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In Wiltshire, South West, this town has 2,728 residents.
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Jobs & income is where it shines (A): mean household income £79,562; 1.3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It is strong on walkability as well — 31% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its schools fall short (D−): primary results beat 3% of towns in England; secondary results beat 6% of towns in England. All told, that adds up to an A overall, better than 93% of UK towns.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021. Larkhill is a military garrison town: most residents serve or work for the armed forces and live in service housing, so it keeps its grades but isn’t ranked against other towns.
The 3 things Larkhill 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 Larkhill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Larkhill’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 2 scheduled monuments.
0% 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 Larkhill.
Larkhill’s two primaries have 531 pupils between them. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 46% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 360 | D |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.5. The car took 65% of commuters, below both Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). Just over half of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Of the commuters living in Larkhill, 39% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Listed buildings per head: 11 for every 10,000 residents of Larkhill. This Wiltshire town has 3 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. The national list protects 2 ancient monuments here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Larkhill: the nearest practice is 2.2 miles away. At the census, 95% of people in Larkhill called their health good or very good, above both Wiltshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). 6.2% of residents in Larkhill live with a disability. Women here live to 87 on average and men to 81.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Larkhill | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 95% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 6.2% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
76% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 11% of households, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over half of recorded crime. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 78 crimes and 14 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Larkhill’s built-up area. For its size, Larkhill records less crime per resident than 83% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 65-and-over age group makes up 0.7% of residents. Children under 15 make up 23%, above both Wiltshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Residents of Larkhill have a median age of 27.2. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
39% women, 61% men
About 64 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Larkhill is a garrison town: service personnel living in barracks count as residents.
| Larkhill | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 50% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 6.6% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 0.7% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.8% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 26% | 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 Larkhill. Best known first.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkhill | 2,728 | — | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Durrington | 5,718 | 1.7 | B+ | B+ | B | B |
| Amesbury | 12,676 | 2.8 | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Netheravon | 1,068 | 3.1 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Bulford | 4,923 | 3.1 | A | A | A− | B+ |
| Shrewton | 1,722 | 3.7 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Shipton Bellinger | 1,442 | 6.2 | — | A | B+ | A− |
| Old Sarum | 4,013 | 6.5 | A− | A− | C− | B |
Netheravon, Shrewton and Shipton Bellinger have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 94% of towns in England, and primary results trail 97% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Larkhill has 2 state schools; places are handled by Wiltshire council.
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Town in Wiltshire, England
Larkhill is a built-up area of 2,728 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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