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With 368 residents, it is a village in Kent, South East.
Woodnesborough is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 15 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 26% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Woodnesborough does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Woodnesborough’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
22% 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 Woodnesborough.
Typical age in Woodnesborough: 47.5, the median. Just over a third of adults hold a degree. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Woodnesborough | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2.9% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 24%, below both Kent’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). For every resident in work, Woodnesborough has 0.9 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 1% of households, below Kent’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,021 a month across the Dover council area. Behind the median of £335,500: 12 standard sales inside Woodnesborough’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £324,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 33% were violence and sexual offences. Burglary and damage came to 14.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above Kent’s towns (12.3) and England’s towns (9.4) alike.
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 nearest A&E to Woodnesborough is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 8.4 miles away. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away. At the census, 4.6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2021 | Woodnesborough | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Woodnesborough’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Kent’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (7%). 22% of homes date from before 1919. Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Woodnesborough. Best known first.
MuseumWhite Mill1.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumSandwich Guildhall Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteRichborough Fort2.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumKent Mining Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumRichborough Castle Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumSandwich Medieval Centre1.8 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodnesborough | 368 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sandwich | 4,258 | 1 | C− | C− | D | C+ |
| Eastry | 2,388 | 1.4 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Ash (Dover) | 2,529 | 1.8 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Wingham | 1,313 | 4.3 | — | C− | A | B+ |
| Deal | 28,992 | 4.8 | D | C+ | C | C |
| Cliffs End | 1,284 | 4.9 | — | D− | C− | B− |
| Eythorne | 1,487 | 5 | — | C | B | C+ |
Eastry, Wingham, Cliffs End and Eythorne have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 16.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £335,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Village in Kent, England
Woodnesborough is a built-up area of 368 people, in the Dover 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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