Kingsnorth (Ashford)

17°CClear

• Today: 23° / 14° · 12% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:20

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom

101 reported · July 2026▲ 19% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences42
• Anti-social behaviour25
• Criminal damage & arson10
• Other theft7

18 stop & searches · mostly articles for use in criminal damage

Neighbourhood team: Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield · Kent

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

261 reported road collisions (2024)

77 killed or seriously injured · 348 casualties · 19.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

160 food businesses within 2 miles

• 149 rated 4–5 ★ (134 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ashford International (2.9 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£344,332 average▲ 0.3% YoY

Across Ashford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,246 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

• 1 bed £893
• 2 bed £1,140
• 3 bed £1,404

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

10.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.2 times median annual pay (10.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 139.8p · AppleGreen (3.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (3.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Extra-Ashford Park Farm (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches18
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

132,747 residents in Ashford · 229/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 152 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,410 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (23% of 59,330)

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

62 schools · 23,045 pupils

43 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 20 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

54inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Ashford

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

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

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

207 applications decided

89.4% granted · 185 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Katie Lam

Conservative

Weald of Kent

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Green coalition

• Lab 7
• Con 17
• Grn 12
• Oth 11

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,500 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

66 jobs advertised · £45,843 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Kingsnorth (Kent) – Flexible Schedule, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£743 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,868 disposable income per head (2024)

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

52% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 62,944 certificates

9.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

63% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Imports 24% · Gas 13% · Nuclear 7%

70 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Weald of Kent:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership553 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership371 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office337 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test290 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s278 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Kingsnorth · 0.1 km

  Kingsnorth is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England. The civil parish adjoins the town of Ashford.

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  John Wallis Academy · 1.1 km

  The John Wallis Church of England Academy is a mixed all-through school with academy status in Ashford, Kent. It was known as Christ Church Church of England High School. On 1 September 2010 it became an academy, spon…

• Park Farm railway station · 1.5 km

  Park Farm railway station, also known as Kingsnorth railway station, was a proposal for a railway station in Kent on the Marshlink line between Ashford International and Ham Street stations. The station would serve…

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  Stanhope, Kent · 1.5 km

  Stanhope is a civil parish and suburb of Ashford in the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England. It was built in the 1960s on the southern edge of the town.

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  Ashford United F.C. · 1.6 km

  Ashford United F.C. are an English football club based in Ashford, Kent. The 'new' United was formed in 2011, resurrecting the name used by the town's football club between 1891 and 1907. Following the demise of the o…

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  Kennington F.C. · 1.6 km

  Kennington Football Club is a football club based in the Kennington suburb of Ashford in Kent, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Ashford United's Hom…

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