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Downs West

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
3,957
Households
1,524
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 1.0 per 1k
1,524
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 1.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£620,000
Median property price
120
Postcodes
1,524
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 1.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£620,000
Median property price
120
Postcodes

Sold prices in Downs West

England & Wales
Property sales · Downs West
HM Land Registry · Downs West
Average price
£593,838
YoY: -4.6%
Median price: £605,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £620,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£823k£557k£291k
May '24Dec '24Jul '25Jan '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 Downs West

England & Wales
Crime trends · Downs West

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
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

4
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Downs West

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.

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

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Schools in Downs West

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

View all schools in this area

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Amenities in Downs West

GPs make up most of the mapped places

16 GPs · 9 Museums · 6 Hospitals · 36 in all

  • GPs16
  • Museums9
  • Hospitals6
  • Libraries5

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

Overview of Downs West

Coordinates51.1961, 0.8676
Postcodes
120
Population (Census)
3,957
Households (Census)
1,524
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 1.0 per 1k

Demographics in Downs West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 3,947
White Brit.87.9%
Other White3.3%
Indian1.5%
White Irish1.1%
Other Asian1.0%
+ 1 other groups · 5.1%

Religion

Total residents: 3,945
Christian51.5%
No religion39.6%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim1.3%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 3,957
50–6423.6%
35–4920.2%
65–7412.0%
10–158.2%
25–347.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%

Households

Total households: 1,524
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.6%
All members 66+13.8%
Other9.7%
Any member 66+9.1%
+ 7 other households · 30.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Downs West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.41 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.41 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Downs West