Staplehurst

8°CClear

• Today: 11° / 7° · 10% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:26

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

41 reported · August 2026▼ 7% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour12
• Violence & sexual offences11
• Vehicle crime5
• Other theft4

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Staplehurst · Kent

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

312 reported road collisions (2025)

97 killed or seriously injured · 399 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

45 food businesses within 2 miles

• 42 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Staplehurst (0.9 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£352,878 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across Maidstone · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,297 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY

• 1 bed £919
• 2 bed £1,193
• 3 bed £1,461

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

10.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.1 times median annual pay (10.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,292 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (0.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Esso (0.9 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: Frankies Farm Shop (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools8
• Sports pitches8
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

175,782 residents in Maidstone · 447/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,828
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,023
• Net moves+1,805

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 155 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,503 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 78,560)

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

73 schools · 31,220 pupils

49 primary · 12 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 26 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Maidstone

1,676 CQC-registered services

• Care homes503
• GP practices222
• Dentists360
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 20 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

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

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

261 applications decided

83.1% granted · 217 granted, 44 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Katie Lam

Conservative

Weald of Kent

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 6
• Con 13
• LD 11
• Grn 12
• Ref 3
• Oth 4

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

20 jobs advertised · £33,318 avg

e.g. Temporary Office Administrator, CNC Machinist, Sheet Metal Fabricator

Source: Adzuna

£774 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,404 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 · 85,101 certificates

9.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

57% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Imports 24% · Gas 20% · Nuclear 6%

111 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Kent): 63.9 women · 62.5 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in TN12

• Woodlands Health Centre
• Howell Surgery
• Marden Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Weald of Kent:

• Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent354 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death318 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks252 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND233 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence203 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Staplehurst · 0.1 km

  Staplehurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England, 9 miles (14 km) south of the town of Maidstone and with a population of 6,700. The village lies on the route of a Roman road, whi…

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  All Saints Church, Staplehurst · 0.6 km

  All Saints Church is a parish church in Staplehurst, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  Staplehurst railway station · 0.8 km

  Staplehurst railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Staplehurst, Kent. It is 41 miles 70 chains (67.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all train…

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  Staplehurst Monarchs F.C. · 1.0 km

  Staplehurst Monarchs Football Club is a football club based in Staplehurst, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Division One and play at the Jubilee Sports Ground.

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  RAF Staplehurst · 1.4 km

  Royal Air Force Staplehurst or more simply RAF Staplehurst is a former Royal Air Force Advanced landing ground located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Staplehurst, Kent, England.

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  South Eastern Main Line · 1.5 km

  The South Eastern Main Line is a major long-distance railway route in South East England, UK, one of the three main routes crossing the county of Kent, going via Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Ashford and Folkestone to Dover.…

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