Kineton’s story
64 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Kineton’s built-up area.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KinetonWarwickshire
On the way to work, 15% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Population 2,235: a village in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,235
Census 2021 · Stratford-on-Avon council
Median home
£340K
108 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.5
23% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kineton a good place to live?
Kineton’s strongest subject is hazard risk (A). Homes sell for a median £340,000, about 5.7 years of what households in the Stratford-on-Avon council area earn. Crime runs high (C+): police record 27 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 12.2 home and vehicle crimes. Only 19% of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people have more crime per resident. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Kineton is graded subject by subject only.
StrongestAHazard risk
What makes Kineton stand out
The 3 things Kineton does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Peter; 11.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
23% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Kineton grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Kineton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & income1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB+Open →HealthLife expectancy 82.5 for men, 84.1 for womenBOpen →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC+Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →WalkabilityAbout average among the towns comparedB−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 53% of towns in England; secondary results beat 41% of towns in EnglandB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryUnusually rich in historyAOpen →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 5% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeDOpen →Civic life4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kineton.
History
Much of Kineton is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than in both Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Scaled to its population, Kineton has 286 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (48) and England’s towns (39). The town has 64 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade II*. Homes built before 1919 account for just over a fifth of the housing.
64listed buildingsAHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II62
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Peter Grade II*
- 1, 2, 3, 4 (The Old Cottage Bakery) and 6 Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
22%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
286
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsB−
On exam results, Kineton’s schools trail 54% of towns in England
Kineton’s one primary and one secondary have 1,290 pupils between them. Its two schools are below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 43.9, and 44% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
B−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kineton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | B− |
| Kineton High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,082 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Kineton than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 43% of adults
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). 15% of residents are children under 15. The middle age in Kineton is 47.5. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%.
47.5median age
KinetonWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kineton | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Most people in Kineton (83%) report good or very good health
Women here live to 84.1 on average and men to 82.5 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Kineton is Warwick Hospital, 9.6 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 95% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
83%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Kineton | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
82.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.1
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
Safety
For a town of its size, Kineton records a lot of crime: more per resident than four in five of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Reported offences in Kineton came to 103 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 15. Of all the crimes, 55% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 8.8 reports per 1,000, lower than Warwickshire’s towns (10.4) yet higher than England’s towns (7.8).
27violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 19% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual57
Public order12
Burglary10
Damage & arson7
Other theft6
Vehicle crime4
Shoplifting2
Theft from person2
Anti-social15
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.
27
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
103
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.
HousingCost of living grade B
Private renting is less common in Kineton than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 13%
Private rents average £1,149 a month across the Stratford-on-Avon council area. The median sale, £340,000, comes from 108 standard sales inside Kineton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£340Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kineton£340K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £540,000 | 35 |
| Semi-detached | £329,750 | 42 |
| Terraced | £248,125 | 26 |
| Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | 5 |
67%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,149
average private rent a month, Stratford-on-Avon council area
£2,478
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Long commutes are the norm in Kineton: just 26% travel under 5 km, below Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £65K a year before tax, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (£59K) and England’s towns (£55K). 84% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Of the commuters living in Kineton, 13% work in the town itself. Home was the main workplace for 41% of workers at the census.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot12%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£65K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 54% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →British Motor Museum and 2 more in and around Kineton
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kineton. Best known first.
MuseumBritish Motor Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryCompton Verney Art Gallery2.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCollections Centre3.4 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- British Motor Museum: Andy C at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Verney Art Gallery: Darius Khan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kineton
14pages on Kineton
The big questions
SafetyC+27 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £340K · rent £1,149 a monthHousing24 sold in 12 months · busiest street Admiral Cowan WaySchoolsB−2 state schoolsHealthBLife expectancy 82.5 (men), 84.1 (women)Work & commuteB+60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Kineton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
EttingtonWellesbourneBishop's ItchingtonHarburyBishop's TachbrookBarfordWhitnashKineton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kineton | 2,235 | — | — | B | C+ | B |
| Ettington | 1,064 | 4.3 | — | C | B | A |
| Wellesbourne | 7,015 | 4.4 | B | B | B | A− |
| Bishop's Itchington | 2,530 | 5.2 | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Harbury | 2,751 | 5.7 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Bishop's Tachbrook | 2,086 | 6.4 | — | B | A− | A |
| Barford | 1,428 | 7.2 | — | C+ | B | A |
| Whitnash | 8,914 | 7.5 | A | B | A− | C+ |
Ettington, Bishop's Tachbrook and Barford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kineton
How many listed buildings are there in Kineton?
That is 11.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Kineton?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 23% of residents were 65 or over and 30% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 15% were under 15.
About Kineton
Village in Warwickshire, England
Kineton is a built-up area of 2,235 people, in the Stratford-on-Avon 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
- 2,235 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003577
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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