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 (IoD2025). 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 160th 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 9° · 74% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:52Sunset 16:26
9h 34m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
24 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Other crime4
- Shoplifting3
- Public order2
Neighbourhood team: Blean Forest · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Road safety issues.
- E-scooters / E-bikes.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
284 reported road collisions (2025)
81 killed or seriously injured · 357 casualties · 18 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
318 food businesses within 2 miles
- 269 rated 4–5 ★ (221 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
£336,427 average▼ 0.3% YoY
Across Canterbury · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,280 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY
- 1 bed £876
- 2 bed £1,132
- 3 bed £1,368
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,981 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (3.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (3.9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
40 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,325
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK14,447
- Net moves−122
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 149 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
47 inspected 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
1,676 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
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
218 applications decided
93.1% granted · 203 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Rosie Duffield
Independent
Canterbury
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25
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
6,865 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £27,013 avg
e.g. Catering Supervisor, Catering Assistant, Hospitality Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£735 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% 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
43% low-carbon electricity
Gas 52% · Wind 34% · Nuclear 6% · Imports 5%
214 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Kent): 63.9 women · 62.5 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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in CT2
- Sturry Surgery
- University Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Canterbury:
- Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent808 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks400 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases317 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND283 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills159 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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 a university 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 it merg…
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 IoD2025.