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A town in Kent, South East, home to 4,712 people.
Strong in places, weak in others. Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy 82.1 for men, 85.4 for women. Jobs and pay hold up well: households earn a mean £69,945 a year, and 2.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Homes sell for a median £426,250, about 6.4 years of what households in the Tonbridge and Malling council area earn. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 4% of towns in England; secondary results beat 17% of towns in England. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, better than 51% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #28 of 87 in Kent. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Borough Green does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Borough Green is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 33 buildings inside Borough Green’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Borough Green. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote3.6 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleMereworth Castle5 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · National TrustOld Soar Manor2.2 km outside town, to the south
Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower4.4 km outside town, to the east
Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseOxon Hoath4.3 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Borough Green.
Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 47% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: just over a third of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 42.1. Some 368 pupils attend Borough Green’s two primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Green Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | D |
Women here live to 85.4 on average and men to 82.1 (2019–23). At the census, 84% of people in Borough Green called their health good or very good, above both Kent’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 15% of people here. The nearest A&E to Borough Green is Maidstone Hospital, 7.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Borough Green | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Households that own their home make up 73%. Social housing holds just over one in ten households, lower than both Kent’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,489 a month across the Tonbridge and Malling council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £625,000 | 59 |
| Semi-detached | £442,500 | 66 |
| Terraced | £385,000 | 56 |
| Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | 35 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 38% of workers, higher than both Kent’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (31%). Driving is how just over four in five commuters got to work at the census. 10% of commuters who live in Borough Green also work there. Jobs per working resident: 0.7.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Per 10,000 residents, Borough Green counts 70 listed buildings, above Kent’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39) alike. 17% of homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Reported offences in Borough Green came to 173 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 22. Violence and sexual offences made up nearly half of the total. The violent crime rate is 19.9 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, about level with England’s towns (34%) and above Kent’s towns (29%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Line up the people of Borough Green by age and the one in the middle is 43.9.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Borough Green | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
33 listed buildings in Borough Green.
Church of St Mary: Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red Lion Public House: Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0
3 notable people were born in Borough Green.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Green | 4,712 | — | B− | C | B− | A− |
| Ightham | 2,037 | 1.3 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Wrotham | 1,961 | 1.3 | — | C− | C | A− |
| Plaxtol | 1,137 | 2.2 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Vigo Village | 2,005 | 3.5 | — | D | B | B+ |
| Culverstone Green | 2,038 | 3.7 | — | D− | A | B+ |
| Seal | 1,616 | 3.9 | — | D | B+ | B |
| West Malling | 4,251 | 4.3 | B | C+ | C | A− |
Ightham, Wrotham, Plaxtol, Vigo Village, Culverstone Green and Seal have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Borough Green has 2 state schools; places are handled by Kent council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £426,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £230,000, terraced houses £385,000, semi-detached houses £442,500 and detached houses £625,000.
Town in Kent, England
Borough Green is a built-up area of 4,712 people, in the Tonbridge and Malling 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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