Kentsboro’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Kentsboro’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KentsboroHampshire
A village in Hampshire, South East, home to 933 people.
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Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
933
Census 2021 · Test Valley council
Median age
31.5
2% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
50%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
33%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kentsboro a good place to live?
Kentsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Over-65s are only 2% of the population. Private renters make up 83% of households. 50% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Kentsboro stand out
The 3 things Kentsboro does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kentsboro.
Who lives here
Kentsboro has fewer older residents than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 1.8% are 65 or over
31.5median age
The under-15s are 30% of the population here. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Hampshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Half of Kentsboro is older than 31.5, half younger.
KentsboroHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
9%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications3%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar26%
Degree level50%
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Kentsboro is a garrison town: service personnel living in barracks count as residents.
| Kentsboro | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 30% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 44% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 15% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 1.8% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 3.4% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 26% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Kentsboro travel far: only 27% go under 5 km, fewer than in Hampshire’s towns and across England’s towns
33%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: a quarter of resident commuters. A third of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (27%). Driving is how 65% of commuters got to work at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving65%
On foot22%
Bicycle9%
Train1%
Underground, tram1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£70K
mean household income, before tax
0.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Fewer households own their home in Kentsboro than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 13%
£0Kmedian sale
3% live in social housing, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,235 a month across the Test Valley council area. That is the middle of 1 standard sales inside Kentsboro’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kentsboro£0K
Typical UK town£277K
13%
of households own their home · England 61%
83%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,235
average private rent a month, Test Valley council area
£2,314
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Kentsboro records less burglary and damage per resident than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 6.4 per 1,000 a year
23.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 58% of recorded crime. Police recorded 38 crimes inside Kentsboro’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 1.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual22
Other theft5
Burglary3
Vehicle crime3
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Shoplifting1
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
23.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
38
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Kentsboro than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 0.9% of residents
95%good or very good health
At the census, 95% of people in Kentsboro called their health good or very good, above both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Disability touches 7.5% of the town’s population. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 4.4 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 95%Fair 4%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Kentsboro | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 95% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 7.5% | 17% | 17% |
81.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Kentsboro’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
1listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Kentsboro has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. 12% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
11
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kentsboro
12pages on Kentsboro
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Historic Army Aircraft Flight and 2 more in and around Kentsboro
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kentsboro. Best known first.
MuseumHistoric Army Aircraft Flightin town
MuseumArmy Flying Museumin townFortFortDanebury Hill Camp2.1 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Historic Army Aircraft Flight: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Army Flying Museum: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Kentsboro
Village in Hampshire, England
Kentsboro is a built-up area of 933 people, in the Test Valley 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
- Population
- 933 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Test Valley
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005854
Kentsboro’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Anna Valley and Upper ClatfordCharltonAndoverMiddle WinterslowShipton BellingerKing's SombornePerham DownKentsboro
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentsboro | 933 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anna Valley and Upper Clatford | 1,557 | 3.5 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Charlton | 2,121 | 5.2 | — | A | A | A |
| Andover | 48,484 | 5.2 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Middle Winterslow | 1,563 | 5.8 | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Shipton Bellinger | 1,442 | 5.9 | — | A | B+ | A− |
| King's Somborne | 1,206 | 6.5 | — | B− | B | A+ |
| Perham Down | 1,397 | 6.6 | — | A | A+ | B− |
Anna Valley and Upper Clatford, Charlton, Middle Winterslow, Shipton Bellinger, King's Somborne and Perham Down have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kentsboro
Who lives in Kentsboro?
A young village. At the 2021 Census, 30% of residents were under 15 and 44% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 1.8% were 65 or over.
How much is council tax in Kentsboro?
Band D council tax in Kentsboro is £2,314 for 2026–27, less than in 73% 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.
How many listed buildings are there in Kentsboro?
1 on Historic England’s list.
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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