Tyler Hill
Tyler Hill is a town in Kent, England, with a population of around 12,000. There are 2 GPs & clinics, 1 pharmacy, and 12 restaurants and cafés, along with 12 bus stops; the nearest railway station is Canterbury West, 2.6 km away. There were around 34 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 Tyler Hill 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 16° · 82% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:17
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
23 reported · July 2026▼ 45% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Other theft4
- Drugs2
5 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: Blean Forest · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance motorcycles.
- Road safety issues.
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
320 food businesses within 2 miles
- 269 rated 4–5 ★ (222 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Canterbury West (2.6 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Canterbury West (2.6 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 (6.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 149.9p · BP (6.2 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
39 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Sunnymead (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches25
- Playgrounds5
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 (the Tyler Hill Conservation Area. Registered 27.03.1995)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 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
Rosie Duffield
Independent
Canterbury
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens24
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,775 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
29 jobs advertised · £25,649 avg
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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
12% low-carbon electricity
Imports 67% · Gas 21% · Wind 7% · Solar 4%
145 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 Canterbury:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership2,058 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership493 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s353 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases317 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset311 local signatures · 30,175 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Tyler Hill, Kent · 0.0 kmTyler Hill is a small village on the northern outskirts of Canterbury, Kent in England. The population is included in the civil parish of Hackington.
Tyler Hill Meadow · 0.3 kmTyler Hill Meadow is a 0.8-hectare (2.0-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Hackington, north of Canterbury in Kent. It is owned by Hackington Parish Council and managed by the council together with the Kentish Stour Countr…
Hackington · 0.4 kmHackington is an area of Canterbury in Kent, England, also known as St Stephen's, incorporating the northern part of the city, as well as a semi-rural area to the north.
- British Cartoon Archive · 1.1 km
The British Cartoon Archive (BCA) is a department of the University of Kent, at Canterbury in Kent, England, and holds the national collection of political and social-comment cartoons from British newspapers and magaz…
Kent Business School · 1.1 kmKent Business School (KBS) is the business school of the University of Kent. Since opening in 1988, it offers undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA and PhD programmes.
University of Kent · 1.1 kmThe University of Kent is an academic division within the London and South East University Group (LASE) in Kent, England. It was an independent university from 1965, when it was founded by royal charter, to 2026, when…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tyler Hill?
- Tyler Hill is a town in Kent, England, in the Canterbury local authority.
- How deprived is Tyler Hill?
- The Canterbury local authority, which includes Tyler Hill, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.