4,688
Households
White Brit. · 45%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
201 · 19.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£176,900
Median property price
270
Postcodes
Overview of Town
Coordinates51.4416, 0.3726
Postcodes
270
Population (Census)
10,421
Households (Census)
4,688
Recorded crime · May '26
201 · 19.3 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 2.96 (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 2.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Town
Property sales · Town
HM Land Registry · Town
Average price
£209,097
YoY: -5.2%
Median price: £180,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £143,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£272k£207k£143k
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
906744
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
58
YoY stable
ASB
533822
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
53
YoY +43%
Vehicle Crime
35192
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
851
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Criminal damage
39248
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -31%
Demographics in Town
Ethnicity
White Brit.45.5%
Other White15.8%
Indian11.6%
African6.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.3%
+ 5 other groups · 15.6%
Religion
Christian43.8%
No religion28.1%
Sikh12.0%
Muslim7.1%
Not answered5.0%
+ 2 other religions · 4.1%
Age groups
35–4923.4%
25–3418.8%
50–6417.6%
≤47.1%
65–746.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Other31.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Any member 66+10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.0%
+ 8 other households · 31.8%
Schools in Town
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Chantry Community Primary School
Kent · DA12 2RL
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Kent · DA12 1LU
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Pier View Academy
Kent · DA12 2AX
0.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–25
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Town
Postcodes in Town
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