Stanford sits below both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. 22% of residents are 65 or over. Half the people of Stanford are older than 51.9.

51.9median age

StanfordKentEngland

KentEngland

Ages · share of residents

22%

Qualifications · residents 16 and older

No qualifications10%

Apprenticeship6%

A levels or similar18%

Degree level35%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Ages and qualifications in Stanford
	Stanford	Kent	England
Under 15	11%	18%	18%
15–24	9.9%	11%	12%
25–44	14%	25%	27%
45–64	43%	26%	25%
65+	22%	19%	18%
No qualifications	9.9%	18%	18%
Apprenticeship	6.2%	5.7%	5.3%
A levels or similar	18%	18%	17%
Degree level	35%	29%	34%

Full pageStanford’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.9 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households170 households · 85% own their home Where people were born5.2% born outside the UK Questions“What is the population of Stanford?”

ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL

Work & commute

Only 8% of commuters in Stanford 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 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

That puts Stanford below both Kent’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (27%). For 18% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.

8%walk, cycle or ride

How commuters got to work · March 2021

Driving92%

Train5%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

18%

of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%

33%

worked mainly from home in March 2021

£58K

mean household income, before tax

of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)

Full pageStanford’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Commute map8% walk, cycle or ride Jobs based here350 jobs based here · Business administration and support is the biggest, 21%Household income£58K a year · Mean household income Getting to work18% go under 5 km · Short trips to work

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 Stanford than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 85%

On this, Stanford is above both Kent’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 3% of households.

£445Kmedian sale

Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Stanford£445K

Typical UK town£277K

By type	Median	Sales
Detached	£576,500	8

85%

of households own their home · England 61%

12%

rent privately · England 21%

£1,178

average private rent a month, Folkestone and Hythe council area

£2,510

council tax, Band D, 2026–27

Full pageStanford’s housing & cost pageOpen the page

House pricesMedian sale £444,500 Renting£1,178 a month · Average private rent Council tax£2,510 Band D · Council tax, 2026–27 Owners and renters85% own their home

HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL

Safety

Violent crime runs low in Stanford: 5.7 per 1,000 residents a year, under Kent’s towns and England’s towns

In the comparison, Stanford comes below both Kent’s towns (24) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 4 crimes inside Stanford’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.

5.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year

Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Damage & arson1

Other theft1

Drugs1

Vehicle crime1

Violence & sexual0

Shoplifting0

Public order0

Burglary0

Anti-social0

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.

5.7

violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

5.7

burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)

crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026

Full pageStanford’s safety reportOpen the page

Safety Grade5.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 · Crime recorded by police in Stanford Crime by typeDamage & arson leads Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“Is Stanford safe?”

data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL

Health

Bad health is less common in Stanford than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 3% of residents

For Stanford, that is below both Kent’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Stanford has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 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.

86%good or very good health

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%

Census 2021	Stanford	Kent	England
Good or very good health	86%	82%	82%
Bad or very bad health	3%	5.1%	5.2%
Disabled (Equality Act)	17%	18%	17%

81.2

life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)

84.9

life expectancy at birth, women

Full pageStanford’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeLife expectancy: women 84.9, men 81.2 Getting care6.1 miles to A&E · William Harvey Hospital GP practices1.6 miles to a GP · No GP practice in town Census health86% in good health

ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL

History

1 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.

Stanford has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 23% of its homes were built before 1919.

1listed buildings

Listed buildings by grade · Historic England

Grade I0

Grade II*1

Grade II0

Among them · Grade II*

Stanford Windmill Grade II*

scheduled monuments

registered parks and gardens

23%

of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%

listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24

Full pageStanford’s history pageOpen the page

Listed buildings1 listed buildings Homes by age23% built before 1919 · Older homes Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“How many listed buildings are there in Stanford?”

Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL

Nearby attractions

Lympne Castle and 5 more in and around Stanford

Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stanford. Best known first.

All attractions →

CastleLympne Castle2.9 km outside town, to the south

CastleWestenhanger Castle400 m outside town, to the southwest

CastleSaltwood Castle3.5 km outside town, to the southeast

ZooPort Lympne Reserve3.3 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumHythe Town Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southeast CastleCastleWestenhanger300 m outside town, to the southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Port Lympne Reserve: William Warby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stanford

14pages on Stanford

The big questions

Safety5.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 Cost of livingMedian home £445K · rent £1,178 a month Housing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Stone Street SchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.2 (men), 84.9 (women)Work & commute51% of working residents work in the town Flood & hazards2.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Out and about

AttractionsClimateJuly highs of 21°C (71°F), 851 mm of rain a year Weather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.9 · 409 people History1 listed buildings Town Hall & politicsCouncil area: Folkestone and Hythe Famous peopleBorn here: Robert Wilson

Stanford’s neighbours

The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Kent →

LympneLymingeHytheBrabourne LeesAldingtonDymchurchHawkingeStanford

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Stanford	409	—	—	—	—	—
Lympne	1,074	1.6	—	D	A⁺	B⁻
Lyminge	1,918	2.8	—	D	A	A⁻
Hythe	14,613	2.8	C	D	B⁻	C⁺
Brabourne Lees	1,479	3.3	—	C⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Aldington	1,280	4.2	—	C⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Dymchurch	3,097	5	D	D	C	C
Hawkinge	8,499	5.4	C⁺	D	B⁻	C

Lympne, Lyminge, Brabourne Lees and Aldington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.

Questions about Stanford

Is Stanford expensive to live in?

Private rents in the Folkestone and Hythe council area averaged £1,178 a month in August 2026.

How much is council tax in Stanford?

Band D council tax in Stanford is £2,510 for 2026–27, more than in 67% 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.

About Stanford

Village in Kent, England

Stanford is a built-up area of 409 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

Population: 409 (Census 2021)
Council: Folkestone and Hythe
County: Kent
Region: South East
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
ONS code: E63005883

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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