Kingstone’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Kingstone’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KingstoneStaffordshire
With 341 residents, it is a village in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
341
Census 2021 · East Staffordshire council
Median age
52.2
29% are 65+ · Staffordshire 21%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kingstone a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Kingstone has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 10% of commuters. 3 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Nearly three in five households own their home outright.
What makes Kingstone stand out
The 3 things Kingstone does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 3.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
59% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kingstone.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Kingstone work nearby than in Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 19% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £58K a year before tax, above both Staffordshire’s towns (£54K) and England’s towns (£55K). By car: that was how 85% of commuters travelled at the census. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters. 35% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot8%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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
Schools
The schools around Kingstone
The one school in town appears below. 35 pupils attend Kingstone’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 35 | – |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Kingstone than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 6%
Households that own their home make up 91%. 3% live in social housing, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £858 a month across the East Staffordshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kingstone£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £448,000 | 6 |
91%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£858
average private rent a month, East Staffordshire council area
£2,373
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Kingstone than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for three quarters of recorded crime. Violent crime ran at 16.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below Staffordshire’s towns (24.1) and England’s towns (22) alike. Police recorded 12 crimes inside Kingstone’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
16.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Public order2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
16.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
12
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 Kingstone than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.3% of residents
The nearest A&E to Kingstone is County Hospital, 8.5 miles away. A disability affects 15% of people here. At the census, 84% of people in Kingstone called their health good or very good, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). This Staffordshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.1 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Kingstone | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
80.4
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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Kingstone keeps more of its old housing than Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 35% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Kingstone has 88 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Staffordshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39). None of the 3 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
88
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
Older residents shape Kingstone: 29% are 65 or over, above Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
38% of adults hold a degree, above both Staffordshire’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (34%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Line up the people of Kingstone by age and the one in the middle is 52.2. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
52.2median age
KingstoneStaffordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kingstone | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kingstone
11pages on Kingstone
The big questions
Kingstone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
UttoxeterAbbots BromleyHixonDoveridgeWestonGreat HaywoodLittle HaywoodKingstone
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingstone | 341 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uttoxeter | 14,024 | 3 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Abbots Bromley | 1,331 | 3.3 | — | C+ | A | B+ |
| Hixon | 2,081 | 4.2 | — | A | B | B+ |
| Doveridge | 1,760 | 4.6 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Weston | 1,056 | 5.5 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Great Haywood | 2,029 | 5.7 | — | A− | C | B+ |
| Little Haywood | 1,968 | 5.8 | — | B+ | A+ | A− |
Abbots Bromley, Hixon, Doveridge, Weston, Great Haywood and Little Haywood 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?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 3.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Kingstone?
Band D council tax in Kingstone is £2,373 for 2026–27, less than in 63% 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 Staffordshire, England
Kingstone is a built-up area of 341 people, in the East Staffordshire 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
- 341 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- County
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002157
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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