Littlebourne
Littlebourne is a village in Kent, England, with a population of around 1,529. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 9 bus stops, and Bekesbourne railway station 2.5km away. There were around 7 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 Littlebourne area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Canterbury area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 157,429 residents at roughly 510 people per km².
- Council
- Canterbury
- County
- Kent
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Police force
- Kent
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 159th of 294 English council areas — better than 46% of them.
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
22°CSunny
- Today: 24° / 14° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:19
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
21 reported · July 2026▲ 163% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Bicycle theft1
Neighbourhood team: Little Stour & Adisham · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Road safety issues.
- Antisocial behaviour - nuisance.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
276 reported road collisions (2024)
72 killed or seriously injured · 375 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
23 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bekesbourne (2.5 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bekesbourne (2.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£338,030 average▲ 3.3% YoY
Across Canterbury · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,281 average monthly rent▲ 5.7% YoY
- 1 bed £876
- 2 bed £1,133
- 3 bed £1,369
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
9.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.4 times median annual pay (9.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (6.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (10.5 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Littlebourne Parish Council (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
157,429 residents in Canterbury · 510/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 185 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,419 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (30% of 71,860)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
64 schools · 25,120 pupils
35 primary · 10 secondary · 19 other
Ofsted: 16 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Barton Court Grammar SchoolGood
- Herne Bay High SchoolGood
- Orion SpiresGood
- St Anselm's Catholic School, CanterburyGood
- The Archbishop's SchoolGood
- The Whitstable SchoolGood
- The Canterbury AcademyRequires improvement
- Barton Manor School
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Canterbury
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
- In a conservation area (LITTLEBOURNE)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 113 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
220 applications decided
97.7% granted · 215 granted, 5 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Rosie Duffield
Independent
Canterbury
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 18
- Con 8
- LD 8
- Grn 4
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics2
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,775 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £66,435 avg
e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Registered Nurses
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£735 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,464 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 78,894 certificates
12% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
34% low-carbon electricity
Gas 65% · Wind 17% · Nuclear 9% · Biomass 6%
263 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Canterbury:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership2,058 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership493 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s353 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases317 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset311 local signatures · 30,175 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Littlebourne · 0.2 kmLittlebourne is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
St Vincent of Saragossa Church, Littlebourne · 0.3 kmSt Vincent of Saragossa's Church is the Church of England parish church of Littlebourne, Kent, England. The parish is part of the Benefice of Littlebourne including Ickham, Wickhambreaux and Stodmarsh. It is a Grade I…
Howletts Wild Animal Park · 1.4 kmHowletts Wild Animal Park in the parish of Bekesbourne, near Canterbury in Kent, was established as a private zoo in 1957 by John Aspinall. In 1962, the House known as Howletts was being restored. A small cottage was…
Wickhambreaux · 1.7 kmWickhambreaux is a village and civil parish in the Canterbury district, in the county of Kent, England. The village is just off the A257 Sandwich Road, four miles east of the city of Canterbury. Since Roman times the…
Ickham and Well · 1.9 kmIckham and Well is a mostly rural civil parish east of Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
Bramling · 2.2 kmBramling is a hamlet five miles (8 km) east of Canterbury in Kent, England. It lies on the A257 road between Littlebourne and Wingham. The local public house is called The Haywain. The population of the hamlet taken a…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Littlebourne?
- Littlebourne is a town in Kent, England, in the Canterbury local authority.
- What is the population of Littlebourne?
- Littlebourne has an approximate settlement population of 1,529.
- How deprived is Littlebourne?
- The Canterbury local authority, which includes Littlebourne, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.