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A town of 11,820 in Kent, South East.
Snodland grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 23% of UK towns, and #59 of 87 in Kent. Its strongest subject is cost of living (B): median sale £310,000, 4.6 years of area income; rent £1,489 a month. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 33% of towns in England; secondary results beat 3% of towns in England.
The 3 things Snodland 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 Snodland is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 21 buildings inside Snodland’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Snodland. Best known first.
CastleLeybourne Castle1.7 km outside town, to the southwest
Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower3.9 km outside town, to the southwest
Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow3.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMedway megaliths3.2 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or prioryThe Friars - Aylesford Priory2.5 km outside town, to the southeast
FortFort Borstal4.4 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Snodland.
The under-15s are 20% of the population here. 9.8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Kent’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town. Half of Snodland is older than 38.6, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Snodland | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
58% of pupils at the town’s 3 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Three of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Some 1,709 pupils attend Snodland’s three primaries and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Katherine's School & NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 462 | C− |
| The Holmesdale SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 606 | D |
| Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough LakesTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 234 | A |
Violence and sexual offences made up 43% of the total. Violent crime ran at 32.7 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Kent’s towns (23.9) and England’s towns (22). 805 crimes and 395 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Snodland’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Snodland has more crime per resident than 70% of them.
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.
One GP practice serves the town; 65% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Snodland is Maidstone Hospital, 4.3 miles away. At the census, 4.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Kent’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Snodland | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The social rented sector houses nearly a fifth of households. Half of the 497 standard sales inside Snodland’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £310,000. Owners make up 64% of households, close to Kent’s towns (65%) and above England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £470,000 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £350,000 | 154 |
| Terraced | £285,500 | 232 |
| Flat or maisonette | £222,500 | 70 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
16% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Kent’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Among 16 to 64s, 3.4% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Income per household averages £57K a year, before tax.
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.
Snodland’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Snodland counts 18 listed buildings. Conservation areas cover 4% of the town’s land, below Kent’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
21 listed buildings in Snodland, 1 of them Grade I.
Mulberry Cottage: Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Woodlands Farmhouse: Photo: Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Snodland Signal Box: Photo: Richard Dorrell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Little Holborough: Photo: N Chadwick · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snodland | 11,820 | — | C− | B | C− | C |
| Halling | 2,926 | 1.8 | C+ | C− | B | B− |
| Eccles | 1,706 | 1.8 | — | B+ | B | C+ |
| Burham | 1,293 | 1.9 | — | B | B− | C+ |
| Larkfield | 26,147 | 2 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
| West Malling | 4,251 | 2.5 | B | C+ | C | A− |
| Cuxton | 3,039 | 3.2 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Vigo Village | 2,005 | 3.4 | — | D | B | B+ |
Eccles, Burham and Vigo Village have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Burglary was rare, with 15 reports in the year.
Town in Kent, England
Snodland is a built-up area of 11,820 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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