Tilshead’s story
23 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Tilshead’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TilsheadWiltshire
Some 331 people live in this village, in Wiltshire, South West.
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Photo: Maurice Pullin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
331
Census 2021 · Wiltshire council
Median age
54.2
25% are 65+ · Wiltshire 19%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tilshead a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Tilshead has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 23 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Over-65s are 25% of the population.
What makes Tilshead stand out
The 3 things Tilshead does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Thomas a Becket; 28.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
25% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tilshead.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Tilshead than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 12% are under 15
At 54.2, the median resident of Tilshead sits in the middle of the age range. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above both Wiltshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.2% of residents.
54.2median age
TilsheadWiltshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tilshead | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Tilshead
The one school in town appears below. The town’s primary school has 44 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 44 | C |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Tilshead is better off than Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: households earn £80K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.8. 16% of commuters travelled under 5 km, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). Among 16 to 64s, 1.8% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot8%
Bus2%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£80K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
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
Private renting is less common in Tilshead than in Wiltshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 6%
Owners make up nearly four in five households. Social housing holds 15% of households, close to Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and below England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tilshead£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £400,000 | 5 |
79%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,082
average private rent a month, Wiltshire council area
£2,454
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
Burglary and damage hit Tilshead harder than Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Of all the crimes, 23% were violence and sexual offences. Tilshead logged 26 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 4 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 9.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Wiltshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (7.8).
14.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Other theft6
Burglary6
Damage & arson3
Public order3
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social4
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.
14.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
26
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Fewer people in Tilshead say their health is good than in Wiltshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 79%
The nearest A&E to Tilshead is Salisbury District Hospital, 14.7 miles away. This Wiltshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.8 miles away. At the census, 5.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than Wiltshire’s towns (4.4%) and near England’s towns (5.2%).
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Tilshead | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
81.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Tilshead is rich in listed buildings: 695 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
23% of homes were built before 1919. Tilshead’s listed buildings include the Church of St Thomas a Becket, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 47% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
23listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II22
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Thomas a Becket Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
695
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 Tilshead
11pages on Tilshead
The big questions
Tilshead’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ShrewtonLittleton PanellMarket LavingtonLarkhillNetheravonPotterneDurringtonTilshead
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilshead | 331 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shrewton | 1,722 | 3.5 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Littleton Panell | 1,334 | 3.9 | — | C+ | A | B+ |
| Market Lavington | 1,810 | 4.1 | — | A− | B | B+ |
| Larkhill | 2,728 | 6.4 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Netheravon | 1,068 | 7 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Potterne | 1,543 | 7 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Durrington | 5,718 | 8 | B+ | B+ | B | B |
Shrewton, Littleton Panell, Market Lavington, Netheravon 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 Tilshead
How many listed buildings are there in Tilshead?
That is 28.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Thomas a Becket.
Who lives in Tilshead?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 25% of residents were 65 or over and 39% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 12% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Tilshead?
Band D council tax in Tilshead is £2,454 for 2026–27, more than in 53% 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 Tilshead
Village in Wiltshire, England
Tilshead is a built-up area of 331 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
- 331 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wiltshire
- County
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005634
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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