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Palace Wood

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the least deprived
Population
8,582
Households
3,418
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 2.0 per 1k
3,418
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£425,750
Median property price
166
Postcodes
3,418
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£425,750
Median property price
166
Postcodes

Sold prices in Palace Wood

England & Wales
Property sales · Palace Wood
HM Land Registry · Palace Wood
Average price
£462,813
YoY: +3.8%
Median price: £425,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £428,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£557k£463k£370k
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 Palace Wood

England & Wales
Crime trends · Palace Wood

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
6
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

17
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Palace Wood

High flood risk in part of this area

2 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 Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial 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.

Maidstone 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 Palace Wood

43 mapped places in this local authority

15 GPs · 12 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 43 in all

  • GPs15
  • Libraries12
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums6
  • Universities3

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

Overview of Palace Wood

Coordinates51.2792, 0.4947
Postcodes
166
Population (Census)
8,582
Households (Census)
3,418
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.0 per 1k

Demographics in Palace Wood

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,577
White Brit.84.1%
Other White3.4%
Indian3.0%
Other Asian2.2%
African1.3%
+ other · 5.9%

Religion

Total residents: 8,581
Christian53.2%
No religion36.0%
Not answered6.3%
Hindu2.1%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 0.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,582
50–6420.3%
35–4918.9%
65–7411.4%
25–3410.0%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%

Households

Total households: 3,418
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
All members 66+15.6%
Any member 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Other9.6%
+ 7 other households · 29.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Palace Wood

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.58 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 9.58 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Palace Wood