60,509
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
858 · 5.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£303,620
Median property price
4,108
Postcodes
Overview of Swale
Coordinates51.3528, 0.7910
Postcodes
4,108
Population (Census)
151,637
Households (Census)
60,509
Recorded crime · May '26
858 · 5.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Swale
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.44 (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 4.44 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Swale
Property sales · Swale
HM Land Registry · Swale
Average price
£322,387
YoY: -1.1%
Median price: £307,337
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 50 sales · avg £305,964
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£352k£322k£292k
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 Swale
Crime trends · Swale
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
370315259
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
261
YoY -29%
ASB
25617594
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
244
YoY +8%
Vehicle Crime
483317
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY -34%
Burglary
30197
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1199061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
70
YoY -30%
Demographics in Swale
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.6%
Other White4.0%
African1.7%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Christian47.2%
No religion45.4%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6419.9%
35–4918.9%
25–3413.1%
65–7410.5%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Other13.3%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 8 other households · 38.5%
Wards in Swale
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
IMD 7.39182 postcodes
West Downs
IMD 6.75156 postcodes
St Ann's
IMD 6.37126 postcodes
Borden and Grove Park
IMD 6.12162 postcodes
Abbey
IMD 5.94171 postcodes
Watling
IMD 5.90201 postcodes
Boughton and Courtenay
IMD 5.36287 postcodes
Homewood
IMD 4.96177 postcodes
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
IMD 4.94200 postcodes
Minster Cliffs
IMD 4.44165 postcodes
Chalkwell
IMD 4.28125 postcodes
Sheppey Central
IMD 4.10200 postcodes
East Downs
IMD 4.00184 postcodes
Teynham and Lynsted
IMD 3.68254 postcodes
Queenborough and Halfway
IMD 3.39200 postcodes
Murston
IMD 2.84176 postcodes
Roman
IMD 2.70124 postcodes
Milton Regis
IMD 2.64139 postcodes
Sheppey East
IMD 1.19194 postcodes
Sheerness
IMD 1.00290 postcodes
Schools in Swale
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Hernhill Church of England Primary School
Kent · ME13 9JG
Outstanding
7.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Meadowfield School
Kent · ME10 4NL
Outstanding
2.0 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Queenborough School and Nursery
Kent · ME11 5DF
Outstanding
4.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Rodmersham School
Kent · ME9 0PS
Outstanding
3.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Sheldwich Primary School
Kent · ME13 0LU
Outstanding
6.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School
Kent · ME13 8AP
Outstanding
5.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Kent · ME10 1YG
Outstanding
3.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Kent · ME9 9NL
Good
1.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Borden Grammar School
Kent · ME10 4DB
Good
2.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School
Kent · ME13 9AW
Good
7.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.