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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
48/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 159th of 294 English council areas — better than 46% of them.

Low crime32
Home affordability34
Affordable rents28
Good schools79
Life expectancy53
Low deprivation58
Employment48
Low council tax55

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

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

Detached£536,590
Semi-detached£350,836
Terraced£302,063
Flat£184,239

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)

A £1,613
B £1,882
C £2,151
D £2,419
E £2,957
F £3,495
G £4,032
H £4,839

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

e.g. Online Graphic Design Tutoring Job in Tyler Hill – Flexible Schedule, Become a Graphic Design Tutor in Tyler Hill – Flexible & Remote, Become a Chemistry Tutor in Tyler Hill – Flexible & Remote

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Tyler Hill, Kent · 0.0 km

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  • Tyler Hill Meadow · 0.3 km

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  • Hackington · 0.4 km

    Hackington 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

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  • Kent Business School · 1.1 km

    Kent 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 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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.