Seend Cleeve’s story
7 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Seend Cleeve’s built-up area.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Seend CleeveWiltshire
With 313 residents, it is a village in Wiltshire, South West. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
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Population
313
Census 2021 · Wiltshire council
Median age
53.2
29% are 65+ · Wiltshire 19%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Seend Cleeve a good place to live?
There are no grades for Seend Cleeve: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 7 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters.
What makes Seend Cleeve stand out
The 3 things Seend Cleeve does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 9.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Seend Cleeve.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Seend Cleeve, fewer than in Wiltshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Half of Seend Cleeve is older than 53.2, half younger. 29% of residents are 65 or over, above Wiltshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.1% of the town.
53.2median age
Seend CleeveWiltshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Seend Cleeve | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 14% of Seend Cleeve’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Wiltshire’s towns and across England’s towns
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.
There are 0.5 jobs in Seend Cleeve for each resident in work. Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, above Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 41% of workers at the census.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
Train1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£53K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
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
More households own their home in Seend Cleeve than in Wiltshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 73%
The private rented sector houses 16% of households. 11% live in social housing, below Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Seend Cleeve£0K
Typical UK town£277K
73%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,082
average private rent a month, Wiltshire council area
£2,439
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
Homes in Seend Cleeve see less burglary and damage than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 3.2 per 1,000 a year
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 4 offences in Seend Cleeve and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence came to 9.6 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (17.9) and England’s towns (22).
9.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
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.
9.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
4
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Seend Cleeve than in Wiltshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 20% of residents
Seend Cleeve has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.9% of the town. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Seend Cleeve is Royal United Hospital Bath, 12.9 miles away.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Seend Cleeve | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
81.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.8
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Old homes shape Seend Cleeve: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Wiltshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Seend Cleeve has 224 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above both Wiltshire’s towns (121) and England’s towns (39).
7listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
42%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
224
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 Seend Cleeve
11pages on Seend Cleeve
The big questions
Seend Cleeve’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BowerhillBerryfieldMelkshamBromhamHoltPotterneTrowbridgeSeend Cleeve
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seend Cleeve | 313 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bowerhill | 3,976 | 1.2 | A− | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Berryfield | 1,094 | 2.2 | — | B | D | B+ |
| Melksham | 18,277 | 2.3 | C+ | A− | C | C |
| Bromham | 1,066 | 3.6 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Holt | 1,704 | 4.3 | — | B− | A+ | A |
| Potterne | 1,543 | 4.3 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Trowbridge | 43,753 | 4.9 | C+ | A− | C | C+ |
Berryfield, Bromham, Holt and Potterne have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Seend Cleeve
How many listed buildings are there in Seend Cleeve?
That is 9.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Seend Cleeve?
Band D council tax in Seend Cleeve is £2,439 for 2026–27, less than in 51% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Seend Cleeve
Village in Wiltshire, England
Seend Cleeve is a built-up area of 313 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
- 313 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wiltshire
- County
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005328
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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