Five Oak Green’s story
11 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Five Oak Green’s built-up area.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Five Oak GreenKent
A village of 1,436 in Kent, South East.
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Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,436
Census 2021 · Tunbridge Wells council
Median home
£400K
51 sales in 3 years
Median age
44.4
22% are 65+ · Kent 19%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Five Oak Green a good place to live?
Five Oak Green has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (B+): mean household income £63,506; 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 36% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £400,000 in the last three years, 5.9 times what households in the Tunbridge Wells council area earn in a year.
WeakestD−Hazard risk
What makes Five Oak Green stand out
The 3 things Five Oak Green does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Flood risk, against UK towns
Flood risk
High or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea: more than in 99% of UK towns
Environment Agency flood maps, defences counted.
How Five Oak Green grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Five Oak Green is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskD−Open →WalkabilityCOpen →Jobs & incomeB+Open →Cost of livingC+Open →SafetyBOpen →HealthB−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 78% of towns in England; secondary results beat 18% of towns in EnglandB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryB+Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 30% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA−Open →Civic life3.5 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 Five Oak Green.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Only 10% of commuters in Five Oak Green go to work without a car, fewer than in Kent’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Five Oak Green, 3% work in the town itself. 88% of commuters drove, above Kent’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For 30% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot5%
Train2%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
£64K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 27% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
More of the land in Five Oak Green is conservation area than in Kent’s towns or England’s towns: 100%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 33% of the housing. Every one of Five Oak Green’s 11 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Relative to its size, Five Oak Green keeps 77 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
11listed buildingsB+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II11
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
77
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
Private renting is less common in Five Oak Green than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 8%
73% of households own their home, above both Kent’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). The £400,000 median rests on 51 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £1,533 a month across the Tunbridge Wells council area.
£400Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Five Oak Green£400K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £590,000 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £420,000 | 22 |
| Terraced | £370,000 | 15 |
73%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,533
average private rent a month, Tunbridge Wells council area
£2,568
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Five Oak Green: 16.3 per 1,000 residents a year, under Kent’s towns and England’s towns
Of all the crimes, 39% were violence and sexual offences. Police figures for Five Oak Green’s built-up area: 41 crimes and 8 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.9 reports per 1,000, below Kent’s towns (9.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
16.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 41% 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 & sexual16
Damage & arson10
Public order4
Vehicle crime4
Other theft2
Burglary2
Drugs2
Weapons1
Anti-social8
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.
16.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
41
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
Most people in Five Oak Green (83%) report good or very good health
Five Oak Green has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 miles away. Life expectancy here is 83.7 for women and 83.1 for men (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Five Oak Green is The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, 3.2 miles away.
83%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Five Oak Green | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
83.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Five Oak Green than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 26% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of the town. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, higher than both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). At 44.4, the median resident of Five Oak Green sits in the middle of the age range.
44.4median age
Five Oak GreenKentEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Five Oak Green | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 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 →Somerhill House and 3 more in and around Five Oak Green
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Five Oak Green. Best known first.
CastleSomerhill House3.2 km outside town, to the west
CastleHadlow Castle4.1 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionMatfield House3.2 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionHadlow Tower4.1 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Somerhill House: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadlow Castle: Christopher Nicol, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Five Oak Green
14pages on Five Oak Green
The big questions
SafetyB16.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £400K · rent £1,533 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Whetsted RoadSchoolsB−HealthB−Life expectancy 83.1 (men), 83.7 (women)Work & commuteB+50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD−36.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Five Oak Green’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Paddock WoodEast PeckhamPemburyHadlowTonbridgeSouthboroughYaldingFive Oak Green
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Oak Green | 1,436 | — | — | C+ | B | B− |
| Paddock Wood | 7,616 | 1.6 | C | C | C− | B |
| East Peckham | 2,144 | 2.5 | — | C | B | B− |
| Pembury | 5,783 | 2.9 | B− | C | C− | B− |
| Hadlow | 3,168 | 3 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Tonbridge | 36,136 | 3.5 | B+ | C+ | C | B− |
| Southborough | 9,632 | 4.4 | A− | C | B− | B− |
| Yalding | 1,549 | 4.5 | — | C | C | B+ |
East Peckham and Yalding have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Five Oak Green
Does Five Oak Green flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
How many listed buildings are there in Five Oak Green?
That is 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Five Oak Green expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £400,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £370,000, semi-detached houses £420,000 and detached houses £590,000.
About Five Oak Green
Village in Kent, England
Five Oak Green is a built-up area of 1,436 people, in the Tunbridge Wells 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
- 1,436 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005700
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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