Yorkletts’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Yorkletts’ built-up area.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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YorklettsKent
A village of 449 in Kent, South East.
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Photo: Nick Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
449
Census 2021 · Canterbury council
Median home
£548K
13 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.9
22% are 65+ · Kent 19%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Yorkletts a good place to live?
Yorkletts has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Yorkletts stand out
The 3 things Yorkletts does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Own outright
Housing
52% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yorkletts.
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Yorkletts: just 15% travel under 5 km, below Kent’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Kent’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (27%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 2% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Household income averages £55K a year before tax.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
Train4%
On foot4%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
33%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
2%
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
Buying in Yorkletts costs more than in both Kent’s towns and England’s towns: the median sale is £548K
91% of households own their home, above both Kent’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Renting privately is how 9% of households live. Social housing holds 1% of households.
£548Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Yorkletts£548K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £523,750 | 12 |
91%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,280
average private rent a month, Canterbury council area
£2,398
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
Burglary and damage hit Yorkletts harder than Kent’s towns or England’s towns: 19.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences were nearly a quarter of the crimes. Police figures for Yorkletts’s built-up area: 37 crimes and 2 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Also worth knowing: there were 7.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), about level with England’s towns (7.8) and below Kent’s towns (9.4).
23.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft12
Violence & sexual9
Damage & arson4
Public order4
Shoplifting2
Vehicle crime2
Other crime2
Burglary1
Anti-social2
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.
23.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.3
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)
37
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
Most people in Yorkletts (84%) report good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Yorkletts is William Harvey Hospital, 13.4 miles away. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away. Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, above Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%) alike.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Yorkletts | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
78.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.1
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Yorkletts’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list puts 1 listed building inside Yorkletts’s built-up area.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
1%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
22
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
Few people in Yorkletts are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in both Kent’s towns and England’s towns
Half the people of Yorkletts are older than 47.9. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
47.9median age
YorklettsKentEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Yorkletts | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Whitstable Museum and Gallery and 3 more in and around Yorkletts
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Yorkletts. Best known first.
MuseumWhitstable Museum and Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the northeast
GardenMount Ephraim Gardens3 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleWhitstable Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric shipHistoric shipFavourite3.4 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Whitstable Museum and Gallery: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Ephraim Gardens: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitstable Castle: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Yorkletts
13pages on Yorkletts
The big questions
Safety23.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £548K · rent £1,280 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 months · busiest street Dargate RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 78.4 (men), 83.1 (women)Work & commute60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Yorkletts’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WhitstableBleanBoughton under BleanRough CommonCanterburyFavershamCharthamYorkletts
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkletts | 449 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitstable | 32,185 | 2.3 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Blean | 1,327 | 2.3 | — | D | A | A− |
| Boughton under Blean | 2,274 | 3 | — | C | B | B |
| Rough Common | 1,291 | 3.2 | — | D | A− | A− |
| Canterbury | 55,107 | 4.7 | C− | C | D− | C |
| Faversham | 20,941 | 4.9 | C+ | C | C− | C |
| Chartham | 3,569 | 5.5 | C− | C− | C | B+ |
Blean, Boughton under Blean and Rough Common have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Yorkletts
Is Yorkletts expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Canterbury council area averaged £1,280 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Yorkletts?
Band D council tax in Yorkletts is £2,398 for 2026–27, less than in 59% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Yorkletts
Village in Kent, England
Yorkletts is a built-up area of 449 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
- 449 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Canterbury
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005273
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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