Place

Land use

Kent has a land area of 1,368 square miles and approximately 350 miles of coastline.

It is known as 'the garden of England' as a minimum of 72.7% of the land in each of the 12 districts is undeveloped.

For more information read the land use in Kent's local authorities bulletin (PDF, 779.3 KB).

Households

According to the 2021 Census, Kent has 648,393 households. The majority (65.4%) of these are one family households. The average household size in Kent is 2.39 people which is comparable to that of the South East (2.39 people) and the national figure of 2.37 people.

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House prices

Data from the Land Registry states that the average house price in Kent during 2023 was £408,640. This is higher than the national average of £363,358 but lower than the average for the South East which is £455,599.

For more information read the property prices and sales in Kent bulletin (PDF, 1.2 MB).

Council Tax

B and D Council Tax is the standard measure of Council Tax (all other bands are set as a proportion of the Band D). 20.2% of dwellings in Kent fall into this band. However, the largest proportion of Kent dwellings falls into band C (27.2%). Council Tax for a Band D property in Kent varies from £2,175 per month in Dartford up to £2,327 per month in Folkestone and Hythe. The national average is £2,171. The largest number of Kent dwellings fall into band C (193,280).

For more information read the Council Tax in Kent local authorities bulletin (PDF, 511.9 KB).

Deprivation

Kent has remained within the same national decile for 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD2019) as for IMD2015 for 4 of the 5 summary measures. Kent is ranked within the least deprived 50% of upper-tier local authorities in England for 4 out of 5 summary measures of the IMD2019. There are some areas within Kent that do fall within the 20% most deprived in England.

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