Peters Village’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Peters Village’s built-up area.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Peters VillageKent
A village in Kent, South East, home to 975 people.
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Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
975
Census 2021 · Tonbridge and Malling council
Median home
£350K
87 sales in 3 years
Median age
31.2
7% are 65+ · Kent 19%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Peters Village a good place to live?
Peters Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. Over-65s are only 7% of the population.
What makes Peters Village stand out
The 2 things Peters Village does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peters Village.
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Peters Village: just 15% travel under 5 km, below Kent’s towns and England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took nine in ten commuters, higher than both Kent’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 4.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Before tax, the average household brings in £64K a year.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
Train3%
On foot2%
Bus1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
4.5%
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
Schools
The schools around Peters Village
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 39.7, and just over a fifth of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Below is its only school. 61% of pupils at the 9 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 388 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Peters Village than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 7%
£350Kmedian sale
71% of households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds just over one in ten households, lower than both Kent’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £350,000, comes from 87 standard sales inside Peters Village’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Peters Village£350K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £531,000 | 28 |
| Semi-detached | £397,500 | 12 |
| Terraced | £332,500 | 24 |
| Flat or maisonette | £228,000 | 23 |
71%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,489
average private rent a month, Tonbridge and Malling council area
£2,449
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
Peters Village records more burglary and damage per resident than Kent’s towns or England’s towns, at 16.4 per 1,000 a year
27violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 59 crimes inside Peters Village’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 15 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 27 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Kent’s towns (24) and England’s towns (22). Violence and sexual offences made up 47% of the total.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual28
Drugs8
Other theft5
Damage & arson4
Vehicle crime4
Public order3
Burglary3
Other crime3
Anti-social15
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.
27
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
59
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
Just 2.1% of people in Peters Village say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Kent’s towns and across England’s towns
90%good or very good health
A disability affects just over a tenth of people in Peters Village. At the census, 90% of people in Peters Village called their health good or very good, higher than both Kent’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 0.8 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Peters Village | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
77.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
All 2 of Peters Village’s listed buildings are Grade II
2listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Peters Village has 2 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list, all Grade II.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
7%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
21
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Few people in Peters Village are 65 or over: 6.7%, below Kent’s towns and England’s towns
31.2median age
Graduates make up 34% of adults. 25% are under 15, higher than both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Line up the people of Peters Village by age and the one in the middle is 31.2.
Peters VillageKentEngland
Ages · share of residents
9%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar23%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Peters Village | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 43% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 6.7% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Peters Village
13pages on Peters Village
The big questions
Safety27 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £350K · rent £1,489 a monthHousing19 sold in 12 months · busiest street Worrall DriveSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 77.9 (men), 82.3 (women)Work & commute53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Leybourne Castle and 11 more in and around Peters Village
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Peters Village. Best known first.
CastleLeybourne Castle4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMedway megaliths3.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · English HeritageTemple Manor4.9 km outside town, to the north
FortFort Borstal3.1 km outside town, to the northeast
FortFort Luton5 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or prioryThe Friars - Aylesford Priory3.9 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Leybourne Castle: Glen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Medway megaliths: Midnightblueowl at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Temple Manor: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Borstal: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Luton: Youfoundmeout, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Friars - Aylesford Priory: August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Peters Village
Village in Kent, England
Peters Village is a built-up area of 975 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
- Population
- 975 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005255
Peters Village’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HallingBurhamSnodlandEcclesCuxtonChathamLarkfieldPeters Village
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Village | 975 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Halling | 2,926 | 1.2 | C+ | C− | B | B− |
| Burham | 1,293 | 1.3 | — | B | B− | C+ |
| Snodland | 11,820 | 1.4 | C− | B | C− | C |
| Eccles | 1,706 | 1.8 | — | B+ | B | C+ |
| Cuxton | 3,039 | 2.2 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Chatham | 76,956 | 3.1 | D | B− | D | D |
| Larkfield | 26,147 | 3.1 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
Burham and Eccles have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Peters Village
Who lives in Peters Village?
A young village. At the 2021 Census, 25% of residents were under 15 and 43% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 6.7% were 65 or over.
Is Peters Village expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £350,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £228,000, terraced houses £332,500, semi-detached houses £397,500 and detached houses £531,000. Private rents in the Tonbridge and Malling council area averaged £1,489 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Peters Village?
2 on Historic England’s list.
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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