Kingswood’s story
21 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Kingswood’s built-up area.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KingswoodWarwickshire
The village has 1,197 residents and lies in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,197
Census 2021 · Warwick council
Median home
£510K
36 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.1
22% are 65+ · Warwickshire 20%
Degree level
47%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kingswood a good place to live?
Kingswood’s strongest is health — men here can expect to live to 84.3, women to 88. Housing is expensive (C): a typical home costs £510,000 and rent runs £1,241 a month. Hazards are a real consideration (D): 4.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It lags on walkability as well: 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · commuting, Census 2021. Kingswood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Kingswood grades
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.
Kingswood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
HealthNear the top of the towns comparedA+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 94% of towns in EnglandA+Open →Jobs & income1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsAOpen →Hazard riskBased on how exposed the town is to floods, storms and other hazardsDOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB+Open →Cost of livingMedian sale £510,000, 8.1 years of area incomeCOpen →WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History38% of homes built before 1919AOpen →Outdoors42% live within 400 m of a park; 1.7 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life9.2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryA−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Kingswood stand out
The 3 things Kingswood does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 7.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Life expectancy, against UK towns
Health
88 and 84.3 years
Life expectancy at birth, women and men: longer than in 98% of UK towns
OHID Fingertips, 2019–23.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kingswood.
Health
Disability is less common in Kingswood, 10% of residents, than in Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
91%good or very good healthA+Health Grade
One GP practice serves the town; 98% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Of the 68 towns in Warwickshire, Kingswood has the second-smallest share in bad or very bad health: 1.8%. At the census, 91% of people in Kingswood called their health good or very good, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Kingswood is Warwick Hospital, 7 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Kingswood | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 17% | 17% |
84.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
SchoolsA+
Kingswood’s schools outperform 96% of towns in England on results
A+School Grade
There is one school here; it is shown below. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 73% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Lapworth CofE Primary School’s results beat 87% of schools in England like it.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapworth CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 171 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
History
Kingswood keeps more of its old housing than Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 38% built before 1919
21listed buildingsAHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Kingswood has 21 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Relative to its size, Kingswood keeps 175 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Warwickshire’s towns (48) and England’s towns (39).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II21
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
38%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
175
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Kingswood than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 12.6 per 1,000 residents a year
12.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Kingswood logged 24 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 11 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences were 46% of the crimes. Burglary and damage came to 11.4 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Warwickshire’s towns (11.9) and above England’s towns (9.4).
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 53% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Vehicle crime8
Burglary2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Anti-social11
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.
12.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
24
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 C
Most households in Kingswood own their home: 82%, more than in Warwickshire’s towns or across England’s towns
£510Kmedian sale
5% live in social housing, lower than both Warwickshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private renters make up 13% of households. 36 standard sales inside Kingswood’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £510,000.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kingswood£510K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £850,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £450,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £400,000 | 10 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,241
average private rent a month, Warwick council area
£2,445
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 A
Fewer commuters in Kingswood work nearby than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14% travel under 5 km
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 47% of workers worked mainly from home. Household income came to £75K a year before tax, higher than both Warwickshire’s towns (£59K) and England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 86% of commuters at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot5%
Train4%
Bicycle1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
47%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£75K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 30% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Kingswood is a graduates’ town: 47% hold a degree, more than in Warwickshire’s towns or England’s towns
48.1median age
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Warwickshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Kingswood has a median age of 48.1 years.
KingswoodWarwickshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level47%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kingswood | Warwickshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 35% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Warwickshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kingswood
14pages on Kingswood
The big questions
SafetyB+12.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £510K · rent £1,241 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Station LaneSchoolsA+1 state schoolHealthA+Life expectancy 84.3 (men), 88 (women)Work & commuteA62% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD4.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Baddesley Clinton and 2 more in and around Kingswood
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kingswood. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustBaddesley Clinton900 m outside town, to the east
Historic house · National TrustPackwood House700 m outside town, to the northwest
CastleBeaudesert Castle4.6 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Baddesley Clinton: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Packwood House: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaudesert Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Kingswood
Village in Warwickshire, England
Kingswood is a built-up area of 1,197 people, in the Warwick 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
- 1,197 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Warwick
- County
- Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003171
Kingswood’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Hockley HeathKnowle and DorridgeHenley-in-ArdenClaverdonCheswick GreenHattonBalsall CommonKingswood
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood | 1,197 | — | — | C | B+ | A+ |
| Hockley Heath | 1,899 | 2.4 | — | C | B− | A |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 19,323 | 3.3 | A | C | B | A |
| Henley-in-Arden | 3,001 | 3.9 | B+ | B− | B− | B |
| Claverdon | 1,310 | 4 | — | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Cheswick Green | 2,743 | 4.7 | A | B− | B+ | A |
| Hatton | 1,953 | 4.8 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Balsall Common | 7,094 | 5 | A− | C | B+ | A |
Hockley Heath, Claverdon and Hatton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kingswood
Are schools in Kingswood good?
Primary results beat 94% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Warwickshire council.
How many listed buildings are there in Kingswood?
That is 7.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Does Kingswood flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Is Kingswood expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £510,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £400,000, semi-detached houses £450,000 and detached houses £850,000.
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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