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It is a village of 383 residents in Buckinghamshire, South East.
Great Kimble is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. One in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 2 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £488,750.
The 3 things Great Kimble does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Great Kimble’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Great Kimble.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 53% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 25% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 89% of commuters drove, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 53% of workers at the census. About 2% of its commuters stay in Great Kimble for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
20% live in social housing, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area. Home ownership stands at 63% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £493,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 15 crimes inside Great Kimble’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 47% of the total. Also worth knowing: violent crime ran at 23.5 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (18.6) and England’s towns (22).
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.
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.
Great Kimble has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away. The nearest A&E to Great Kimble is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 3.3 miles away. 15% of residents in Great Kimble live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Great Kimble | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Great Kimble’s listed buildings include the Church of St Nicholas, Grade I. It has one scheduled monument. For its size, Great Kimble has 52 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, between Buckinghamshire’s towns (77) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The age that splits Great Kimble in two is 46.5. Children under 15 make up 18%, lower than Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) and near England’s towns (18%). Among adults, 36% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Great Kimble | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Great Kimble. Best known first.
Historic houseChequers1.5 km outside town, to the east
FortCymbeline's Castle600 m outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustPulpit Hill Nature Reserve1 km outside town, to the southeastFortFortPulpit Hill Fort800 m outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionSt Mary Magdalen3.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionSt Mary Magdalene, Little Hampden4 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Kimble | 383 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Princes Risborough | 7,528 | 1.9 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Longwick | 1,528 | 2.2 | — | C | A− | A |
| Stoke Mandeville | 2,855 | 2.8 | B+ | C | C | B+ |
| Weston Turville | 1,835 | 3.7 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Wendover | 8,729 | 3.7 | A | C | A− | A+ |
| Lacey Green and Loosley Row | 1,135 | 3.8 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Stone | 2,081 | 4.2 | — | C | A− | A |
Longwick, Weston Turville, Lacey Green and Loosley Row and Stone have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
2 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Nicholas. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Great Kimble is £2,497 for 2026–27, more than in 63% 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.
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Great Kimble is a built-up area of 383 people, in the Buckinghamshire 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
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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