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Population 559: a village in Wiltshire, South West.
Heytesbury is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 4% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Pre-1919 homes make up 48% of the housing. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Heytesbury does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Heytesbury’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
48% 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 Heytesbury.
People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Half the people of Heytesbury are older than 58.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Heytesbury | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 38% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 66% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heytesbury Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 32 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Heytesbury counts 0.3 jobs per working resident. The car took 94% of commuters, above Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. On top of that, nearly two in five workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Council and housing-body homes hold 20% of households. Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area. Home ownership stands at 62% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £640,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Each year, 4.2 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 7 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Heytesbury’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 57% of recorded crime.
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.
Heytesbury has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.5 miles away. Asked at the census, four in five residents of Heytesbury said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 5.9% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above both Wiltshire’s towns (4.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Heytesbury is Salisbury District Hospital, 16.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Heytesbury | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Heytesbury’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. It has 38 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I. Conservation areas cover 60% of the town’s land, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heytesbury | 559 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warminster | 18,018 | 3.6 | B | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Bratton | 1,172 | 6.2 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Westbury | 16,394 | 6.5 | B− | A− | C+ | C |
| Dilton Marsh | 1,958 | 6.5 | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Tisbury | 2,274 | 8.1 | — | B | C+ | A |
| Littleton Panell | 1,334 | 8.4 | — | C+ | A | B+ |
| North Bradley | 1,555 | 8.9 | — | A− | A | A− |
Bratton, Dilton Marsh, Tisbury, Littleton Panell and North Bradley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 27.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: semi-detached houses £265,000 and detached houses £640,000.
Village in Wiltshire, England
Heytesbury is a built-up area of 559 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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