Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 1,961 in Kent, South East.
Wrotham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £520,000, 7.8 years of area income; rent £1,489 a month.
The 3 things Wrotham 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 Wrotham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Wrotham’s built-up area.
31% 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 Wrotham.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
That puts Wrotham above both Kent’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). Wrotham’s listed buildings include Church of St George, Grade I. Wrotham has 52 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 195 | C |
| Wrotham SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,054 | C− |
On this, Wrotham is below both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Wrotham has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 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.
| Census 2021 | Wrotham | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
In the comparison, Wrotham comes below both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). 69% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £795,000 | 26 |
| Semi-detached | £450,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £327,500 | 26 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
For Wrotham, that is above both Kent’s towns (12.3) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 79 crimes inside Wrotham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 58 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 42% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Wrotham sits below both Kent’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%) on this measure. At the census, 15% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The median resident of Wrotham is 46.2 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wrotham | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 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 Wrotham. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow3.2 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · National TrustOld Soar Manor4.6 km outside town, to the southZooZooHemsley Conservation Centre1.3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumKent Firefighting Museum2.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionQuintain4.3 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Wrotham.
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge: After Francis Holl / Eden Upton Eddis, Public domain · Alfred Saker: JNicolasKONDAYANSA, Public domain · Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington: Sir Godfrey Kneller Uploaded by Jack Wills It at en.wikipedia, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrotham | 1,961 | — | — | C− | C | A− |
| Borough Green | 4,712 | 1.3 | B− | C | B− | A− |
| Ightham | 2,037 | 2.2 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Culverstone Green | 2,038 | 2.7 | — | D− | A | B+ |
| Vigo Village | 2,005 | 2.7 | — | D | B | B+ |
| West Kingsdown | 4,306 | 3.4 | B− | C | B | B |
| Plaxtol | 1,137 | 3.5 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Seal | 1,616 | 4 | — | D | B+ | B |
Ightham, Culverstone Green, Vigo Village, Plaxtol and Seal have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St George.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £520,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £327,500, semi-detached houses £450,000 and detached houses £795,000.
Burglary was rare, with 2 reports in the year.
GCSE results trail 83% of towns in England, and primary results trail 67% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Wrotham has 3 state schools; places are handled by Kent council.
Village in Kent, England
Wrotham is a built-up area of 1,961 people, in the Tonbridge and Malling 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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