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The village, home to 1,409 people, lies in Gloucestershire, South West.
Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy is 81.6 for men and 84.9 for women. A median £340,500 buys a home here, 5.9 times what households in the Stroud council area earn in a year. Hazard risk is higher than most: 4.3% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. 32 buildings are listed here, 2 at Grade I.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Kingswood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Kingswood 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 Kingswood is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Kingswood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Kingswood’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
42% 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 Kingswood.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
At the top of the list, 2 are Grade I and 1 Grade II*. Kingswood’s listed buildings include the Abbey Gatehouse and Adjoining Wall to East, Grade I. Scaled to its population, Kingswood has 227 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (89) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 63% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 50.7, and 56% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 108 | D |
At the census, 3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Gloucestershire’s towns (4.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches 13% of Kingswood’s population. Seeing a GP means leaving Kingswood: the nearest practice is 0.9 miles away. Women here live to 84.9 on average and men to 81.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Kingswood | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 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.
Each year, 6.8 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. Over the year to August 2026, 19 offences were reported in Kingswood, along with 2 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 15.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (23) and England’s towns (22). Violence and sexual offences were 63% of the crimes.
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £64K a year before tax, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (£59K) and England’s towns (£55K). 13% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Among 16 to 64s, 1.7% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
11% of households are private tenants. Social housing holds 9% of households, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of the 58 standard sales inside Kingswood’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £340,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £565,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £343,000 | 26 |
| Terraced | £284,500 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Just over two in five adults hold a degree. Typical age in Kingswood: 43.6, the median. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kingswood | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kingswood. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageKingswood Abbeyin town
Historic house · National TrustNewark Park3.2 km outside town, to the eastGardenGarden · National TrustEast Garden3.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumWotton-under-Edge Heritage Centre800 m outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionThe Lake3.5 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteBlackquarries Hill Long Barrow2.6 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood | 1,409 | — | — | B− | A− | A |
| Wotton-under-Edge | 4,966 | 1 | A− | C+ | B | A− |
| Charfield | 2,833 | 1.5 | B+ | C | B+ | A |
| Wickwar | 1,701 | 2.6 | — | D | B | A |
| Hawkesbury Upton | 1,001 | 3.7 | — | D | A | A |
| Dursley | 7,935 | 4 | C | B+ | C+ | C |
| Cam | 7,730 | 5.1 | B− | B | B− | B |
| Berkeley | 2,250 | 6.1 | — | B | C+ | B− |
Wickwar, Hawkesbury Upton and Berkeley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Abbey Gatehouse and Adjoining Wall to East. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Kingswood is a built-up area of 1,409 people, in the Stroud 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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