Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 2,863: a town in Wiltshire, South West.
On safety it is strong (A−): police record 13.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 6.4 home and vehicle crimes. With an A+ overall, Rudloe is better than 96% of UK towns and ranks #1 of 30 in Wiltshire. Households here earn well (A−): the mean household earns £64,925 a year. Homes sell for a median £302,500, about 5 years of what households in the Wiltshire council area earn.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 2 things Rudloe 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 Rudloe is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Rudloe’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 8 scheduled monuments.
16% 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 Rudloe.
54% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Police recorded 100 crimes inside Rudloe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 32 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 7 reports per 1,000, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
There is no GP practice in Rudloe: the nearest is 1.3 miles off. At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). 3.7% of residents report bad or very bad health. The nearest A&E to Rudloe is Royal United Hospital Bath, 7.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Rudloe | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
69% of households own their home, above both Wiltshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area. The £302,500 median rests on 101 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £515,000 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £297,750 | 26 |
| Terraced | £240,000 | 33 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Rudloe’s land, 1% lies in conservation areas, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%). Listed buildings per head: 77 for every 10,000 residents of the town. Also worth knowing: this Wiltshire town has 8 scheduled monuments.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 13% of its commuters stay in Rudloe for work. Just over four in five commuters drove, above Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The census counted 41% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Typical age in Rudloe: 42.3, the median. Among adults, 38% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Rudloe | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 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 Rudloe. Best known first.
Historic houseCorsham Court1.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumBox Rock Circus800 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionLady Margaret Hungerford Almshouses and Schoolroom1.5 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
22 listed buildings in Rudloe.
MoD CORSHAM: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room: Photo: Chris debian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rudloe Cottage: Photo: Chris debian · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudloe | 2,863 | — | A+ | A− | A− | A− |
| Corsham | 10,887 | 1.1 | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Box | 1,287 | 1.4 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Atworth | 1,293 | 2.6 | — | B− | B+ | A− |
| Colerne | 2,415 | 2.6 | — | A− | A+ | A− |
| Bathford | 1,153 | 3.7 | — | D | A− | A+ |
| Batheaston | 3,878 | 4.3 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Chippenham | 36,084 | 4.8 | B+ | B+ | C+ | B− |
Box, Atworth, Colerne 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 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Wiltshire, England
Rudloe is a built-up area of 2,863 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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