Tyler Hill’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Tyler Hill’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Tyler HillKent
With 589 residents, it is a village in Kent, South East.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
589
Census 2021 · Canterbury council
Median home
£460K
18 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.9
24% are 65+ · Kent 19%
Degree level
45%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tyler Hill a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Tyler Hill has no grades; its figures are still real. It has 4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 16% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £460,000.
What makes Tyler Hill stand out
The 3 things Tyler Hill does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
16% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
41% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.7 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Canterbury Cathedral and 14 more in and around Tyler Hill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tyler Hill. Best known first.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral2.8 km outside town, to the south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey3.1 km outside town, to the south
CastleCanterbury Castle3.2 km outside town, to the south
FortCanterbury city walls2.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit2.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum2.9 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)
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Marlowe Kit: Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Roman Museum: Linda Spashett (Storye book), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tyler Hill.
Work & commute
Benefit claims run low in Tyler Hill, 0.5% of 16 to 64s, below Kent’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Tyler Hill has 2.4 jobs. The car took 83% of commuters, above Kent’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Households take home £67K a year before tax, on average.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
Bicycle6%
On foot4%
Train4%
Bus2%
41%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£67K
mean household income, before tax
0.5%
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
Housing
More households own their home in Tyler Hill than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 76%
15% of households are private tenants. Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, lower than both Kent’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,280 a month across the Canterbury council area.
£460Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tyler Hill£460K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £525,000 | 10 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,280
average private rent a month, Canterbury council area
£2,435
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
Tyler Hill records less burglary and damage per resident than Kent’s towns or England’s towns, at 6.8 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were 68% of the crimes. 25 crimes and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Tyler Hill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 26 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Kent’s towns (24) and England’s towns (22).
26violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual17
Damage & arson4
Public order2
Drugs1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Anti-social4
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.
26
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
25
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 4.1% of people in Tyler Hill say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Kent’s towns and England’s towns
Self-reported good health: 85% of Tyler Hill’s residents. At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, lower than both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Tyler Hill is William Harvey Hospital, 13.2 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Tyler Hill | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
82.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Much of Tyler Hill is a conservation area: 95% of its land, more than Kent’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 12%. Scaled to its population, Tyler Hill has 68 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above both Kent’s towns (53) and England’s towns (39).
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
68
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
More people in Tyler Hill hold a degree than in Kent’s towns or England’s towns: 45%
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, above Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Ages in Tyler Hill split evenly at 46.9: half are older, half younger.
46.9median age
Tyler HillKentEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level45%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tyler Hill | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tyler Hill
13pages on Tyler Hill
The big questions
Safety26 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £460K · rent £1,280 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Hackington RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.9 (men), 86.1 (women)Work & commute53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Tyler Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BleanRough CommonCanterburySturryWhitstableHersdenHerneTyler Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Hill | 589 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blean | 1,327 | 1.2 | — | D | A | A− |
| Rough Common | 1,291 | 1.3 | — | D | A− | A− |
| Canterbury | 55,107 | 1.7 | C− | C | D− | C |
| Sturry | 4,857 | 2.4 | D | C | C | C |
| Whitstable | 32,185 | 3.5 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Hersden | 2,118 | 3.7 | — | C+ | D | C |
| Herne | 14,874 | 4.3 | C | C− | B | C |
Blean, Rough Common and Hersden have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tyler Hill
How many listed buildings are there in Tyler Hill?
That is 2.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Tyler Hill?
At the 2021 Census, 11% of Tyler Hill’s 589 residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
About Tyler Hill
Village in Kent, England
Tyler Hill is a built-up area of 589 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
- Population
- 589 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Canterbury
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005321
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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