Well Hill
Well Hill is a settlement in Kent, England. The nearest railway station is Knockholt, 1.2 km away. There were around 11 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 Well Hill area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Sevenoaks area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 120,511 residents at roughly 326 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 89th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 12° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:27
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Fiveways Sidcup Rd A20, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▲ 83% YoY
- Burglary3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Crockenhill and Well Hill · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance vehicles.
- Nuisance antisocial behaviour.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
237 reported road collisions (2024)
60 killed or seriously injured · 332 casualties · 19.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
48 food businesses within 2 miles
- 39 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Knockholt (1.5 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Knockholt (1.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£543,081 average▲ 3.2% YoY
Across Sevenoaks · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,803 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,262
- 2 bed £1,574
- 3 bed £1,920
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
13.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 13.4 times median annual pay (14.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (6.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · ESSO (11 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Maidenhead Aquatics Polhill (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Chairman raises the flag in honour of Emergency Services Day· 9 Sept 2026
- Fly-tipper prosecuted· 3 Sept 2026
- Community and voluntary groups urged to apply for funding· 2 Sept 2026
- Council Reaffirms Position on Future of The Stag Community Arts Centre· 1 Sept 2026
- The Facts: Green Recycling Bags To Save Taxpayers £225,000· 24 Aug 2026
Source: Sevenoaks Council
Population
120,511 residents in Sevenoaks · 326/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 253 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,522 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (23% of 52,640)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
65 schools · 17,192 pupils
42 primary · 3 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 17 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
48inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Knole Academy
- Orchards Academy
- Trinity School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sevenoaks
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 31 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
266 applications decided
89.5% granted · 238 granted, 28 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Con 26
- LD 14
- Grn 4
- Ref 2
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,290 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£901 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£39,738 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
38% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 48,205 certificates
9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sevenoaks:
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need539 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership359 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s341 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office321 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test318 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Well Hill · 0.0 kmWell Hill is a small rural hamlet within the civil parish of Shoreham in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It borders east of Orpington & 3.5 miles south of Swanley, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater Lon…
Chelsfield · 1.5 kmChelsfield is an area in southeast London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley and, prior to 1965, in the historic county of Kent. It lies south of Goddington, west of Well Hill, north of Pratt's Bottom and…
Knockholt railway station · 1.5 kmKnockholt railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, located in the London Borough of Bromley, Greater London. It is 16 miles 44 chains (26.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between…
Badgers Mount · 1.7 kmBadgers Mount is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, in southeast England. It is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south east of Orpington and 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north west of Sevenoaks, adjacent to the Ken…
Hewitt's Chalk Bank · 1.9 kmHewitt's Chalk Bank is a 4-hectare (10-acre) nature reserve north-east of Pratt's Bottom in the London Borough of Bromley. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.
1934 London, Scottish & Provincial Airways Airspeed Courier crash · 2.3 kmOn 29 September 1934, an Airspeed Courier of London, Scottish & Provincial Airways Ltd crashed just north of Shoreham, Kent. The aircraft was on a scheduled international passenger flight from Heston Aerodrome west of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Well Hill?
- Well Hill is a town in Kent, England, in the Sevenoaks local authority.
- How deprived is Well Hill?
- The Sevenoaks local authority, which includes Well Hill, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.