6,550
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
93 · 5.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£306,250
Median property price
301
Postcodes
Overview of Lordswood & Walderslade
Coordinates51.3394, 0.5366
Postcodes
301
Population (Census)
16,562
Households (Census)
6,550
Recorded crime · May '26
93 · 5.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lordswood & Walderslade
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.46 (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 6.46 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Lordswood & Walderslade
Property sales · Lordswood & Walderslade
HM Land Registry · Lordswood & Walderslade
Average price
£320,392
YoY: -0.1%
Median price: £304,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 8 sales · avg £311,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£381k£321k£261k
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 Lordswood & Walderslade
Crime trends · Lordswood & Walderslade
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
312110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY +81%
ASB
32172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
32
YoY +146%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +267%
Demographics in Lordswood & Walderslade
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.3%
African3.0%
Other White2.8%
Indian1.3%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian46.3%
No religion45.8%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6420.1%
35–4919.3%
25–3413.1%
65–7410.2%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Any member 66+12.5%
Other11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 7 other households · 38.6%
Schools in Lordswood & Walderslade
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Lordswood School
Medway · ME5 8NN
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Medway · ME5 8PU
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Swingate Primary School
Medway · ME5 8TJ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Walderslade Primary School
Medway · ME5 8BJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Medway · ME5 8PU
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Lordswood & Walderslade
Postcodes in Lordswood & Walderslade
ME5 8AAME5 8ABME5 8ADME5 8AEME5 8AGME5 8AHME5 8AJME5 8ALME5 8ANME5 8AQME5 8ARME5 8ASME5 8AXME5 8AYME5 8BAME5 8BBME5 8BDME5 8BHME5 8BJME5 8BLME5 8BPME5 8BQME5 8BSME5 8BXME5 8BYME5 8DAME5 8DBME5 8DDME5 8DEME5 8DFME5 8DGME5 8DHME5 8DJME5 8DLME5 8DNME5 8DPME5 8DQME5 8DRME5 8DSME5 8DTME5 8DUME5 8DXME5 8DYME5 8DZME5 8EAME5 8EBME5 8EDME5 8EEME5 8EHME5 8ENME5 8ETME5 8EUME5 8EXME5 8EYME5 8EZME5 8FHME5 8FRME5 8FWME5 8GAME5 8HAME5 8HBME5 8HDME5 8HEME5 8HFME5 8HGME5 8HHME5 8HJME5 8HLME5 8HNME5 8HPME5 8HQME5 8HRME5 8HSME5 8HTME5 8HUME5 8HWME5 8HXME5 8HYME5 8HZME5 8JAME5 8JDME5 8JEME5 8JGME5 8JPME5 8JRME5 8LFME5 8NAME5 8NBME5 8NDME5 8NEME5 8NFME5 8NGME5 8NHME5 8NJME5 8NLME5 8NNME5 8NPME5 8NQME5 8NRME5 8NSME5 8NTME5 8NUME5 8NWME5 8NXME5 8NYME5 8NZME5 8PAME5 8PBME5 8PDME5 8PEME5 8PGME5 8PHME5 8PJME5 8PLME5 8PNME5 8PPME5 8PQME5 8PRME5 8PSME5 8PT