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The village, home to 1,190 people, lies in Kent, South East.
Health is its strong suit — men here can expect to live to 83.1, women to 86.8. Housing is expensive: homes sell for a median £540,000, about 7.8 times local household income. It also trails on hazard risk — 3.8% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Sundridge has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Sundridge 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 Sundridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Sundridge’s built-up area.
37% 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 Sundridge.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 3 of them. Sundridge’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Sundridge counts 395 listed buildings, above both Kent’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). Homes from before 1919 make up 37% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 6 primary schools within 3 km: 69% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 41.3, with 36% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 78 | D− |
Sundridge has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away. 3.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Kent’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Self-reported good health: 86% of the town’s residents. The nearest A&E to Sundridge is Princess Royal University Hospital, 6.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Sundridge | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
68% of households own their home. 37 standard sales inside Sundridge’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £540,000. Private rents average £1,809 a month across the Sevenoaks council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £875,375 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £492,500 | 12 |
| Terraced | £388,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
For its size, Sundridge records more crime per resident than 83% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. This Kent town logged 65 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 4 complaints of anti-social conduct. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.1 reports per 1,000, below both Kent’s towns (9.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences made up 62% of the total.
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £69K a year before tax. 42% of workers worked mainly from home, above Kent’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. In 2026, 3% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Of the commuters living in Sundridge, 2% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Graduates make up 37% of adults. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, above Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. 16% of residents are children under 15. The age that splits Sundridge in two is 46.4.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sundridge | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Sundridge. Best known first.
Historic houseCombe Bank Schoolin town
Historic house · National TrustChartwell4.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic house · National TrustKnole House4.5 km outside town, to the east
Garden · National TrustEmmetts Garden2.2 km outside town, to the south
Museum · National TrustQuebec House3.1 km outside town, to the west
GardenGreat Comp Garden2.2 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundridge | 1,190 | — | — | C− | C | A |
| Dunton Green | 3,241 | 2.1 | A− | C | B | A |
| Sevenoaks | 26,474 | 2.4 | A− | D | B− | A |
| Westerham | 3,390 | 2.5 | B | C− | C− | A |
| Otford and Kemsing | 7,332 | 3.9 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
| Seal | 1,616 | 4.1 | — | D | B+ | B |
| Tatsfield | 1,379 | 4.5 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Limpsfield | 2,247 | 5.2 | — | D | B | A+ |
Seal, Tatsfield and Limpsfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 16.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Mary.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £540,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £388,500, semi-detached houses £492,500 and detached houses £875,375.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Burglary was rare, with 0 reports in the year.
Village in Kent, England
Sundridge is a built-up area of 1,190 people, in the Sevenoaks 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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