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434 residents make their home in this village in Wiltshire, South West.
Keevil is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 51, with 3 at Grade I. A third of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Keevil does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Keevil’s built-up area.
40% 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 Keevil.
13% are under 15, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%), and on top of that people aged 15 to 24 make up 7.8% of the town. The age that splits Keevil in two is 55.9. Degrees are held by just over two in five adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Keevil | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
72% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keevil CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 87 | C+ |
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.
87% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Working mainly from home: nearly two in five workers, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). In 2026, 1.3% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Half the homes sold went for more than £490K, above Wiltshire’s towns (£338K) and England’s towns (£308K) alike. Social renters account for 2% of households. What’s more, the private rented sector houses 16% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £495,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.5 reports per 1,000, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (7.8). Reported offences in Keevil came to 1 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. 100% of the crimes fell under 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.
The nearest A&E to Keevil is Royal United Hospital Bath, 12.9 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Keevil: the nearest practice is 3.2 miles away. 16% of residents in Keevil live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Keevil | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Keevil’s listed buildings include Front Garden Walls with Archway at Keevil Manor, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 19% of the town’s land, above Wiltshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Also worth knowing: the top grade, Grade I, goes to 3 of them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keevil | 434 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bowerhill | 3,976 | 2.5 | A− | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Berryfield | 1,094 | 3 | — | B | D | B+ |
| Bratton | 1,172 | 3.5 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Melksham | 18,277 | 3.7 | C+ | A− | C | C |
| Trowbridge | 43,753 | 4 | C+ | A− | C | C+ |
| North Bradley | 1,555 | 4.4 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Holt | 1,704 | 4.4 | — | B− | A+ | A |
Berryfield, Bratton, North Bradley and Holt have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 48.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Front Garden Walls with Archway at Keevil Manor.
Private rents in the Wiltshire council area averaged £1,082 a month in August 2026.
Village in Wiltshire, England
Keevil is a built-up area of 434 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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