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A town of 3,039 in Kent, South East.
Cuxton grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 73% of UK towns, and #12 of 87 in Kent. Its strongest subject is safety (A): 9.7 violent and sexual offences and 7.4 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £392,500, 7 years of area income; rent £1,232 a month.
The 3 things Cuxton 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 Cuxton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Cuxton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
9% 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 Cuxton. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralRochester Cathedral2.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic shipHMS Cavalier4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)3.1 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic shipHMS Gannet4.5 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 Cuxton.
Violent crime ran at 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Kent’s towns (24.1) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 73 crimes inside Cuxton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 24 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 38% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuxton Community Infant SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 257 | – |
In the comparison, Cuxton comes above both Kent’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). 7% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £557,500 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £360,000 | 57 |
| Terraced | £315,000 | 17 |
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.
Cuxton has 5 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 9% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Cuxton, that is below both Kent’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). 13% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
82% of Cuxton’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 82% across Kent’s towns. 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.
| Census 2021 | Cuxton | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Cuxton sits above both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 15% of the population. Half the people of Cuxton are older than 48.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cuxton | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
5 listed buildings in Cuxton, 1 of them Grade I.
Cuxton Signal Box: Photo: train_photos · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gateway to Whorns Place and Cart Shed: Photo: Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuxton | 3,039 | — | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Halling | 2,926 | 1.4 | C+ | C− | B | B− |
| Rochester | 67,279 | 2 | C | C+ | D | C− |
| Shorne | 1,038 | 2.6 | — | D | B | A− |
| Higham | 2,642 | 3 | B− | D | B− | A− |
| Snodland | 11,820 | 3.2 | C− | B | C− | C |
| Burham | 1,293 | 3.4 | — | B | B− | C+ |
| Chatham | 76,956 | 3.5 | D | B− | D | D |
Shorne and Burham 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £392,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £315,000, semi-detached houses £360,000 and detached houses £557,500.
Town in Kent, England
Cuxton is a built-up area of 3,039 people, in the Medway 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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