Ham Hill
Suburb · 103 residents
66Good
Good · better than 7 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Environment scores 89, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 39 per 1,000 people a year against 100
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- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
- Road noise reaches 80% of the area
- Food & drink scores 26, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Ham Hill
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Ham Hill a good place to live?
Ham Hill scores 66/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for environment (89) and safety (76).
It scores lowest on food & drink (26).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Ham Hill in South East, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Ham Hill
Terraced roofs climb the slope here in tight rows, semis fill the streets behind them, and the overall impression is of a working village that got absorbed into the commuter belt without quite losing its shape. It's not smart in a manicured way — there's no obvious café strip or restaurant row in the numbers — but it's settled, with a median age a couple of years above the national figure and a population density well below what you'd find in most of the South East's suburbs. This reads as a place people stay, not pass through.
The practical picture is straightforward rather than flashy. Snodland Rail Station anchors the commute, with New Hythe as a second option, so you're not dependent on the roads alone if you're heading into Kent's larger towns or on to London. Schools carry a solid, unspectacular B+ grade overall: St Katherine's School & Nursery and Ryarsh Primary both hold Good ratings, which will matter more to most households here than the secondary picture — The Holmesdale School's progress 8 score of -0.52 is the one figure worth knowing before you assume every stage of education here is equally strong. Housing is dominated by freehold terraces and semis — 42 terraced and 36 semi-detached sales against a much smaller flat and detached market — and at a median of £335,000 you're sitting almost exactly on the national median, but a meaningful 16% below the typical price across Tonbridge and Malling itself. A For Sale board here is more likely to say "Victorian terrace, freehold, needs updating" than "new-build apartment."