Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,757 in Surrey, South East.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Households here earn well: the mean household earns £69,957 a year. Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy is 82.5 for men and 84.5 for women. Buying in is costly: a typical home costs £935,000 and rent runs £1,640 a month. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #26 of 65 in Surrey. It comes out better than 89% of UK towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Kingswood 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 Kingswood is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Kingswood’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kingswood. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryReigate Priory Museum4.8 km outside town, to the south
CastleReigate Castle4.4 km outside town, to the south
FortReigate Fort2.8 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustHeadley Heath4.3 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBarons Cave4.4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionEpsom Downs Racecourse2.4 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kingswood.
At the census, 2.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Surrey’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Self-reported good health: 88% of Kingswood’s residents. This Surrey town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.7 miles away. Women here live to 84.5 on average and men to 82.5 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Kingswood | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
The private rented sector houses one in ten households. 2% live in social housing, below Surrey’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 149 homes sold inside Kingswood’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £935,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,475,000 | 85 |
| Semi-detached | £715,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £607,500 | 24 |
| Flat or maisonette | £367,500 | 27 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes saw 8.3 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Surrey’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up 36% of the total.
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 7% of the total. Per 10,000 residents, Kingswood counts 21 listed buildings, below Surrey’s towns (31) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 52% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
52% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The car took just over four in five commuters, higher than both Surrey’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 1.2% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. Half the people of Kingswood are older than 50.1. Degrees are held by 44% of adults, about level with Surrey’s towns (42%) and above England’s towns (34%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kingswood | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood | 3,757 | — | A | D | A− | A |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 27,095 | 1.4 | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Lower Kingswood | 2,029 | 1.4 | — | C− | B+ | A |
| Banstead | 8,929 | 2.3 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Langley Vale | 1,515 | 2.4 | — | C− | A− | A |
| Hooley | 1,010 | 2.5 | — | C | C− | A− |
| Chipstead and Woodmansterne | 4,523 | 2.5 | A | C− | B | A |
| Netherne on-the-Hill | 1,475 | 3.1 | — | C− | B | A |
Lower Kingswood, Langley Vale, Hooley and Netherne on-the-Hill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £935,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £367,500, terraced houses £607,500, semi-detached houses £715,000 and detached houses £1,475,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Surrey, England
Kingswood is a built-up area of 3,757 people, in the Reigate and Banstead 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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