Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 22% of the population. Home to 19,257 people, this town lies in Somerset, South West.
Crime is the sore point: 39.1 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 13.4 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 66%. Overall, Keynsham earns a C+: better than 36% of UK towns, and #25 of 49 in Somerset. Work and incomes are strong: households earn a mean £60,335 a year, and 2.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Buying the median home, at £365,000, takes 6.1 years of household income in the Bath and North East Somerset council area. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 22% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 2 things Keynsham 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 Keynsham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 66 buildings inside Keynsham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
7% 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 Keynsham.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 38% of workers, above both Somerset’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (31%). Just over a fifth of commuters who live in Keynsham also work there. There are 0.9 jobs in Keynsham for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Keynsham’s six primaries and one secondary have 3,007 pupils between them. St John's Church of England Primary School’s results beat just over four in five schools in England like it. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Attainment 8 at the 6 secondary schools within 3 km averages 45.5, and 45% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandag Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 396 | B− |
| Wellsway SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,325 | A− |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 195 | A− |
Police recorded 1,572 crimes inside Keynsham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 343 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 17.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Somerset’s towns (7.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 53% 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.
Households that own their home make up 70%. From September 2023 to August 2026, 884 homes sold inside Keynsham’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £365,000. Private rents average £1,885 a month across the Bath and North East Somerset council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £577,500 | 178 |
| Semi-detached | £407,500 | 265 |
| Terraced | £323,000 | 245 |
| Flat or maisonette | £226,250 | 196 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
36% of adults hold a degree, above Somerset’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents. Line up the people of Keynsham by age and the one in the middle is 41.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Keynsham | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Keynsham has 34 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below both Somerset’s towns (94) and England’s towns (39). Before 1919: that is when 7% of homes were built. Grade II* covers 2 of them, Grade I 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
2 GP practices serve the town; just over four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Keynsham is Royal United Hospital Bath, 4.9 miles away. Women here live to 84.1 on average and men to 81.4 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Keynsham | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Keynsham. Best known first.
CastleNewton St Loe Castle4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayAvon Valley Railway1.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionWillsbridge Mill1 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHorse World1.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumKingswood Heritage Museum3 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleBlack Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
66 listed buildings in Keynsham, 1 of them Grade I.
Archway on Street at the Entrance to Park House (Park House Not Included): Photo: Rick Crowley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bridges Almshouses: Photo: Rodw · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conservative Club: Photo: Pugsybabe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Ship Inn: Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0
13 notable people were born in Keynsham.
Marcus Trescothick: Ngb at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Alf Dark: Port Vale F.C., Public domain · Darren Tilley: Longbomb, CC BY 3.0 · Martha Berkeley: Martha Berkeley, Public domain · Neil Forrester: Sheriff Of Nothing, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keynsham | 19,257 | — | C+ | C− | C− | B− |
| Saltford | 4,133 | 1.9 | A | D | A− | A− |
| Whitchurch | 1,992 | 2.4 | — | D | C | B− |
| Newton St Loe | 1,372 | 3.6 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 160,280 | 4 | C+ | C | C− | C+ |
| Wick | 1,579 | 4.3 | — | C− | C+ | A+ |
| Farmborough | 1,106 | 4.7 | — | D | B+ | A− |
| Bristol | 425,196 | 5.2 | D | D | D− | C− |
Whitchurch, Newton St Loe, Wick and Farmborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C−.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £365,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £226,250, terraced houses £323,000, semi-detached houses £407,500 and detached houses £577,500.
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Town in Somerset, England
Keynsham is a built-up area of 19,257 people, in the Bath and North East Somerset 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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