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The town has 9,963 residents and lies in Kent, South East.
Kings Hill does the important things well, at a cost. This Kent town grades A− overall, better than 84% of UK towns, and ranks #7 of 87 in Kent. People here tend to be in good health: life expectancy is 83.4 for men and 87.9 for women. Work and incomes are strong: households earn a mean £89,616 a year, and 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Homes are dear: a typical home costs £520,000 and rent runs £1,489 a month. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Kings Hill 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 Kings Hill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Kings Hill’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
1% 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 Kings Hill.
Women here live to 87.9 on average and men to 83.4 (2019–23). 91% of Kings Hill’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Kent’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.9% of the town. One GP practice serves the town; 64% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Kings Hill | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: nearly a quarter of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 38.2. Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill’s results beat 95% of schools in England like it. Between them, three primaries teach 1,332 pupils in the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Discovery SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 634 | A− |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings HillTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 226 | A+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). One scheduled monument lies in Kings Hill.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds nearly one in ten households. 11% rent privately, lower than both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Half of the 494 standard sales inside Kings Hill’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £520,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £640,000 | 225 |
| Semi-detached | £456,500 | 112 |
| Terraced | £442,000 | 95 |
| Flat or maisonette | £338,006 | 62 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Burglary and damage add up to 8.1 per 1,000 residents each year. Reported offences in Kings Hill came to 356 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 150. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Kings Hill has less crime per resident than 79% of them. Of all the crimes, 47% were 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 14% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Kent’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (27%). Driving is how 84% of commuters got to work at the census. 13% of commuters who live in Kings Hill also work there. For every resident in work, Kings Hill has 2.1 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town. Kings Hill has a median age of 40.1. 11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Kent’s towns (11%) and below England’s towns (12%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kings Hill | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kings Hill. Best known first.
CastleMereworth Castle1.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower800 m outside town, to the north
CastleLeybourne Castle2.8 km outside town, to the north
Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustOld Soar Manor4.6 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseOxon Hoath4.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in Kings Hill.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | 9,963 | — | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Wateringbury | 2,248 | 1.4 | — | C+ | B | A |
| West Malling | 4,251 | 1.8 | B | C+ | C | A− |
| Larkfield | 26,147 | 2.5 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Yalding | 1,549 | 3.4 | — | C | C | B+ |
| East Peckham | 2,144 | 4.2 | — | C | B | B− |
| Snodland | 11,820 | 4.2 | C− | B | C− | C |
| Hadlow | 3,168 | 4.4 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
Wateringbury, Yalding and East Peckham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £520,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £338,006, terraced houses £442,000, semi-detached houses £456,500 and detached houses £640,000.
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Town in Kent, England
Kings Hill is a built-up area of 9,963 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
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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