6,397
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
186 · 13.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£300,000
Median property price
350
Postcodes
Overview of Heron
Coordinates51.3686, 1.1227
Postcodes
350
Population (Census)
14,130
Households (Census)
6,397
Recorded crime · May '26
186 · 13.2 per 1k
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 3.53 (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 3.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Heron
Property sales · Heron
HM Land Registry · Heron
Average price
£302,176
YoY: -2.5%
Median price: £321,444
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £251,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£357k£267k£177k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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
Crime trends · Heron
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
675032
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
35
YoY -34%
ASB
553310
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
50
YoY +43%
Vehicle Crime
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +150%
Burglary
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%
Criminal damage
27165
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY -18%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
463014
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY stable
Demographics in Heron
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.7%
Other White2.7%
+ other · 6.6%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion44.4%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4916.9%
65–7412.3%
25–3410.8%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%
Households
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%
Schools in Heron
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Herne Bay Infant School
Kent · CT6 5SH
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Herne Bay Junior School
Kent · CT6 5DA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Fairlight Glen Independent Special School
Kent · CT6 5QQ
0.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Heron
Postcodes in Heron
CT6 5ABCT6 5ADCT6 5AECT6 5AFCT6 5AGCT6 5AHCT6 5AJCT6 5ANCT6 5APCT6 5AQCT6 5ARCT6 5ASCT6 5ATCT6 5AUCT6 5AWCT6 5AXCT6 5BACT6 5BBCT6 5BECT6 5BFCT6 5BGCT6 5BHCT6 5BJCT6 5BLCT6 5BNCT6 5BPCT6 5BQCT6 5BSCT6 5BTCT6 5BUCT6 5BWCT6 5BXCT6 5DACT6 5DBCT6 5DDCT6 5DECT6 5DFCT6 5DGCT6 5DJCT6 5DQCT6 5DRCT6 5DSCT6 5DTCT6 5DUCT6 5DXCT6 5DYCT6 5EACT6 5EBCT6 5EGCT6 5EHCT6 5EJCT6 5EQCT6 5ERCT6 5ETCT6 5EUCT6 5EWCT6 5EXCT6 5EYCT6 5EZCT6 5GNCT6 5GWCT6 5HACT6 5HECT6 5HHCT6 5HJCT6 5HLCT6 5HNCT6 5HPCT6 5HRCT6 5HTCT6 5HUCT6 5HWCT6 5HXCT6 5HYCT6 5HZCT6 5JBCT6 5JDCT6 5JECT6 5JFCT6 5JGCT6 5JHCT6 5JJCT6 5JLCT6 5JNCT6 5JPCT6 5JQCT6 5JWCT6 5JXCT6 5JYCT6 5LACT6 5LBCT6 5LECT6 5LGCT6 5LHCT6 5LJCT6 5LLCT6 5LNCT6 5LPCT6 5LQCT6 5LRCT6 5LSCT6 5LUCT6 5LXCT6 5LYCT6 5NACT6 5NBCT6 5NDCT6 5NECT6 5NFCT6 5NGCT6 5NJCT6 5NRCT6 5NUCT6 5NWCT6 5NXCT6 5NYCT6 5PBCT6 5PDCT6 5PGCT6 5PH