Hindon’s story
67 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Hindon’s built-up area.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HindonWiltshire
674 people live in this village in Wiltshire, South West.
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Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
674
Census 2021 · Wiltshire council
Median home
£576K
29 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.4
32% are 65+ · Wiltshire 19%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hindon a good place to live?
There are no grades for Hindon: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 53% of homes were built before 1919.
What makes Hindon stand out
The 3 things Hindon does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.1 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hindon.
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in Hindon are 65 or over, more than in both Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
14% are under 15, below Wiltshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike; what’s more, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.9% of residents. At 54.4, the median resident of Hindon sits in the middle of the age range. Among adults, 40% have a degree.
54.4median age
HindonWiltshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hindon | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Hindon
The town has one school, shown below. Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's’s results beat 75% of schools in England like it. Its one primary school teaches 49 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John'sLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 49 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Hindon: just 29% travel under 5 km, below Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 13% of its commuters stay in Hindon for work. 80% of commuters drove, above Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The average household earns £52K a year before tax.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving80%
On foot13%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
Bus1%
Underground, tram1%
29%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
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
Housing
A typical home in Hindon sells for £576,000
68% of households own their home, about level with Wiltshire’s towns (65%) and above England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 11% of households. Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
£576Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hindon£576K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £615,000 | 12 |
| Terraced | £431,000 | 14 |
68%
of households own their home · England 61%
21%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,082
average private rent a month, Wiltshire council area
£2,454
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
Hindon records less violent crime per resident than Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 4 per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 21 offences were reported in Hindon, along with 1 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 11.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above Wiltshire’s towns (7.3) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 19% of the crimes.
4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Damage & arson7
Burglary6
Violence & sexual4
Other theft3
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
21
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
83% of residents say their health is good or very good
One GP practice serves the town; 97% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Hindon is Salisbury District Hospital, 15 miles away. At the census, nearly a fifth of people here had a disability, above Wiltshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Hindon | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
83.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Hindon keeps more of its old housing than Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 53% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Hindon has 67 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Scaled to its population, that is 994 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town. Of the town’s land, 32% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%).
67listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II67
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
53%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
994
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hindon
13pages on Hindon
The big questions
Safety4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £576K · rent £1,082 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street High StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 83.2 (men), 84.6 (women)Work & commute65% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Hindon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TisburyMotcombeMereShaftesburyGillinghamWarminsterDilton MarshHindon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindon | 674 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tisbury | 2,274 | 2.7 | — | B | C+ | A |
| Motcombe | 1,366 | 5.8 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Mere | 2,808 | 6 | A− | B | B | A− |
| Shaftesbury | 9,163 | 6.4 | C− | C− | C+ | B |
| Gillingham | 11,009 | 7.5 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Warminster | 18,018 | 8 | B | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Dilton Marsh | 1,958 | 11 | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
Tisbury, Motcombe and Dilton Marsh have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Hindon
How many listed buildings are there in Hindon?
That is 40.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Hindon expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £431,000 and detached houses £615,000.
About Hindon
Village in Wiltshire, England
Hindon is a built-up area of 674 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
- 674 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wiltshire
- County
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005989
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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