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Some 505 people live in this village, in Wiltshire, South West.
Limpley Stoke is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Homes sell for a median £1,045,000. Its listed buildings number 59, with 0 at Grade I. A degree-level qualification is held by 69% of adults.
The 3 things Limpley Stoke does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Limpley Stoke’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Limpley Stoke. Best known first.
MuseumThe Roman Baths4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle2.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery4.5 km outside town, to the northwest · 92K visitors a year
MuseumJane Austen Centre4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Garden · National TrustPrior Park2.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy4.8 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Limpley Stoke.
The middle age in Limpley Stoke is 50.2. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, close to both Wiltshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Limpley Stoke | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 3.7% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 69% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. Freshford Church School’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 53.8, and 66% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshford Church SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 159 | A+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 63% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.1% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Working mainly from home: 63% of workers, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). Driving is how 77% of commuters got to work at the census. About 3% of its commuters stay in Limpley Stoke for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
One in ten households rent privately. Social housing holds 1% of households, below both Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,433 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,100,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
14 crimes and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Limpley Stoke’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for half of recorded crime. Homes saw 8.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, between Wiltshire’s towns (7.3) and England’s towns (9.4).
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.
91% of Limpley Stoke’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Disability touches 11% of the town’s population. This Wiltshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Limpley Stoke | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like 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.
Grade II* covers 4 of them. Limpley Stoke counts 59 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 4 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a third of the total, above both Wiltshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
3 notable people were born in Limpley Stoke.
Michael Hart: Photographers unidentified, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limpley Stoke | 505 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Winsley | 1,365 | 1.2 | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Westwood | 1,001 | 1.7 | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 9,864 | 2.8 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Norton St Philip | 1,004 | 3 | — | D | A | A |
| Bathampton | 1,698 | 3.4 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Bath | 94,080 | 3.5 | B− | D | D | B |
| Bathford | 1,153 | 3.9 | — | D | A− | A+ |
Winsley, Westwood, Norton St Philip, Bathampton and Bathford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 47.9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Village in Wiltshire, England
Limpley Stoke is a built-up area of 505 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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