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Bearsted & Downswood

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the least deprived
Population
11,056
Households
4,612
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.7 per 1k
4,612
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£407,799
Median property price
255
Postcodes
4,612
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£407,799
Median property price
255
Postcodes

Sold prices in Bearsted & Downswood

England & Wales
Property sales · Bearsted & Downswood
HM Land Registry · Bearsted & Downswood
Average price
£477,763
YoY: -2.2%
Median price: £415,417
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 6 sales · avg £458,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£572k£474k£376k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Bearsted & Downswood

England & Wales
Crime trends · Bearsted & Downswood

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY —
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY +42%
28140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

41
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Bearsted & Downswood

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Maidstone is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

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Amenities in Bearsted & Downswood

43 mapped places in this local authority

15 GPs · 12 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 43 in all

  • GPs15
  • Libraries12
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums6
  • Universities3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Bearsted & Downswood

Coordinates51.2685, 0.5710
Postcodes
255
Population (Census)
11,056
Households (Census)
4,612
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.7 per 1k

Demographics in Bearsted & Downswood

Ethnicity

Total residents: 11,063
White Brit.90.6%
Other White3.1%
Indian1.0%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 4.2%

Religion

Total residents: 11,060
Christian55.6%
No religion36.8%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 11,056
50–6420.2%
35–4919.6%
65–7413.4%
75–849.3%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%

Households

Total households: 4,612
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.8%
All members 66+16.7%
Any member 66+15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Other9.9%
+ 7 other households · 27.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bearsted & Downswood

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Bearsted & Downswood