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Over-65s are 33% of the population. 4,651 residents make their home in this town in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Its schools beat most (A−): primary results beat 88% of towns in England; secondary results beat 57% of towns in England. What counts against it is walkability (C−): on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. The median home sold for £350,000, 6.6 times what households in the South Staffordshire council area earn in a year. It lags on hazard risk as well: 1.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #18 of 46 in Staffordshire. On that grade it does better than three fifths of UK towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Kinver is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Kinver does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Kinver’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1905.
Explore the history →24 listed buildings in Kinver, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Peter: Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Whittington Inn: Photo: Peter Broster · CC BY 2.0 · The Old Grammar House: Photo: Jo Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clifford Cottage: Photo: Roger Kidd · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kinver.
Residents of Kinver have a median age of 54.7. People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Kinver | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 47.1, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Brindley Heath Junior School Academy’s results beat just over four in five schools in England like it. Between them, two primaries and one secondary teach 1,183 pupils in Kinver.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brindley Heath Junior School AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 221 | A− |
| Kinver High School and Sixth FormLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 801 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 13% of its commuters stay in Kinver for work. 88% of commuters drove, above Staffordshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.8%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Kinver is Russells Hall Hospital, 6 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Kinver: the nearest practice is 2.9 miles away. A fifth of residents have a disability, near Staffordshire’s towns (19%) and higher than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Kinver | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Kinver’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 22% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). Also worth knowing: 17% of homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Households that own their home make up 78%. Social housing holds 13% of households, below both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). 198 standard sales inside Kinver’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £350,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £501,500 | 82 |
| Semi-detached | £316,250 | 64 |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 28 |
| Flat or maisonette | £270,750 | 24 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were half of the crimes. Over the year to August 2026, 209 offences were reported in Kinver, along with 44 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 20.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (24.2) and England’s towns (22).
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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kinver. Best known first.
Historic houseEnville Hall1.9 km outside town, to the northwest
FortDrakelow Tunnels3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRed House Glass Cone4.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Lace Guild Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustHoly Austin Rock Houses100 m outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in Kinver.
Town in Staffordshire, England
Kinver is a built-up area of 4,651 people, in the South 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinver | 4,651 | — | B | C+ | B− | B |
| Cookley | 1,971 | 2.3 | — | C | B | B |
| Wolverley | 1,208 | 3.1 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Stourbridge | 56,961 | 3.9 | C+ | B | C− | C |
| Blakedown | 1,448 | 4 | — | D | B− | B+ |
| Kingswinford | 51,900 | 4.2 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C |
| Hagley | 7,012 | 4.4 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Swindon | 1,134 | 4.6 | — | C+ | C | B |
Cookley, Wolverley, Blakedown and Swindon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 33% of residents were 65 or over and 32% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 12% were under 15.
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter.
Secondary results are closer to the middle, beating 57%. Kinver has 3 state schools; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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