2,481
Households
White Brit. · 35%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
157 · 26.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£278,600
Median property price
175
Postcodes
Overview of Town
Coordinates51.4459, 0.2179
Postcodes
175
Population (Census)
6,014
Households (Census)
2,481
Recorded crime · May '26
157 · 26.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Town
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.87 (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 3.87 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Town
Property sales · Town
HM Land Registry · Town
Average price
£310,045
YoY: -1.1%
Median price: £291,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £294,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£430k£306k£182k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Town
Crime trends · Town
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
473115
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY +17%
ASB
33219
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY +8%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
1791
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +50%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
472911
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
47
YoY +327%
Demographics in Town
Ethnicity
White Brit.35.5%
African17.4%
Other White12.5%
Indian10.8%
Other Asian5.0%
+ 8 other groups · 18.8%
Religion
Christian44.7%
No religion29.0%
Hindu11.1%
Muslim7.7%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
35–4928.4%
25–3424.9%
≤410.5%
50–6410.2%
5–97.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 18.2%
Households
Other26.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 24.9%
Schools in Town
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
River Mill Primary School
Kent · DA1 5XR
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Westgate Primary School
Kent · DA1 2LP
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Town
Postcodes in Town
DA1 1ASDA1 1AXDA1 1AYDA1 1AZDA1 1BBDA1 1BEDA1 1BFDA1 1BGDA1 1BHDA1 1BJDA1 1BNDA1 1BPDA1 1BQDA1 1BXDA1 1BYDA1 1BZDA1 1DADA1 1DBDA1 1DDDA1 1DEDA1 1DGDA1 1DJDA1 1DNDA1 1DQDA1 1DRDA1 1DSDA1 1DTDA1 1DUDA1 1DXDA1 1DYDA1 1DZDA1 1EBDA1 1EDDA1 1EGDA1 1EHDA1 1EJDA1 1ELDA1 1ENDA1 1EPDA1 1ETDA1 1EUDA1 1EWDA1 1EXDA1 1EYDA1 1EZDA1 1GADA1 1HADA1 1HDDA1 1HPDA1 1JBDA1 1JEDA1 1JFDA1 1JLDA1 1JPDA1 1JRDA1 1JTDA1 1JYDA1 2AADA1 2ADDA1 2AGDA1 2AHDA1 2AJDA1 2ARDA1 2ASDA1 2AUDA1 2BADA1 2BJDA1 2DEDA1 2DFDA1 2DHDA1 2DJDA1 2DLDA1 2DRDA1 2DTDA1 2DUDA1 2DXDA1 2EDDA1 2EHDA1 2EPDA1 2EQDA1 2ETDA1 2EWDA1 2FGDA1 2FJDA1 2FLDA1 2GDDA1 2HLDA1 2HRDA1 2HSDA1 2JDDA1 2JHDA1 2JJDA1 2JPDA1 2JSDA1 2LGDA1 2LJDA1 2LLDA1 2LNDA1 2LPDA1 2LQDA1 2LRDA1 2LWDA1 2XJDA1 5AEDA1 5AJDA1 5BGDA1 5BSDA1 5BYDA1 5FSDA1 5FYDA1 5LRDA1 5TTDA1 5TUDA1 5TWDA1 5TXDA1 5TYDA1 5TZDA1 5UBDA1 5UDDA1 5UE