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A town of 3,569 in Kent, South East.
Chartham grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 21% of UK towns, and #60 of 87 in Kent. Its strongest subject is health (B+): life expectancy 82.5 for men, 86.1 for women. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 10% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £315,000 in the last three years, 5.6 times what households in the Canterbury council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Chartham 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 Chartham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 32 buildings inside Chartham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1908.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Chartham. Best known first.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey4 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleCanterbury Castle3 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleChilham Castle2.7 km outside town, to the west
FortCanterbury city walls3.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit3.3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chartham.
141 standard sales inside Chartham’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £315,000. Private rents average £1,280 a month across the Canterbury council area. Two thirds of households are owner-occupiers.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £571,250 | 24 |
| Semi-detached | £324,000 | 41 |
| Terraced | £307,500 | 56 |
| Flat or maisonette | £189,000 | 20 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a fifth of the total. Chartham’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. For its size, Chartham has 90 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
84% of people in Chartham rate their own health good or very good. The nearest A&E to Chartham is William Harvey Hospital, 8.7 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 95% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 4.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2021 | Chartham | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 12.5 reports per 1,000, higher than both Kent’s towns (9.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Over the year to August 2026, 197 offences were reported in Chartham, along with 64 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 53% of the crimes.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Chartham, 4% work in the town itself. 85% of commuters drove, above both Kent’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). Income per household averages £66K a year, before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
22% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. The median resident of Chartham is 37.6 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Chartham | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
32 listed buildings in Chartham, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Mary: Photo: john salter · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Artichoke Inn: Photo: Nick Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Forge: Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Rentain Farmhouse: Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
4 notable people were born in Chartham.
Hardress Waller: Man vyi, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartham | 3,569 | — | C− | C− | C | B+ |
| Rough Common | 1,291 | 3.3 | — | D | A− | A− |
| Canterbury | 55,107 | 3.5 | C− | C | D− | C |
| Boughton under Blean | 2,274 | 4 | — | C | B | B |
| Blean | 1,327 | 4.2 | — | D | A | A− |
| Bridge | 1,539 | 4.5 | — | D | A− | B |
| Wye | 2,064 | 5.9 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Sturry | 4,857 | 5.9 | D | C | C | C |
Rough Common, Boughton under Blean, Blean, Bridge and Wye have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 3.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Places are handled by Kent council.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 68% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
Town in Kent, England
Chartham is a built-up area of 3,569 people, in the Canterbury 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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