Heron Area Guide | £332k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
14,130
Households
6,397
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 11.7 per 1k
6,397
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 11.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£332,333
Median property price
349
Postcodes
6,397
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 11.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£332,333
Median property price
349
Postcodes

Sold prices in Heron

England & Wales
Property sales · Heron
HM Land Registry · Heron
Average price
£312,119
YoY: +1.8%
Median price: £321,444
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 13 sales · avg £386,384
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£386k£282k£177k
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 Heron

England & Wales
Crime trends · Heron

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
40
YoY -13%
675032
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
47
YoY -15%
553310
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
15
YoY -12%
27165
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
28
YoY +22%
463014
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply

166
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Heron

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

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.

Canterbury 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 Heron

GPs make up most of the mapped places

28 GPs · 11 Universities · 10 Libraries · 66 in all

  • GPs28
  • Universities11
  • Libraries10
  • Museums9
  • Hospitals8

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

Overview of Heron

Coordinates51.3686, 1.1227
Postcodes
349
Population (Census)
14,130
Households (Census)
6,397
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 11.7 per 1k

Demographics in Heron

Ethnicity

Total residents: 14,133
White Brit.90.7%
Other White2.7%
+ other · 6.6%

Religion

Total residents: 14,127
Christian47.3%
No religion44.4%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 14,130
50–6421.1%
35–4916.9%
65–7412.3%
25–3410.8%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%

Households

Total households: 6,397
Other19.8%
Any member 66+18.1%
All members 66+10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 7 other households · 32.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Heron

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.77 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.77 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Heron