East Peckham’s story
27 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside East Peckham’s built-up area.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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East PeckhamKent
With 2,144 residents, it is a village in Kent, South East. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 11% of commuters.
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Photo: Efficacy at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
2,144
Census 2021 · Tonbridge and Malling council
Median home
£415K
59 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.7
26% are 65+ · Kent 19%
Degree level
24%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is East Peckham a good place to live?
Schools are its strong suit: primary results beat 63% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £415,000, takes 6.2 years of household income in the Tonbridge and Malling council area. Hazard risk is higher than most (D−): 16.2% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP. With fewer than 2,500 residents, East Peckham has subject grades but no overall one.
WeakestD−Hazard risk
What makes East Peckham stand out
The 3 things East Peckham does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Flood risk, against UK towns
Flood risk
16% of homes at risk
High or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea: more than in 97% of UK towns
Environment Agency flood maps, defences counted.
How East Peckham grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far East Peckham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, East Peckham has subject grades but no overall one.
Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedD−Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnCOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 63% of towns in EnglandB+Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →HealthLife expectancy 81.6 for men, 85.3 for womenB−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £57,426; 2.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageB+Open →Outdoors66% live within 400 m of a park; 14.5 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB−Open →Civic life2.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in East Peckham.
History
East Peckham’s heritage list runs to 27 buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a fifth of its homes were built before 1919, above both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (16%). Scaled to its population, that is 126 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in East Peckham.
27listed buildingsB+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II27
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
22%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
126
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsB+
East Peckham’s schools outperform 66% of towns in England on results
The one school in town appears below. At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 64% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 207 pupils attend East Peckham’s one primary school.
B+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Peckham Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 207 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade C
Private renting is less common in East Peckham than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
Owners make up 74% of households, above both Kent’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 59 homes sold inside East Peckham’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £415,000. Private rents average £1,489 a month across the Tonbridge and Malling council area.
£415Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
East Peckham£415K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £466,500 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £420,000 | 31 |
| Terraced | £326,000 | 13 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,489
average private rent a month, Tonbridge and Malling council area
£2,531
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Work tends to be further away for East Peckham: 21% commute under 5 km, below Kent’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 7% of resident commuters. The car took 87% of commuters, higher than both Kent’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). There are 0.8 jobs in East Peckham for each resident in work.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot6%
Train3%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
21%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
33%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 32% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
East Peckham records less violent crime per resident than Kent’s towns or England’s towns, at 18.2 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 34% of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 103 offences were reported in East Peckham, along with 28 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 10.4 per 1,000 residents a year, between Kent’s towns (12.3) and England’s towns (9.4).
18.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 38% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual35
Vehicle crime17
Damage & arson11
Other theft11
Shoplifting10
Drugs6
Other crime6
Public order3
Anti-social28
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.
18.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
103
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
82% of residents say their health is good or very good
The nearest A&E to East Peckham is The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, 5.6 miles away. Men in East Peckham can expect to live to 81.6, women to 85.3 (2019–23). Seeing a GP means leaving East Peckham: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away.
82%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | East Peckham | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
81.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.3
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
Who lives here
Older residents shape East Peckham: 26% are 65 or over, above Kent’s towns and England’s towns
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.9%, below Kent’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The age that splits East Peckham in two is 47.7.
47.7median age
East PeckhamKentEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| East Peckham | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Mereworth Castle and 4 more in and around East Peckham
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near East Peckham. Best known first.
CastleMereworth Castle3.4 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseOxon Hoath4 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleHadlow Castle2.7 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionTeapot Island1.8 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHadlow Tower2.7 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Mereworth Castle: Antonio Visentini / Francesco Zuccarelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxon Hoath: Gordon Joly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadlow Castle: Christopher Nicol, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about East Peckham
14pages on East Peckham
The big questions
SafetyB18.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £415K · rent £1,489 a monthHousing21 sold in 12 months · busiest street Medway MeadowsSchoolsB+1 state schoolHealthB−Life expectancy 81.6 (men), 85.3 (women)Work & commuteB−52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD−16.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
East Peckham’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
YaldingPaddock WoodHadlowFive Oak GreenWateringburyKings HillPlaxtolEast Peckham
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Peckham | 2,144 | — | — | C | B | B− |
| Yalding | 1,549 | 2.2 | — | C | C | B+ |
| Paddock Wood | 7,616 | 2.4 | C | C | C− | B |
| Hadlow | 3,168 | 2.4 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Five Oak Green | 1,436 | 2.5 | — | C+ | B | B− |
| Wateringbury | 2,248 | 3.2 | — | C+ | B | A |
| Kings Hill | 9,963 | 4.2 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Plaxtol | 1,137 | 4.7 | — | D | A+ | A |
Yalding, Five Oak Green, Wateringbury and Plaxtol have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about East Peckham
Does East Peckham flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
How many listed buildings are there in East Peckham?
That is 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is East Peckham expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £415,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £326,000, semi-detached houses £420,000 and detached houses £466,500.
About East Peckham
Village in Kent, England
East Peckham is a built-up area of 2,144 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
- Population
- 2,144 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005613
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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