Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 515 residents and lies in Wiltshire, South West.
There are no grades for Collingbourne Kingston: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 6% of commuters. 22 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
The 3 things Collingbourne Kingston does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Collingbourne Kingston’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Collingbourne Kingston.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £60K a year before tax, about level with Wiltshire’s towns (£62K) and above England’s towns (£55K). 93% of commuters took the car to work at the census. On top of that, the census counted just over two in five workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The owner-occupied share of households is 68%. 11% live in social housing, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £630,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 13 offences were reported in Collingbourne Kingston, along with 2 incidents of anti-social behaviour. 54% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.2 reports per 1,000, below both Wiltshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (7.8).
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 nearest A&E to Collingbourne Kingston is Great Western Hospital, 16.4 miles away. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 3.1 miles off. A disability affects 16% of people in the town.
| Census 2021 | Collingbourne Kingston | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Of Collingbourne Kingston’s land, 39% lies in conservation areas, above both Wiltshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%). The pre-1919 share of homes is 28%. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Wiltshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Typical age in Collingbourne Kingston: 49.4, the median. Graduates make up 39% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Collingbourne Kingston | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingbourne Kingston | 515 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burbage | 1,322 | 3.1 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Ludgershall | 5,400 | 4 | C+ | A− | C | C |
| Perham Down | 1,397 | 4.5 | — | A | A+ | B− |
| Tidworth | 10,693 | 4.6 | B+ | A | B− | C+ |
| Pewsey | 3,792 | 5.5 | B | B+ | B | B |
| Great Bedwyn | 1,194 | 5.8 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Shipton Bellinger | 1,442 | 6.8 | — | A | B+ | A− |
Burbage, Perham Down, Great Bedwyn and Shipton Bellinger have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 17.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
At the 2021 Census, 8.2% of Collingbourne Kingston’s 515 residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Village in Wiltshire, England
Collingbourne Kingston is a built-up area of 515 people, in the Wiltshire 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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