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A town of 5,682 in Devon, South West.
Kingsbridge grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 50% of UK towns, and #13 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+): 31% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (C−): 2.9% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £316,500 in the last three years, 5.9 times what households in the South Hams council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Kingsbridge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Kingsbridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 115 buildings inside Kingsbridge’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
24% 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 Kingsbridge.
For Kingsbridge, that is above both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. The median resident of Kingsbridge is 51.2 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Kingsbridge | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbridge Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 343 | B |
| Kingsbridge AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,199 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
66% of commuters drove, below both Devon’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). For 54% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 100% of Kingsbridge’s land, above both Devon’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Kingsbridge has 202 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Kingsbridge’s listed buildings include Church of St Edmund, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Kingsbridge sits above both Devon’s towns (7.5) and England’s towns (9.4) on this measure. Violent crime runs at 31.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 390 crimes inside Kingsbridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 65 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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
19% live in social housing, above Devon’s towns (14%) and close to England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £525,000 | 86 |
| Semi-detached | £305,000 | 38 |
| Terraced | £270,000 | 93 |
| Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | 79 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
That puts Kingsbridge below both Devon’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Kingsbridge is Torbay Hospital, 16.8 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Kingsbridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kingsbridge. Best known first.
MuseumCookworthy Museumin town
CastleFort Charles4.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSalcombe Maritime Museum3.7 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
115 listed buildings in Kingsbridge, 2 of them Grade I.
The Old Grammar School: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Shambles: Photo: Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nos 9 and 11 and Attached Warehouse: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hermitage Bar: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0
11 notable people were born in Kingsbridge.
Giselle Ansley: fourthandfifteen, CC BY 2.0 · John Wolcot: John Opie (died 1807), Public domain · Mark Ellis: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0 · William Cookworthy: John Opie, Public domain · Courtenay Ilbert: Sydney Prior Hall, Public domain · John Scoble: Benjamin Haydon, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | — | B− | C+ | C | B− |
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | 2.9 | — | B− | B | A |
| Salcombe | 1,583 | 3.4 | — | D | B | A+ |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 3.7 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Modbury | 1,687 | 6.6 | — | C− | A | A |
| Dartmouth | 5,260 | 9.3 | C− | C− | C+ | B |
| Ivybridge | 12,485 | 9.7 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| South Brent | 2,643 | 10 | B− | B− | B− | B+ |
Loddiswell, Salcombe, Chillington and Modbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Edmund.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Kingsbridge is £2,646 for 2026–27, more than in 92% 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.
Town in Devon, England
Kingsbridge is a built-up area of 5,682 people, in the South Hams 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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