Higham & Shorne Area Guide | £431k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Higham & Shorne

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
6,369
Households
2,602
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
2,602
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£431,000
Median property price
219
Postcodes
2,602
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£431,000
Median property price
219
Postcodes

Sold prices in Higham & Shorne

England & Wales
Property sales · Higham & Shorne
HM Land Registry · Higham & Shorne
Average price
£466,117
YoY: -0.9%
Median price: £415,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £579,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£616k£464k£313k
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 Higham & Shorne

England & Wales
Crime trends · Higham & Shorne

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
12
YoY -29%
21146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY —
27153
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

41
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Higham & Shorne

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 Tidal Models · Tidal Models and Tidal 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.

Gravesham 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 Higham & Shorne

GPs make up most of the mapped places

11 GPs · 9 Libraries · 3 Museums · 24 in all

  • GPs11
  • Libraries9
  • Museums3
  • Hospitals1

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

Overview of Higham & Shorne

Coordinates51.4172, 0.4467
Postcodes
219
Population (Census)
6,369
Households (Census)
2,602
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.4 per 1k

Demographics in Higham & Shorne

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,370
White Brit.85.5%
Indian5.2%
Other White1.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
African1.1%
+ other · 4.7%

Religion

Total residents: 6,371
Christian54.2%
No religion31.3%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh5.7%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,369
50–6422.4%
35–4916.5%
65–7414.4%
75–849.8%
25–348.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%

Households

Total households: 2,602
All members 66+16.8%
Any member 66+16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Other8.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Higham & Shorne

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.88 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Higham & Shorne