Sevington
Sevington is a village in Kent, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 9 restaurants or cafés, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ashford International, 3.2 km away. There were around 89 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 Sevington area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Ashford area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 132,747 residents at roughly 229 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 117th of 294 English council areas — better than 60% 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
17°CClear
- Today: 23° / 14° · 12% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:19
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Rochester Stoke, United Kingdom
Crime
93 reported · July 2026▼ 9% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences39
- Anti-social behaviour18
- Shoplifting13
- Other theft8
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Wildlife crime issues.
- Farm equipment theft.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
204 food businesses within 2 miles
- 186 rated 4–5 ★ (168 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ashford International (2.7 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ashford International (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£344,332 average▲ 0.3% YoY
Across Ashford · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 139.8p · AppleGreen (2.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (2.9 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
26 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Motorline Toyota (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
132,747 residents in Ashford · 229/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Homewood School and Sixth Form CentreGood
- The Norton Knatchbull SchoolGood
- Chilmington Green School
- Highworth Grammar School
- The North School
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
- Wye School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Ashford
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
- 55 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
207 applications decided
89.4% granted · 185 granted, 22 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Independent / Green coalition
- Lab 7
- Con 17
- Grn 12
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,500 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
44 jobs advertised · £35,488 avg
e.g. Ground Floor - Team Member, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, End of Lease Cleaner
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ashford:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership431 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s372 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test346 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office341 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership309 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Sevington · 0.2 kmSevington is a village in the civil parish of Sevington with Finberry, in the Ashford district, in Kent, England.
Finberry · 0.8 kmFinberry is a housing estate located in the south-east of Ashford, in the civil parish of Sevington with Finberry, in the Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England. The population of the housing estate is inclu…
Willesborough · 1.3 kmWillesborough is a residential suburb, on the eastern side of Ashford, in the county of Kent, England.
William Harvey Hospital · 1.4 kmThe William Harvey Hospital is a hospital in Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, England. It is one of the three main hospitals in the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust area and is named after William Harv…
- AHBS Community Radio · 1.4 km
AHBS Hospital Radio is a hospital radio station serving the town of Ashford, Kent which launched on 26 December 1971.
New Mill, Willesborough · 1.5 kmNew Mill is a Grade II* listed smock mill in Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent. It stands just west of junction 10 of the M20 motorway. It was built in 1869 and is now a museum open to the public.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sevington?
- Sevington is a town in Kent, England, in the Ashford local authority.
- How deprived is Sevington?
- The Ashford local authority, which includes Sevington, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.