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A town of 7,903 in Kent, South East.
Edenbridge grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 37% of UK towns, and #41 of 87 in Kent. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 21% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 9.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £396,000 in the last three years, 5.7 times what households in the Sevenoaks council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Edenbridge 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 Edenbridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 42 buildings inside Edenbridge’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
14% 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 Edenbridge. Best known first.
MuseumEden Valley Museumin town
Historic houseHever Castle2.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · National TrustChartwell4.2 km outside town, to the north
CastleStarborough Castle2 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleChiddingstone Castle4.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttraction · National TrustLimpsfield Common Family and Easy Access Trails4.7 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Edenbridge.
Police recorded 560 crimes inside Edenbridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 190 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence came to 37 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Kent’s towns (23.9) and England’s towns (22). For its size, Edenbridge records more crime per resident than 86% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. 43% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
There is one school here; it is shown below. 63% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 439 pupils attend Edenbridge’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edenbridge Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 439 | B− |
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.
By car: that was how just over three quarters of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026, above Kent’s towns (2.7%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. About 23% of its commuters stay in Edenbridge for work. There are 0.8 jobs in Edenbridge for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The social rented sector houses nearly a quarter of households. The median sale, £396,000, comes from 283 standard sales inside Edenbridge’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,809 a month across the Sevenoaks council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £612,000 | 63 |
| Semi-detached | £436,250 | 62 |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 122 |
| Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | 36 |
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.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, below Kent’s towns (19%) and close to England’s towns (16%). Edenbridge’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. It counts 42 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Edenbridge is East Surrey Hospital, 9.9 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 85% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 4.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2021 | Edenbridge | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Degrees are held by 28% of adults, near Kent’s towns (29%) and lower than England’s towns (34%). 9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Typical age in Edenbridge: 39.2, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Edenbridge | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
42 listed buildings in Edenbridge, 1 of them Grade I.
Tanyard House: Photo: Doyle of London · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Crown Hotel: Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mill House the Old Mill: Photo: Doyle of London · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Ebenezer Chapel: Photo: Hassocks5489 · CC0
10 notable people were born in Edenbridge.
Michael Manley: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frederick Marshall: Camille Silvy of London, Public domain · Josie Longhurst: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0 · Robert Heath: Wenceslaus Hollar, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenbridge | 7,903 | — | C+ | C | C− | B− |
| Marlpit Hill | 1,271 | 0.7 | — | D | C− | B |
| Dormansland | 2,300 | 3.7 | — | C− | A | B |
| Lingfield | 3,622 | 3.9 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Oxted | 11,491 | 4.2 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Limpsfield | 2,247 | 4.6 | — | D | B | A+ |
| Westerham | 3,390 | 4.7 | B | C− | C− | A |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 4.9 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
Marlpit Hill, Dormansland, Limpsfield and South Godstone have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul.
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 £396,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £230,000, terraced houses £350,000, semi-detached houses £436,250 and detached houses £612,000.
Town in Kent, England
Edenbridge is a built-up area of 7,903 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
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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