Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 977 in Cornwall, South West.
Kilkhampton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Kilkhampton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Kilkhampton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
30% 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 Kilkhampton.
The middle age in Kilkhampton is 45.6. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.4%, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kilkhampton | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 17% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 63% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. 148 pupils attend Kilkhampton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkhampton Junior and Infant SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 148 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
14% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Cornwall’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Driving is how 84% of commuters got to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 68% of households. 18% rent privately, below both Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £360,000 | 37 |
| Semi-detached | £334,995 | 17 |
| Terraced | £268,000 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 43 crimes inside Kilkhampton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Burglary and damage add up to 6.3 per 1,000 residents each year. 65% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
There is no GP practice in Kilkhampton: the nearest is 3.5 miles off. 18% of residents have a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Cornwall’s towns (22%). Asked at the census, nearly four in five residents of Kilkhampton said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2021 | Kilkhampton | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Kilkhampton has 154 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Cornwall’s towns (54) and England’s towns (39) alike. Its listed buildings include the Church of St James, Grade I. It counts 15 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kilkhampton. Best known first.
5 notable people were born in Kilkhampton.
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath: Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkhampton | 977 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stratton | 1,928 | 3.6 | — | D− | B− | C+ |
| Bude | 7,347 | 4 | D− | D− | C− | C+ |
| Holsworthy | 3,472 | 7.1 | D | D | C+ | C+ |
Stratton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St James. 30% of Kilkhampton’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £268,000, semi-detached houses £334,995 and detached houses £360,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
Kilkhampton is a built-up area of 977 people, in the Cornwall 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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