Wateringbury

19°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 10° · 7% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:28

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom

14 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Other theft2

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury · 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)

53 food businesses within 2 miles

• 42 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wateringbury (0.6 km)
• 10 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: 162.9p · Asda (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (11.8 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

33 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Alexander Grove Car Park (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches12
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

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

• In a conservation area (Wateringbury)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 83 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

Tom Tugendhat

Conservative

Tonbridge

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
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

16 jobs advertised · £50,000 avg

e.g. Become a Italian Tutor in Wateringbury – Flexible & Remote, Team Leader, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver 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

Imports 65% · Wind 18% · Solar 7% · Gas 6%

59 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 Tonbridge:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership385 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership374 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office327 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test290 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Wateringbury · 0.0 km

  Wateringbury is a village and civil parish near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows into the River Medway just above Bow Bridge. It formerly powered three watermills in the village, o…

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  Wateringbury SSSI · 0.5 km

  Wateringbury SSSI is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wateringbury west of Maidstone in Kent. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

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  Wateringbury railway station · 0.7 km

  Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the villages of Wateringbury and Nettlestead. It is 39 miles 77 chains (64.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock…

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  Teston · 1.2 km

  Teston or is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. It is located on the A26 road out of Maidstone, four miles (6.4 km) from Maidstone town centre. There is a narrow stone bridge over t…

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  St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Teston · 1.4 km

  St Peter's and St Paul's is a parish church in Teston, Kent. It is a Grade II* listed building and was rebuilt in 1736 for Sir Philip Boteler of Barham Court.

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  Teston Crossing Halt railway station · 1.4 km

  Teston Crossing Halt was situated on what is now the Medway Valley Line, south of Maidstone, in Kent, and served Teston and West Farleigh. It opened on 1 September 1909 and closed on 2 November 1959.

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