2,602
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
39 · 6.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£431,000
Median property price
218
Postcodes
Overview of Higham & Shorne
Coordinates51.4172, 0.4467
Postcodes
218
Population (Census)
6,369
Households (Census)
2,602
Recorded crime · May '26
39 · 6.1 per 1k
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 7.11 (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 7.11 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Higham & Shorne
Property sales · Higham & Shorne
HM Land Registry · Higham & Shorne
Average price
£465,787
YoY: -1.4%
Median price: £422,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £384,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£616k£488k£360k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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
Crime trends · Higham & Shorne
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21146
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY -18%
ASB
27153
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Demographics in Higham & Shorne
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.5%
Indian5.2%
Other White1.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
African1.1%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian54.2%
No religion31.3%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh5.7%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4916.5%
65–7414.4%
75–849.8%
25–348.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
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%
Schools in Higham & Shorne
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Higham Primary School
Kent · ME3 7JL
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Shorne Church of England Primary School
Kent · DA12 3DU
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Gad's Hill School
Kent · ME3 7PA
0.6 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Higham & Shorne
Postcodes in Higham & Shorne
DA12 3DPDA12 3DRDA12 3DSDA12 3DTDA12 3DUDA12 3DXDA12 3DYDA12 3DZDA12 3EADA12 3EBDA12 3EDDA12 3EEDA12 3EFDA12 3EGDA12 3EHDA12 3EJDA12 3ELDA12 3ENDA12 3EPDA12 3EQDA12 3EWDA12 3HADA12 3HBDA12 3HDDA12 3HEDA12 3HFDA12 3HGDA12 3HHDA12 3HJDA12 3HLDA12 3HNDA12 3HPDA12 3HQDA12 3HRDA12 3HSDA12 3HTDA12 3HUDA12 3HWDA12 3HXDA12 3JHDA12 3JJDA12 3JLDA12 3JNDA12 3JPDA12 3JRDA12 3JSDA12 3JTDA12 3JUDA12 3JWDA12 3JXDA12 3JYDA12 3JZDA12 3LADA12 3LBDA12 3LDDA12 3LEDA12 3LFDA12 3LGDA12 3LHDA12 3LJDA12 3LLDA12 3LNDA12 3LWDA12 4AADA12 4ABDA12 4ADDA12 4DLDA12 4DNDA12 4DWDA12 4LHDA12 4PRDA12 4PSDA12 4PTDA12 4PUDA12 4PZDA12 4QADA12 4QBDA12 4QDDA12 4QFDA12 4QGDA12 4QHDA12 4QJDA12 4QLDA12 4QQME2 3UAME2 3UDME2 3UEME2 3UFME2 3UGME2 3UHME2 3UQME3 7AAME3 7ABME3 7ADME3 7AEME3 7AGME3 7AHME3 7AJME3 7ALME3 7ARME3 7ASME3 7ATME3 7AXME3 7AYME3 7AZME3 7BAME3 7BBME3 7BDME3 7BEME3 7BGME3 7BHME3 7BNME3 7BPME3 7BQME3 7BSME3 7BTME3 7BUME3 7BWME3 7BXME3 7BY