Strong on safety, with transport to consider
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings at a glance
- House prices
- £396,500
- Middle74th percentile
- Schools
- 65th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 12th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 37.9 per 1,000 residents
- Strong83rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.4% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land24th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Urchfont & Bishops Cannings a good place to live?
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Wiltshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 37.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 83rd percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
House prices
- Median sale price
- £396,500
- Percentile
- 74th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 56 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
Schools
65th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
Flood risk
1.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.9% of the area. That is the 24th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
Transport
12th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Urchfont & Bishops Cannings a good place to live?
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Urchfont & Bishops Cannings safe?
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings ranks in the 83rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings?
The median sale price was £396,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 74th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings?
Schools rank in the 65th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Urchfont & Bishops Cannings?
Nearby public profiles include Till Valley in Wiltshire and Kelvedon & Feering in Braintree.
