Crockenhill’s story
9 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Crockenhill’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CrockenhillKent
A village of 1,569 in Kent, South East.
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Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,569
Census 2021 · Sevenoaks council
Median home
£442K
51 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.8
24% are 65+ · Kent 19%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
19%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Crockenhill a good place to live?
Crockenhill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is cost of living (C): median sale £442,000, 6.4 years of area income; rent £1,809 a month.
What makes Crockenhill stand out
The 3 things Crockenhill does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£1,809 a month
Average private rent, 31% of what households in the area earn: more than in 97% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Sevenoaks council area.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
How Crockenhill grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Crockenhill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskAOpen →Cost of livingCOpen →WalkabilityB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 50% of towns in England; secondary results beat 12% of towns in EnglandCOpen →HealthLife expectancy 82.8 for men, 87.3 for womenB+Open →Jobs & income2.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB+Open →SafetyB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 27% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA+Open →Civic life5.1 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crockenhill.
HousingCost of living grade C
Private renting is less common in Crockenhill than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 11%
Households that own their home make up 70%. Social renters account for 18% of households. 51 standard sales inside Crockenhill’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £442,000.
£442Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Crockenhill£442K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £670,000 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £467,500 | 18 |
| Terraced | £391,000 | 18 |
70%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,809
average private rent a month, Sevenoaks council area
£2,535
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsC
Results at Crockenhill’s schools trail 73% of towns in England
Its only school is listed below. GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 31% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 40.5. 62% of pupils at the 13 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
CSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockenhill Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 203 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Under 5 km to work: 31% in Crockenhill, fewer than in both Kent’s towns and England’s towns
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.
At the census, 19% of commuters got to work without a car. Household income came to £64K a year before tax, above both Kent’s towns (£61K) and England’s towns (£55K). Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
19%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving78%
Train9%
On foot7%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B+
Walkability: more walkable than 74% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Lifespans in Crockenhill run longer than in 92% of UK towns
Four fifths of Crockenhill’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Kent’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. This Kent town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.7% of the town.
80%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Crockenhill | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
82.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Crockenhill is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than in both Kent’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Every one of Crockenhill’s 9 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Homes from before 1919 make up 28% of the total, higher than both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (16%). Scaled to its population, that is 57 listed buildings for every 10,000 people locally.
9listed buildingsBHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II9
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
57
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Homes in Crockenhill see more burglary and damage than in Kent’s towns or England’s towns: 18.9 per 1,000 a year
Violence came to 14 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Kent’s towns (24.1) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 87 crimes inside Crockenhill’s built-up area. 37% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
14violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 29% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual32
Vehicle crime20
Damage & arson16
Other theft5
Burglary4
Other crime3
Shoplifting1
Public order1
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.
14
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
18.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
87
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.
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Crockenhill, fewer than in both Kent’s towns and England’s towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, lower than both Kent’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Crockenhill has a median age of 46.8. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
46.8median age
CrockenhillKentEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Crockenhill | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Eynsford Castle and 6 more in and around Crockenhill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Crockenhill. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle3.4 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseLullingstone Castle3.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCrofton Roman villa4.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumShoreham Aircraft Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southZooZooEagle Heights Wildlife Centre2.2 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteLullingstone Roman Villa2.7 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 (3)
- Eynsford Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lullingstone Castle: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crofton Roman villa: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Crockenhill
14pages on Crockenhill
The big questions
SafetyB−14 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £442K · rent £1,809 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Tylers Green RoadSchoolsC1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 82.8 (men), 87.3 (women)Work & commuteB+57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Crockenhill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SwanleyHextableEynsfordFarninghamJoyden's WoodHorton KirbyHawleyCrockenhill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockenhill | 1,569 | — | — | C | B− | B+ |
| Swanley | 17,209 | 1.2 | B− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Hextable | 4,100 | 2.4 | B+ | C | C+ | C+ |
| Eynsford | 1,676 | 2.4 | — | D | B− | A− |
| Farningham | 1,279 | 2.6 | — | C− | B− | A− |
| Joyden's Wood | 4,912 | 3.1 | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Horton Kirby | 1,247 | 3.7 | — | C− | B− | B+ |
| Hawley | 1,386 | 3.8 | — | C− | B | B |
Eynsford, Farningham, Horton Kirby and Hawley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Crockenhill
How many listed buildings are there in Crockenhill?
That is 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Crockenhill expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £442,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £391,000, semi-detached houses £467,500 and detached houses £670,000.
Are schools in Crockenhill good?
GCSE results trail 88% of towns in England, and primary results trail 50% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Kent council.
About Crockenhill
Village in Kent, England
Crockenhill is a built-up area of 1,569 people, in the Sevenoaks 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
- 1,569 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005175
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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