than most places its size: less crime per resident than 67% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Town in Wiltshire, England
Durrington is a built-up area of 5,718 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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