Staplehurst

15°CClear

• Today: 23° / 13° · 10% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:21

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

61US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom

38 reported · July 2026▼ 16% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences17
• Anti-social behaviour12
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Other theft4

5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Staplehurst · Kent

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

305 reported road collisions (2024)

92 killed or seriously injured · 406 casualties · 17.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

45 food businesses within 2 miles

• 43 rated 4–5 ★ (37 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

£352,191 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Maidstone · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,293 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £917
• 2 bed £1,190
• 3 bed £1,456

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (0.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (9.3 km)

4 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)

Around the average in England

Ranked 188 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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 · 32,020 pupils

49 primary · 12 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 28 of 29 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

65inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Maidstone

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
• 74 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

244 applications decided

85.2% granted · 208 granted, 36 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

9,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

33 jobs advertised · £40,270 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

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

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Imports 13% · Nuclear 10% · Wind 10%

245 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 80.2 yrs 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

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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  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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