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Swanscombe

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
7,028
Households
2,743
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
2,743
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£317,889
Median property price
139
Postcodes
2,743
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£317,889
Median property price
139
Postcodes

Sold prices in Swanscombe

England & Wales
Property sales · Swanscombe
HM Land Registry · Swanscombe
Average price
£307,628
YoY: -2.2%
Median price: £312,318
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £315,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£363k£308k£252k
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 Swanscombe

England & Wales
Crime trends · Swanscombe

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
16
YoY stable
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
852
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

33
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Swanscombe

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.

Dartford 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 Swanscombe

GPs make up most of the mapped places

13 GPs · 8 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 29 in all

  • GPs13
  • Libraries8
  • Hospitals7
  • Universities1

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

Overview of Swanscombe

Coordinates51.4446, 0.3061
Postcodes
139
Population (Census)
7,028
Households (Census)
2,743
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.7 per 1k

Demographics in Swanscombe

Ethnicity

Total residents: 7,038
White Brit.76.2%
African6.3%
Other White6.2%
Indian1.5%
Other Asian1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 8.4%

Religion

Total residents: 7,033
Christian45.9%
No religion43.7%
Not answered5.1%
Muslim2.5%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 7,028
35–4920.1%
50–6418.1%
25–3415.8%
10–158.3%
5–97.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%

Households

Total households: 2,743
Other17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.0%
Any member 66+10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
+ 8 other households · 37.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Swanscombe

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.98 (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 2.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Swanscombe