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A town of 3,870 in Kent, South East.
New Romney grades D− overall against UK towns: behind almost every UK town. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 3% of towns in England; secondary results beat 10% of towns in England. The median home sold for £330,000 in the last three years, 6.3 times what households in the Folkestone and Hythe council area earn in a year.
The 3 things New Romney 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 New Romney is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 59 buildings inside New Romney’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
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 New Romney.
A fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Kent’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (34%). Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. Typical age in New Romney: 50.4, the median. Aged 15 to 24: 9.2% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| New Romney | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 1,431 pupils in New Romney. Both of its schools are shown below. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 45% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 412 | C− |
| The Marsh AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,019 | C− |
Private rents average £1,178 a month across the Folkestone and Hythe council area. Owners make up 67% of households, near Kent’s towns (65%) and higher than England’s towns (61%). The median sale, £330,000, comes from 185 standard sales inside New Romney’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £420,000 | 65 |
| Semi-detached | £330,000 | 71 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 34 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,000 | 15 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, New Romney has more crime per resident than four fifths of them. Burglary and damage came to 13.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Kent’s towns (12.3) and England’s towns (9.4). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 241 offences in New Romney and 51 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 48% of the crimes.
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.
2 GP practices serve the town; 68% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 76% of people in New Romney rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 7.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Kent’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Women here live to 83.3 on average and men to 76.5 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | New Romney | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
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.
There are 0.9 jobs in New Romney for each resident in work. About 19% of its commuters stay in New Romney for work. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 31%, below both Kent’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). A household here earns £50K a year before tax, on average.
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.
New Romney’s listed buildings include the Church of St Nicholas, Grade I. It counts 59 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. 12% of homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near New Romney. Best known first.
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway4.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Fort · English HeritageDymchurch Martello Tower3.8 km outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkDymchurch Amusements3.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumLydd Town Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
59 listed buildings in New Romney, 1 of them Grade I.
St John's Priory, Including the Ruins of the Priory: Photo: Simon Carey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Cinque Port Arms: Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Assembly Rooms and Schoolroom Adjoining: Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mulberry House: Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Romney | 3,870 | — | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 5,271 | 1.4 | D− | D | B | C− |
| St Mary's Bay | 2,966 | 2.1 | D− | C− | B− | C− |
| Lydd | 3,911 | 2.9 | D | C | C+ | C− |
| Dymchurch | 3,097 | 4 | D | D | C | C |
| Hamstreet | 1,738 | 6.6 | — | C | B− | B |
| Lympne | 1,074 | 7.2 | — | D | A+ | B− |
| Aldington | 1,280 | 7.2 | — | C− | A− | B+ |
Hamstreet, Lympne and Aldington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
New Romney has 2 state schools; places are handled by Kent council.
That is 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Nicholas. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Burglary was rare, with 5 reports in the year.
Town in Kent, England
New Romney is a built-up area of 3,870 people, in the Folkestone and Hythe 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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