Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 2,306 residents and lies in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Kings Sutton’s strongest subject is safety — 15.3 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 6.7 home and vehicle crimes. Health is another plus — life expectancy 83.2 for men, 87.5 for women. The weak point is schools (D−) — primary results beat 6% of towns in England. It also trails on cost of living (C): homes sell for a median £385,000, about 6.9 times local household income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Kings Sutton has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Kings Sutton 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 Kings Sutton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Kings Sutton’s built-up area.
18% 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 Kings Sutton.
Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 49% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. The town’s primary school has 79 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Sutton Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 79 | D |
Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over half of recorded crime. Kings Sutton logged 74 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 20 complaints of anti-social conduct. For its size, Kings Sutton records less crime per resident than 61% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
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.
At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, above Northamptonshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. There is no GP practice in Kings Sutton: the nearest is 3.3 miles off. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.5% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Kings Sutton | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The owner-occupied share of households is 67%. From September 2023 to August 2026, 97 homes sold inside Kings Sutton’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £385,000. 18% live in social housing, above Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and close to England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £560,000 | 38 |
| Semi-detached | £350,000 | 39 |
| Terraced | £380,000 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Kings Sutton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 25% lies in conservation areas, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). Per 10,000 residents, Kings Sutton counts 82 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
6% of commuters who live in Kings Sutton also work there. At the census, 13% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%). The census counted 36% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Just over a third of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Typical age in Kings Sutton: 47, the median.
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.
| Kings Sutton | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | — | — | C | A− | A− |
| Adderbury and Twyford | 3,318 | 1.7 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Bodicote | 4,752 | 2.4 | A− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 3.3 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Croughton | 1,200 | 3.5 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
| Deddington | 1,769 | 3.8 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Banbury | 52,041 | 4.1 | C+ | B | D | C |
| Bloxham | 3,681 | 4.5 | B+ | C | B− | A |
Croughton and Deddington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results trail 94% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by West Northamptonshire council.
That is 3.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul.
About the middle for its size: 39% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
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Village in Northamptonshire, England
Kings Sutton is a built-up area of 2,306 people, in the West Northamptonshire 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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