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A town of 4,857 in Kent, South East.
Sturry grades D overall against UK towns: better than 14% of UK towns, and #70 of 87 in Kent. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): 18% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 7.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £305,000 in the last three years, 5.5 times what households in the Canterbury council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Sturry 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 Sturry is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 76 buildings inside Sturry’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade I.
13% 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 Sturry. Best known first.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral2.7 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey2.6 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleCanterbury Castle3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
FortCanterbury city walls2.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit3.1 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sturry.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Sturry, that is above both Kent’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (7%). For its size, Sturry has 156 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Sturry’s listed buildings include Church of All Saints, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturry Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 414 | A− |
Sturry sits above both Kent’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) on this measure. 13% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £525,000 | 29 |
| Semi-detached | £310,000 | 100 |
| Terraced | £265,000 | 36 |
| Flat or maisonette | £122,500 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
That puts Sturry above both Kent’s towns (23.9) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 325 crimes inside Sturry’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 73 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Sturry records more crime per resident than 74% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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
80% of Sturry’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 82% across Kent’s towns. 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.
| Census 2021 | Sturry | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
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.
On this, Sturry is above both Kent’s towns (2.7%) and England’s towns (2.3%). The car carried 80% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the comparison, Sturry comes above both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). 17% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Sturry is 44.7 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Sturry | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
76 listed buildings in Sturry, 4 of them Grade I.
The School Hall: Photo: pam fray · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Westbere House: Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fordwich Farmhouse: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ye Olde Yew Tree Inn: Photo: Nick Smith · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturry | 4,857 | — | D | C | C | C |
| Hersden | 2,118 | 1.5 | — | C+ | D | C |
| Canterbury | 55,107 | 2.4 | C− | C | D− | C |
| Littlebourne | 1,596 | 2.6 | — | C− | B− | C+ |
| Rough Common | 1,291 | 3.4 | — | D | A− | A− |
| Blean | 1,327 | 3.6 | — | D | A | A− |
| Herne | 14,874 | 3.8 | C | C− | B | C |
| Bridge | 1,539 | 4 | — | D | A− | B |
Hersden, Littlebourne, Rough Common, Blean and Bridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of All Saints.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Police recorded 325 crimes inside Sturry’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 43% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 6 reports in the year.
GCSE results beat 52% of towns in England, and primary results trail 89% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Kent council.
Town in Kent, England
Sturry is a built-up area of 4,857 people, in the Canterbury 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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