Kingstone’s story
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Kingstone’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KingstoneHerefordshire
A village of 1,500 in Herefordshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,500
Census 2021 · Herefordshire council
Median home
£266K
82 sales in 3 years
Median age
40.1
18% are 65+ · Herefordshire 24%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kingstone a good place to live?
Kingstone’s best grade is for health: men here can expect to live to 82.9, women to 85.4. Homes sell for a median £266,250, about 5.4 years of what households in the Herefordshire council area earn. It is hard to get around without a car: on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Kingstone has its subject grades alone.
What makes Kingstone stand out
The 2 things Kingstone does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Michael and All Angels; 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
How Kingstone grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Kingstone is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £51,514C−Open →SafetyBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB+Open →Hazard risk0.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 64% of towns in England; secondary results beat 23% of towns in EnglandC+Open →Cost of livingAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleB−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 3.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB−Open →Civic life4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kingstone.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Under 5 km to work: 13% in Kingstone, fewer than in Herefordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
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.
Among 16 to 64s, 3.1% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, above Herefordshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. About 7% of its commuters stay in Kingstone for work. Jobs per working resident: 0.8.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Bus2%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
22%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 9% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
SchoolsC+
Exam results at Kingstone’s schools trail 58% of towns in England
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School’s results beat 87% of schools in England like it. Both of its schools are shown below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 41.6, with 38% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
C+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingstone and Thruxton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 202 | A |
| Kingstone High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 568 | C |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Kingstone harder than Herefordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence came to 32 per 1,000 residents a year, above Herefordshire’s towns (26.5) and England’s towns (22) alike. 70 crimes and 7 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Kingstone’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Kingstone records more crime per resident than 87% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
32violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 13% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual47
Damage & arson8
Other theft6
Public order4
Burglary2
Weapons2
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social7
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.
32
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
70
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Kingstone’s life expectancy beats 83% of UK towns
The nearest A&E to Kingstone is The County Hospital, 6.1 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 98% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Just over four fifths of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than Herefordshire’s towns (80%) and near England’s towns (82%).
82%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Kingstone | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
82.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
HousingCost of living grade B
Few households rent privately in Kingstone: 9%, fewer than in Herefordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Just over a quarter of households rent from a council or housing body. Private rents average £821 a month across the Herefordshire, County of council area. The median sale, £266,250, comes from 82 standard sales inside Kingstone’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£266Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kingstone£266K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £320,000 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £245,000 | 40 |
| Terraced | £240,000 | 9 |
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£821
average private rent a month, Herefordshire, County of council area
£2,544
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
10 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Kingstone counts 67 listed buildings, below Herefordshire’s towns (145) but above England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 1 of them. Homes built before 1919 account for 17% of the housing.
10listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II9
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Michael and All Angels Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
17%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
67
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Kingstone, above Herefordshire’s towns and England’s towns
18% of residents are 65 or over, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Herefordshire’s towns (24%). Ages in Kingstone split evenly at 40.1: half are older, half younger. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
40.1median age
KingstoneHerefordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kingstone | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kingstone
13pages on Kingstone
The big questions
SafetyC32 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £266K · rent £821 a monthHousing24 sold in 12 months · busiest street Green LaneSchoolsC+2 state schoolsHealthB+Life expectancy 82.9 (men), 85.4 (women)Work & commuteC−43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC+0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Kingstone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ClehongerCredenhillEwyas HaroldHerefordBartestreeWeobleyKingstone
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingstone | 1,500 | — | — | B | C | B+ |
| Clehonger | 1,218 | 1.7 | — | B− | B | B |
| Credenhill | 2,334 | 4.8 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Ewyas Harold | 1,037 | 5.2 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Hereford | 60,471 | 5.6 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Bartestree | 1,655 | 9 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Weobley | 1,273 | 9.5 | — | C | C+ | B− |
Clehonger, Credenhill, Ewyas Harold, Bartestree and Weobley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kingstone
How many listed buildings are there in Kingstone?
That is 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Kingstone safe?
Police recorded 70 crimes inside Kingstone’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 67% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 2 reports in the year.
How much is council tax in Kingstone?
Band D council tax in Kingstone is £2,544 for 2026–27, more than in 75% 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.
About Kingstone
Village in Herefordshire, England
Kingstone is a built-up area of 1,500 people, in the Herefordshire 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
- 1,500 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Herefordshire
- County
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003905
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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