Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden Area Guide | £502k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
8,724
Households
3,470
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.2 per 1k
3,470
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£502,367
Median property price
427
Postcodes
3,470
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£502,367
Median property price
427
Postcodes

Sold prices in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

England & Wales
Property sales · Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden
HM Land Registry · Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden
Average price
£528,637
YoY: +2.3%
Median price: £450,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £635,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£842k£584k£326k
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 Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

England & Wales
Crime trends · Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

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
6
YoY —
21146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

28
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

High flood risk in part of this area

1 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

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.

Tunbridge Wells 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.

Amenities in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

GPs make up most of the mapped places

14 GPs · 8 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 31 in all

  • GPs14
  • Libraries8
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums2

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

Overview of Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

Coordinates51.0479, 0.5332
Postcodes
427
Population (Census)
8,724
Households (Census)
3,470
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.2 per 1k

Demographics in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,727
White Brit.91.9%
Other White3.3%
+ other · 4.8%

Religion

Total residents: 8,725
Christian51.7%
No religion39.7%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,724
50–6422.9%
35–4915.8%
65–7412.1%
10–1510.1%
25–348.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%

Households

Total households: 3,470
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Any member 66+15.7%
All members 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Other12.7%
+ 7 other households · 28.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.97 (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 5.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden