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47% of households own their home with no mortgage. A town in Warwickshire, West Midlands, home to 3,555 people.
Schools lag: primary results beat 19% of towns in England; secondary results beat 37% of towns in England. Overall, Kingsbury earns a C+, better than 36% of UK towns. The ranking puts it #23 of 34 in Warwickshire. Walkability is weaker too — nearly one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. It is a safe place by the numbers: police record 17.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 12.5 home and vehicle crimes. Buying the median home, at £259,500, takes 5.2 years of household income in the North Warwickshire council area. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Kingsbury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Kingsbury does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Kingsbury’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →6 listed buildings in Kingsbury.
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul: Photo: Richard Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Teachers House: Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kingsbury.
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above Warwickshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Children are 14% of the town. Kingsbury has a median age of 49.3 years. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Kingsbury | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Both of the town’s schools appear below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 43.3, with 43% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Kingsbury’s one primary and one secondary have 810 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 206 | C− |
| Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 604 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 3% of Kingsbury’s land, below both Warwickshire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (7%). Scaled to its population, that is 17 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town. The national list protects one ancient monument in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%). Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census. Of the commuters living in Kingsbury, 6% work in the town itself. The town counts 0.3 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 11% of households, below Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The private rented sector houses 9% of households. Private rents average £982 a month across the North Warwickshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £322,000 | 36 |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 67 |
| Terraced | £200,500 | 30 |
| Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Reported offences in Kingsbury came to 99 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 40. There were 13.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Warwickshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences made up 44% 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.
One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Kingsbury is Good Hope Hospital, 5.5 miles away. Women here live to 84.2 on average and men to 81.2 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Kingsbury | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kingsbury. Best known first.
ZooDrayton Manor Zoo4.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMiddleton Hall2.3 km outside town, to the northwest
AttractionStormforce 104.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionAccelerator4.6 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseMoxhull Hall4.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Warwickshire, England
Kingsbury is a built-up area of 3,555 people, in the North Warwickshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury | 3,555 | — | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Hurley | 1,420 | 1.6 | — | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Wood End (North Warwickshire) | 1,562 | 1.9 | — | C | B− | C− |
| Baddesley Ensor | 1,285 | 3.4 | — | B− | B+ | C− |
| Curdworth | 1,146 | 3.4 | — | D | C+ | B |
| Fazeley | 7,571 | 3.5 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Polesworth and Dordon | 7,552 | 3.9 | C− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Tamworth | 76,074 | 3.9 | C− | B | C− | C− |
Hurley, Wood End (North Warwickshire), Baddesley Ensor and Curdworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 63% of towns in England, and primary results trail 81% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Kingsbury has 2 state schools; places are handled by Warwickshire 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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