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A village of 1,549 in Kent, South East.
Yalding has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (B+): life expectancy 81.3 for men, 87 for women. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 27% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £387,500 in the last three years, 6.4 times what households in the Maidstone council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Yalding 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 Yalding is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Yalding’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
27% 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 Yalding.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
In the comparison, Yalding comes above both Kent’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). Yalding’s listed buildings include Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Yalding has 66 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 145 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Yalding, that is below both Kent’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). 8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Yalding sits below both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. Owners make up 68% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £637,500 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £384,750 | 24 |
| Terraced | £323,500 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
That puts Yalding above both Kent’s towns (12.3) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 61 crimes inside Yalding’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 30 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 49% 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
Women here live to 87 on average and men to 81.3 (2019–23). At the census, 4.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Kent’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). One GP practice serves the town; 75% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Yalding | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
On this, Yalding is below both Kent’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). 22% of residents are 65 or over. Half the people of Yalding are older than 46.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Yalding | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yalding | 1,549 | — | — | C | C | B+ |
| Wateringbury | 2,248 | 2 | — | C+ | B | A |
| East Peckham | 2,144 | 2.2 | — | C | B | B− |
| Coxheath | 8,453 | 3 | C+ | C | B− | B |
| Kings Hill | 9,963 | 3.4 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Paddock Wood | 7,616 | 3.8 | C | C | C− | B |
| Hadlow | 3,168 | 4.2 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Marden | 3,489 | 4.4 | B | C− | C | B |
Wateringbury and East Peckham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 17.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Burglary was rare, with 0 reports in the year.
Primary results trail 76% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Kent council.
Village in Kent, England
Yalding is a built-up area of 1,549 people, in the Maidstone 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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