Kintbury’s story
16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Kintbury’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KintburyBerkshire
On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. With 2,054 residents, it is a village in Berkshire, South East.
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Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,054
Census 2021 · West Berkshire council
Median home
£395K
61 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.1
23% are 65+ · Berkshire 15%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kintbury a good place to live?
Kintbury’s standout strength is jobs & income — the mean household earns £74,058 a year. Add health to its strengths (B+) — life expectancy 81 for men, 83.7 for women. At a median £395,000, a home costs 5.8 times the yearly income of households in the West Berkshire council area. Where it falls short is schools — primary results beat 1% of towns in England.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Kintbury is graded subject by subject only.
What makes Kintbury stand out
The 3 things Kintbury does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St. Mary; 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results trail 99%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Department for Education.
How Kintbury grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Kintbury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Kintbury is graded subject by subject only.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 1% of towns in EnglandD−Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & income1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsA−Open →HealthAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB+Open →Cost of livingRent £1,338 a monthBOpen →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAbove the middle of the towns comparedB+Open →Outdoors71% live within 400 m of a park; 92% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC+Open →Civic life3.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kintbury.
SchoolsD−
Results at Kintbury’s schools are among the lowest in England
The one school in town appears below. Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 41% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 113 pupils.
D−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 113 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Health
85% of people in Kintbury rate their health good or very good
The nearest A&E to Kintbury is Great Western Hospital, 15.5 miles away. 16% of residents in Kintbury live with a disability. One GP practice serves the town; 97% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
85%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Kintbury | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 13% | 17% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.7
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.
Safety
Homes in Kintbury see less burglary and damage than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 6 per 1,000 a year
55% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Reported offences in Kintbury came to 78 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 8. There were 3.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Berkshire’s towns (6.5) and England’s towns (7.8).
20.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 45% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual43
Public order15
Other theft6
Damage & arson4
Burglary3
Other crime3
Drugs2
Vehicle crime1
Anti-social8
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.
20.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
78
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.
History
Old homes shape Kintbury: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Berkshire’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.
Listed buildings per head: 78 for every 10,000 residents of Kintbury. Grade II* covers 1 of them. The town counts 16 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade II*.
16listed buildingsB+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II15
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St. Mary Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
78
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B
Few households rent privately in Kintbury: 13%, fewer than in both Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
21% of households live in social housing. Owners make up 66% of households, above both Berkshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 61 homes sold inside Kintbury’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £395,000.
£395Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kintbury£395K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £755,000 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £377,500 | 24 |
| Terraced | £310,000 | 13 |
66%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,338
average private rent a month, West Berkshire council area
£2,468
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Long commutes are the norm in Kintbury: just 14% travel under 5 km, below Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 6% of resident commuters. 85% of commuters drove, above Berkshire’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.3.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot7%
Train4%
Bicycle1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£74K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 43% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Older residents shape Kintbury: 23% are 65 or over, above Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Among adults, 37% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.8% of residents, below Berkshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. At 47.1, the median resident of Kintbury sits in the middle of the age range.
47.1median age
KintburyBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kintbury | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kintbury
14pages on Kintbury
The big questions
SafetyB+20.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £395K · rent £1,338 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 months · busiest street Dunn CrescentSchoolsD−1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 81 (men), 83.7 (women)Work & commuteA−59% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Kintbury’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HungerfordWoolton Hill and HighclereNewburyGreat BedwynRamsburyCold AshThatchamKintbury
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintbury | 2,054 | — | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Hungerford | 5,184 | 3.2 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Woolton Hill and Highclere | 2,755 | 4.1 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Newbury | 42,262 | 5.4 | B | B | C− | B− |
| Great Bedwyn | 1,194 | 6.7 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Ramsbury | 1,541 | 7.5 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Cold Ash | 2,267 | 8 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Thatcham | 25,537 | 8.1 | B | B+ | C+ | B− |
Great Bedwyn, Ramsbury and Cold Ash have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kintbury
Are schools in Kintbury good?
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by West Berkshire council.
How many listed buildings are there in Kintbury?
That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Kintbury expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £395,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £310,000, semi-detached houses £377,500 and detached houses £755,000. Household incomes are higher than in 95% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B.
About Kintbury
Village in Berkshire, England
Kintbury is a built-up area of 2,054 people, in the West Berkshire 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
- 2,054 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Berkshire
- County
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005190
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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