Sturry
Sturry is a town in Kent, England, with a population of around 7,386. It has 1 pharmacy and 2 restaurants and cafés, 15 bus stops, there were around 61 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences, and the nearest railway station is Sturry, 0.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sturry 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
17°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 14° · 10% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
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
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
88 reported · July 2026▲ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences25
- Shoplifting24
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Criminal damage & arson9
3 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: Sturry · 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
116 food businesses within 2 miles
- 99 rated 4–5 ★ (83 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sturry (0.1 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sturry (0.0 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: 143.9p · BP (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 149.9p · BP (9.8 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Motorline Canterbury-Hyundai (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches12
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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 (STURRY)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 71 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
Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Recent votes:
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,775 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
26 jobs advertised · £29,825 avg
e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Biology Tutor - Part Time, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats
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
7% low-carbon electricity
Imports 59% · Gas 34% · Wind 3% · Nuclear 2%
166 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Herne Bay and Sandwich:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership979 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership431 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office415 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test356 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases325 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Sturry railway station · 0.1 km
Sturry railway station is a railway station Kent, England, serving Sturry and Fordwich on the Ashford to Ramsgate line in Kent. It is 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north east of Canterbury West, and lies either side of a level…
Sturry · 0.3 kmSturry is a village on the Great Stour river situated 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Canterbury in Kent. Its large civil parish incorporates several hamlets and, until April 2019, the former mining village of Hersden.
Tithe Barn, Sturry · 0.3 kmThe Tithe Barn, Sturry, Kent, England is a barn dating from the early 16th century. The barn was built as the tithe barn for the grange of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury. At the Dissolution of the monasteries, the g…
Sturry Pit · 0.3 kmSturry Pit is a 0.7 hectares geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Canterbury in Kent. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
St Nicholas' Church, Sturry · 0.3 kmSt Nicholas' Church, Sturry, is a joint Anglican and Methodist church standing on a bank beside the River Stour, in the village of Sturry, near Canterbury, in East Kent. The Local Ecumenical Partnership enables the co…
King's School Canterbury Boat Club · 0.7 kmKing's School Canterbury Boat Club is a rowing club based at Brett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sturry?
- Sturry is a town in Kent, England, in the Canterbury local authority.
- What is the population of Sturry?
- Sturry has an approximate settlement population of 7,386.
- How deprived is Sturry?
- The Canterbury local authority, which includes Sturry, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.