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A town of 11,945 in Devon, South West.
Kingsteignton grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 48% of UK towns, and #15 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is safety (B): 20 violent and sexual offences and 8.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 6.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £285,000 in the last three years, 5.5 times what households in the Teignbridge 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 Kingsteignton 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 Kingsteignton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 45 buildings inside Kingsteignton’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kingsteignton. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustBradley Manor1.9 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseUgbrooke House2.6 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryThe Priory3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNewton Abbot Museum1.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBishopsteignton Museum2.7 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionOld Walls Vineyard3 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kingsteignton.
That puts Kingsteignton above both Devon’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 9% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £385,000 | 193 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 158 |
| Terraced | £223,000 | 157 |
| Flat or maisonette | £153,500 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 454 | B− |
| Teign SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,111 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Kingsteignton is below both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (27%). The car carried 86% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 504 crimes inside Kingsteignton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 84 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 50% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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
82% of Kingsteignton’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 80% across Devon’s towns. 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 | Kingsteignton | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Kingsteignton has 45 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. 11% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
In the comparison, Kingsteignton comes below both Devon’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. Half the people of Kingsteignton are older than 45.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kingsteignton | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
45 listed buildings in Kingsteignton.
The Chantry and Elmfield: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · Berry Farm: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · The Sandygate Inn: Photo: Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gildons Cottage: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
3 notable people were born in Kingsteignton.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsteignton | 11,945 | — | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Newton Abbot | 29,650 | 1.7 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
| Bishopsteignton | 2,271 | 2.2 | — | D | A | A |
| Chudleigh Knighton | 1,168 | 2.9 | — | B− | A | B |
| Heathfield | 1,496 | 2.9 | — | B | C | B− |
| Abbotskerswell | 1,182 | 3.2 | — | C | A+ | B+ |
| Kingskerswell | 3,761 | 3.5 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Coldeast | 1,186 | 3.5 | — | C− | A | B |
Bishopsteignton, Chudleigh Knighton, Heathfield, Abbotskerswell and Coldeast have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Kingsteignton is £2,667 for 2026–27, more than in 93% 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
Kingsteignton is a built-up area of 11,945 people, in the Teignbridge 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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