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Population 3,381: a town in Kent, South East. Only 9% of residents are 65 or over.
The data are hard on it. Where it falls short is safety (D−): 132 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 13.9 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 100%. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 2% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £210,000, takes 3.8 years of household income in the Swale council area. On walkability it is strong: nearly a fifth of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Put together, the subjects come to a D− overall, ranking #81 of 87 in Kent. Set against the rest, it does better than 4% of UK towns.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 3 things Eastchurch 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 Eastchurch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Eastchurch’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eastchurch.
Ages in Eastchurch split evenly at 36.3: half are older, half younger. Nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over, below Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
18% women, 82% men
About 22 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Eastchurch | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.9% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 49% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 9.2% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 44% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. The town’s primary school has 164 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastchurch Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 164 | D− |
Eastchurch logged 529 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 31 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 72% were violence and sexual offences. Also worth knowing: there were 6.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Kent’s towns (9.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
Men in Eastchurch can expect to live to 74.3, women to 80.8 (2019–23). 31% of residents have a disability, higher than both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 72% of the town’s residents. This Kent town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Eastchurch | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 31% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 23%, lower than both Kent’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). There are 2 jobs in Eastchurch for each resident in work. Just over one in ten commuters who live in Eastchurch also work there. Income per household averages £43K a year, before tax.
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.
Eastchurch’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, below both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). Per 10,000 residents, Eastchurch counts 18 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Eastchurch is the cheapest of the 87 towns in Kent: its median sale is £210,000. Behind the median of £210,000: 31 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Social housing holds 14% of households, near Kent’s towns (14%) and lower than England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 5 |
| Terraced | £182,500 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
6 listed buildings in Eastchurch, 1 of them Grade I.
Rectory: Photo: Ethan Doyle White · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2, Warden Road: Photo: Ethan Doyle White · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastchurch | 3,381 | — | D− | B+ | D− | D− |
| Warden | 1,817 | 2.4 | — | B | C | D− |
| Minster (Swale) | 16,735 | 2.8 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Halfway Houses | 4,396 | 4 | C | B− | C+ | C |
| Queenborough | 3,915 | 4.7 | D | B | D | C− |
| Teynham | 3,128 | 4.8 | C | B | C− | C+ |
| Sheerness | 13,253 | 4.9 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Faversham | 20,941 | 5.6 | C+ | C | C− | C |
Warden has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Burglary was rare, with 0 reports in the year.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Kent council.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £210,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £182,500, semi-detached houses £240,000 and detached houses £375,000.
Town in Kent, England
Eastchurch is a built-up area of 3,381 people, in the Swale 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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