Wilton’s best grade is for health: men here can expect to live to 81.7, women to 86.3. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+): 17% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. School results trail most towns (C−): primary results beat just over two in five towns in England; secondary results beat 1% of towns in England. Homes sell for a median £325,000, about 5.4 years of what households in the Wiltshire council area earn. Natural hazards weigh more here: 12.3% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #21 of 30 in Wiltshire. It comes out better than 54% of UK towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Wilton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wilton.
History
More buildings in Wilton are listed than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 307 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
At the top of the list, 7 are Grade I and 7 Grade II*. Wilton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Grade I. Of the town’s 132 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 7 and Grade II* 7. 27% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Wiltshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsC−
Exam results at Wilton’s schools trail 84% of towns in England
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 32.3, with 19% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its only school is listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 8 primary schools within 3 km: 60% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Commuters in Wilton travel far: only 32% go under 5 km, fewer than in both Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how just over four in five commuters got to work at the census. Household income came to £57K a year before tax, below Wiltshire’s towns (£63K) and close to England’s towns (£55K). Work in town: 10% of resident commuters. There are 0.7 jobs in Wilton for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Life expectancy in Wilton is longer than in 81% of UK towns
One GP practice serves the town; 93% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 19% of residents have a disability, above Wiltshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. The nearest A&E to Wilton is Salisbury District Hospital, 4.1 miles away.
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.
HousingCost of living grade B
Wilton’s grade for cost of living grade: a B
From September 2023 to August 2026, 212 homes sold inside Wilton’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £325,000. Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area. Owners make up 60% of households, below Wiltshire’s towns (65%) and close to England’s towns (61%).
£325Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Wilton£325K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£450,000
61
Semi-detached
£355,000
37
Terraced
£300,000
75
Flat or maisonette
£175,000
39
60%
of households own their home · England 61%
21%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,082
average private rent a month, Wiltshire council area
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Wilton see more burglary and damage than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11.8 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were 46% of the crimes. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 219 offences in Wilton and 43 cases of nuisance behaviour. There were 10.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Wiltshire’s towns (7.9) and England’s towns (7.8).
22.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 45% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual100
Public order24
Vehicle crime19
Burglary18
Other theft17
Damage & arson15
Shoplifting12
Other crime8
Anti-social43
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.
22.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
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.
Who lives here
Few people in Wilton are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in both Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
Half of Wilton is older than 45.4, half younger. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Wiltshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%).
45.4median age
WiltonWiltshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenEnglandMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain · George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke: Неизвестный художник, Public domain · Abraham Hayward: Carlo Pellegrini, Public domain · Edith Olivier: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Public domain
Whaddon and Shrewton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Wilton
Does Wilton flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
How many listed buildings are there in Wilton?
That is 12.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Mary and St Nicholas. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Are schools in Wilton good?
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Wiltshire council.
About Wilton
Town in Wiltshire, England
Wilton is a built-up area of 4,300 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
4,300 (Census 2021)
Council
Wiltshire
County
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Area
0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
ONS code
E63006020
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.
