Nonington
Nonington is a village in Kent, England, with a population of under 3,000. It has 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Aylesham, 2.3 km away. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Nonington area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Dover area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 116,413 residents at roughly 369 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 197th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 24° / 14° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:18
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sangatte, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Crime
33 reported · July 2026▲ 57% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Other theft2
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance motorcycles.
- Road safety issues.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
196 reported road collisions (2024)
57 killed or seriously injured · 242 casualties · 16.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
38 food businesses within 2 miles
- 31 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Aylesham (1.1 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aylesham (1.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£276,234 average▲ 4.5% YoY
Across Dover · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,029 average monthly rent▲ 9.7% YoY
- 1 bed £734
- 2 bed £959
- 3 bed £1,175
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Asda (11.4 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Boss Plant Hire Ltd (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
116,413 residents in Dover · 369/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 107 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,462 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (31% of 55,880)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
63 schools · 16,687 pupils
41 primary · 9 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 17 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
52inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Duke of York's Royal Military SchoolGood
- Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolGood
- St Edmund's Catholic SchoolGood
- Astor Secondary SchoolRequires improvement
- Dover Christ Church AcademyRequires improvement
- Sandwich Technology SchoolInadequate
- Dover Grammar School for Boys
- Dover Grammar School for Girls
- Goodwin Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dover
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 (Nonington - Church Street)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 56 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
175 applications decided
85.7% granted · 150 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Mike Tapp
Labour
Dover and Deal
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 12
- Con 13
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics2
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,370 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£767 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,830 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 60,033 certificates
12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
27% low-carbon electricity
Gas 67% · Nuclear 10% · Wind 9% · Biomass 7%
276 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dover and Deal:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases596 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership505 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership427 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s367 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office360 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Nonington · 0.2 kmNonington, is a civil parish and village in east Kent, halfway between the historic city of Canterbury and the channel port town of Dover. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Easole Street, to which it is conjoin…
- Aylesham railway station · 1.1 km
Aylesham railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line; it serves the village of Aylesham, in Kent, England. It is 68 miles 66 chains (110.8 km) down the line from London Victoria, situated between A…
Snowdown railway station · 1.4 kmSnowdown railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and serves the hamlet of Snowdown, Kent. It is 69 miles 60 chains (112.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated betw…
Snowdown · 1.6 kmSnowdown is a hamlet near Dover in Kent, England. It was the location of one of the four chief collieries of the Kent coalfield, which closed in 1987.
Aylesham · 1.6 kmAylesham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England. The village is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-east of the cathedral city of Canterbury, and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west of the town and port…
Frogham, Kent · 1.9 kmFrogham is a hamlet in the Dover District of East Kent, England, 7 miles (11 km) north west of Dover. It is located between the former coal mining village of Aylesham and Shepherdswell. It is near the site of the form…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nonington?
- Nonington is a town in Kent, England, in the Dover local authority.
- How deprived is Nonington?
- The Dover local authority, which includes Nonington, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.