Kington St Michael’s story
28 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Kington St Michael’s built-up area.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Kington St MichaelWiltshire
The village, home to 723 people, lies in Wiltshire, South West.
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Population
723
Census 2021 · Wiltshire council
Median home
£351K
38 sales in 3 years
Median age
50
26% are 65+ · Wiltshire 19%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kington St Michael a good place to live?
Kington St Michael has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 9% of commuters. 28 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Mortgage-free owners make up just over half of households.
What makes Kington St Michael stand out
The 3 things Kington St Michael does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Michael; 15.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
51% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kington St Michael.
Work & commute
Commuters in Kington St Michael travel far: only 25% go under 5 km, fewer than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns
9%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
43% of workers worked mainly from home, above Wiltshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. A household here earns £67K a year before tax, on average. About 4% of its commuters stay in Kington St Michael for work. There are 0.7 jobs in Kington St Michael for each resident in work.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot7%
Train1%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
43%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£67K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Kington St Michael
The one school in town appears below. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 47.9, and nearly half of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Key Stage 2 results at the 4 primary schools within 3 km: 56% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kington St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 127 | B |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
More households own their home in Kington St Michael than in Wiltshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 76%
£351Kmedian sale
7% live in social housing, below both Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area. The median sale, £351,250, comes from 38 standard sales inside Kington St Michael’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kington St Michael£351K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £610,000 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £335,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £282,000 | 13 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,082
average private rent a month, Wiltshire council area
£2,555
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Kington St Michael than in Wiltshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8.8 per 1,000 residents a year
8.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Per 1,000 residents, 6.5 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Police recorded 21 crimes inside Kington St Michael’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.8 reports per 1,000, below both Wiltshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 48% of recorded crime.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson5
Public order2
Other theft2
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
8.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
21
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.
Health
Just 3.1% of people in Kington St Michael say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
86%good or very good health
A disability affects 14% of people in Kington St Michael. 86% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Wiltshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Kington St Michael: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Kington St Michael | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
85.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.2
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.
History
More buildings in Kington St Michael are listed than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 387 per 10,000 residents
28listed buildings
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. The pre-1919 share of homes is 36%. Of Kington St Michael’s land, 44% lies in conservation areas, above both Wiltshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II26
Among them · Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
387
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Kington St Michael is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns
50median age
Typical age in Kington St Michael: 50, the median. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.6% of residents, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town.
Kington St MichaelWiltshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Kington St Michael | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kington St Michael
14pages on Kington St Michael
The big questions
Safety8.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £351K · rent £1,082 a monthHousing17 sold in 12 months · busiest street The RidingsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 85.7 (men), 88.2 (women)Work & commute57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Grittleton House and 4 more in and around Kington St Michael
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kington St Michael. Best known first.
Historic houseGrittleton House4.3 km outside town, to the northwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustSutton Lane Meadows4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChippenham Museum & Heritage Centre4.2 km outside town, to the southeastWater parkWater parkThe Splashpad3.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWiltshire and Swindon History Centre3.7 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Grittleton House: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Kington St Michael
Village in Wiltshire, England
Kington St Michael is a built-up area of 723 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
- Population
- 723 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wiltshire
- County
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004979
Kington St Michael’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Sutton BengerChippenhamCorshamDerry Hill and StudleyRudloeSherstonMalmesburyKington St Michael
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kington St Michael | 723 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sutton Benger | 1,270 | 2.8 | — | B− | A− | A+ |
| Chippenham | 36,084 | 2.9 | B+ | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Corsham | 10,887 | 5.2 | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Derry Hill and Studley | 1,027 | 5.4 | — | B− | B+ | A− |
| Rudloe | 2,863 | 6 | A+ | A− | A− | A− |
| Sherston | 1,394 | 6.1 | — | C | A | A |
| Malmesbury | 7,184 | 6.4 | A+ | B | B+ | A− |
Sutton Benger, Derry Hill and Studley and Sherston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kington St Michael
How many listed buildings are there in Kington St Michael?
That is 15.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Kington St Michael expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £351,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £282,000, semi-detached houses £335,000 and detached houses £610,000.
How much is council tax in Kington St Michael?
Band D council tax in Kington St Michael is £2,555 for 2026–27, more than in 77% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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