Mud Row’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Mud Row’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Mud RowKent
A village of 519 in Kent, South East.
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Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
519
Census 2021 · Swale council
Median home
£290K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
58.9
37% are 65+ · Kent 19%
Degree level
16%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Mud Row a good place to live?
Mud Row has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Mud Row stand out
The 3 things Mud Row does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
16% have a degree
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Kent 29%.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
37% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mud Row.
Who lives here
An older town: 37% of people in Mud Row are 65 or over, more than in Kent’s towns or England’s towns
In the comparison, Mud Row comes above both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 7.3% of residents. The median resident of Mud Row is 58.9 years old.
58.9median age
Mud RowKentEngland
Ages · share of residents
37%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications38%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level16%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Mud Row | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.3% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 37% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 16% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 6% of commuters in Mud Row go to work without a car, fewer than in Kent’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Mud Row, that is below both Kent’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (27%). For 13% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bus1%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
8.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Mud Row than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 72%
Mud Row sits above both Kent’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) on this measure. Social housing holds 2% of households.
£290Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mud Row£290K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £300,000 | 10 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
25%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,114
average private rent a month, Swale council area
£2,464
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 high in Mud Row: 74.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above Kent’s towns and England’s towns
That puts Mud Row above both Kent’s towns (24) and England’s towns (22). Burglary and damage come to 35.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 81 crimes inside Mud Row’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 9 reports of anti-social behaviour.
74.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual37
Damage & arson12
Vehicle crime10
Other theft7
Burglary7
Other crime4
Public order2
Drugs1
Anti-social9
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.
74.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
35.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
81
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Only 64% of people in Mud Row say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Kent’s towns and England’s towns
On this, Mud Row is below both Kent’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). Mud Row has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.4 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
64%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 64%Fair 22%Bad or very bad 14%
| Census 2021 | Mud Row | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 64% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 14% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 32% | 18% | 17% |
74.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
2 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Mud Row has 2 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 12% of its homes were built before 1919.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
39
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mud Row
13pages on Mud Row
The big questions
Safety74.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £290K · rent £1,114 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street High StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 74.3 (men), 80.8 (women)Work & commute50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Mud Row’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
EastchurchWardenMinster (Swale)Halfway HousesSheernessQueenboroughTeynhamMud Row
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Row | 519 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eastchurch | 3,381 | 1.3 | D− | B+ | D− | D− |
| Warden | 1,817 | 1.9 | — | B | C | D− |
| Minster (Swale) | 16,735 | 2.5 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Halfway Houses | 4,396 | 3.8 | C | B− | C+ | C |
| Sheerness | 13,253 | 4.5 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Queenborough | 3,915 | 4.8 | D | B | D | C− |
| Teynham | 3,128 | 6.1 | C | B | 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.
Questions about Mud Row
How much is council tax in Mud Row?
Band D council tax in Mud Row is £2,464 for 2026–27, more than in 55% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Is Mud Row expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £290,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Swale council area averaged £1,114 a month in August 2026.
About Mud Row
Village in Kent, England
Mud Row is a built-up area of 519 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
- Population
- 519 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Swale
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005060
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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