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Edenbridge

Edenbridge is a town in Kent, England, with a population of around 8,172. It has six restaurants and cafés, 23 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Edenbridge Town, 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £601,986, and there were around 59 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Edenbridge area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Sevenoaks area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 120,511 residents at roughly 326 people per km².

Council
Sevenoaks
County
Kent
Constituency
Tonbridge and Malling
Police force
Kent
59/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 89th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% of them.

Low crime73
Home affordability6
Affordable rents5
Good schools80
Life expectancy85
Low deprivation80
Employment82
Low council tax27

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

16°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 10° · 47% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:27

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Fiveways Sidcup Rd A20, United Kingdom

Crime

59 reported · July 2026 31% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour21
  • Violence & sexual offences12
  • Shoplifting6
  • Burglary5

11 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Edenbridge South and West · Kent

Local policing priorities

  • Nuisance vehicles.
  • Nuisance antisocial behaviour.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

237 reported road collisions (2024)

60 killed or seriously injured · 332 casualties · 19.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

56 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 48 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Edenbridge Town (0.9 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Edenbridge Town (1.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£543,081 average 3.2% YoY

Across Sevenoaks · to 2026-06

Detached£1,017,388
Semi-detached£542,756
Terraced£429,801
Flat£283,224

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,803 average monthly rent 4.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,262
  • 2 bed £1,574
  • 3 bed £1,920

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

13.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 13.4 times median annual pay (14.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Jet (9 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: Lingfield Railway Station (5.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

120,511 residents in Sevenoaks · 326/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 253 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,522 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (23% of 52,640)

A £1,682
B £1,962
C £2,242
D £2,522
E £3,083
F £3,643
G £4,204
H £5,045

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

65 schools · 17,192 pupils

42 primary · 3 secondary · 20 other

Ofsted: 17 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

48inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Knole Academy
  • Orchards Academy
  • Trinity School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sevenoaks

Care & health services

1,672 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes501
  • GP practices221
  • Dentists362
  • Homecare agencies415
  • Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 65 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

266 applications decided

89.5% granted · 238 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Tom Tugendhat

Conservative

Tonbridge

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Con 26
  • LD 14
  • Grn 4
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

97 jobs advertised · £33,345 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£901 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£39,738 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

38% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 48,205 certificates

9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

28% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Imports 18% · Solar 14% · Nuclear 7%

224 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.9
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tonbridge:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Edenbridge Windmill · 0.2 km

    Edenbridge Mill is a Grade II listed house converted tower mill in Edenbridge, Kent, England. It is on the west side of Mill Hill, just north of the hospital.

  • Church of St Peter and St Paul, Edenbridge · 0.5 km

    The Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul in Edenbridge, Kent, England was built in the late 11th or early 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

  • Eden Valley Museum · 0.5 km

    The Eden Valley Museum is a local history museum in the market town of Edenbridge, Kent in England. The museum is housed within a Grade II* listed medieval farmhouse. The museum holds notable collections demonstrating…

  • Edenbridge, Kent · 0.6 km

    Edenbridge is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. Its name derives from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge. It is located on the border of Kent and Surrey, on the upper floodplain of the River…

  • Edenbridge Town railway station · 0.9 km

    Edenbridge Town railway station is one of two stations serving Edenbridge in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line, 25 mile…

  • Marsh Green, Kent · 1.6 km

    Marsh Green is a small hamlet in Eden Vale, part of the parish of Edenbridge, England. The hamlet was founded in 1554 under its current name.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Edenbridge?
Edenbridge is a town in Kent, England, in the Sevenoaks local authority.
What is the population of Edenbridge?
Edenbridge has an approximate settlement population of 8,172.
How deprived is Edenbridge?
The Sevenoaks local authority, which includes Edenbridge, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.