Kingston’s story
9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Kingston’s built-up area.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KingstonKent
A village of 474 in Kent, South East.
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Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
474
Census 2021 · Canterbury council
Median home
£525K
13 sales in 3 years
Median age
56
35% are 65+ · Kent 19%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kingston a good place to live?
Kingston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Kingston stand out
The 3 things Kingston does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
9 listed buildings
1 Grade I, including Church of St Giles; 7.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kingston.
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Kingston are 65 or over, more than in Kent’s towns or England’s towns
In the comparison, Kingston comes above both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 10% of residents. Kingston has a median age of 56.
56median age
KingstonKentEngland
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Kingston | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.9% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Kingston work nearby than in Kent’s towns or England’s towns: 11% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Kingston, that is below both Kent’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). 12% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot5%
Train3%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
37%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
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
A home in Kingston sells for £525K, more than in Kent’s towns or England’s towns
Kingston sits above both Kent’s towns (£380K) and England’s towns (£308K) on this measure. Owners make up 94% of households.
£525Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kingston£525K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £600,000 | 9 |
94%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,280
average private rent a month, Canterbury council area
£2,455
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
Kingston records less burglary and damage per resident than Kent’s towns or England’s towns, at 0.7 per 1,000 a year
That puts Kingston below both Kent’s towns (12.3) and England’s towns (9.4). Violent crime runs at 2.1 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 2 crimes inside Kingston’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
2.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft1
Other crime1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
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.
2.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
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
Bad health is less common in Kingston than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 4.2% of residents
On this, Kingston is below both Kent’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Kingston has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 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.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Kingston | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
81.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
More of the land in Kingston is conservation area than in Kent’s towns or England’s towns: 63%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (16%). Kingston has 190 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Kingston’s listed buildings include Church of St Giles, Grade I.
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II8
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Giles Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
30%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
190
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 Kingston
13pages on Kingston
The big questions
Safety2.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £525K · rent £1,280 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street The StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.4 (men), 82.3 (women)Work & commute53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards2.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Kingston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BridgeAyleshamLittlebourneSibertswoldWinghamCanterburyEythorneKingston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 474 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bridge | 1,539 | 2.1 | — | D | A− | B |
| Aylesham | 5,788 | 2.4 | C− | B− | C | C− |
| Littlebourne | 1,596 | 4 | — | C− | B− | C+ |
| Sibertswold | 1,619 | 4.3 | — | C− | B | C+ |
| Wingham | 1,313 | 4.7 | — | C− | A | B+ |
| Canterbury | 55,107 | 5.3 | C− | C | D− | C |
| Eythorne | 1,487 | 5.4 | — | C | B | C+ |
Bridge, Littlebourne, Sibertswold, Wingham and Eythorne have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kingston
How many listed buildings are there in Kingston?
That is 7.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Giles. 30% of Kingston’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Is Kingston expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Canterbury council area averaged £1,280 a month in August 2026.
About Kingston
Village in Kent, England
Kingston is a built-up area of 474 people, in the Canterbury 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
- 474 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Canterbury
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005557
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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