5,539
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
137 · 9.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£291,250
Median property price
297
Postcodes
Overview of Watling
Coordinates51.3744, 0.5624
Postcodes
297
Population (Census)
14,760
Households (Census)
5,539
Recorded crime · May '26
137 · 9.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Watling
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.88 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Watling
Property sales · Watling
HM Land Registry · Watling
Average price
£313,553
YoY: -2.9%
Median price: £295,471
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 7 sales · avg £273,642
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£368k£312k£257k
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 Watling
Crime trends · Watling
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
584225
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
45
YoY +18%
ASB
53318
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
32
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
1680
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
20124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +22%
Demographics in Watling
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.3%
African4.4%
Other White4.1%
Indian3.7%
Pakistani1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 9.9%
Religion
Christian45.9%
No religion39.6%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim4.3%
Sikh2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4919.2%
25–3412.2%
65–7410.0%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Other12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Any member 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.9%
+ 8 other households · 42.1%
Schools in Watling
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Barnsole Primary School
Medway · ME7 2JG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Academy of Woodlands
Medway · ME7 2DU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The GFC School
Medway · ME7 4DD
0.7 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
The Robert Napier School
Medway · ME7 2LX
Not judged
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Watling
Postcodes in Watling
ME5 7ENME5 7EPME5 7EQME5 7ESME5 7ETME5 7FEME5 7FPME5 7HAME5 7HBME5 7HDME5 7HEME5 7HFME5 7HHME5 7HJME5 7HLME5 7HNME5 7HPME5 7HQME5 7HRME5 7HSME5 7HTME5 7HUME5 7HWME5 7HXME5 7HYME5 7HZME5 7JAME5 7JDME5 7JEME5 7JFME5 7JGME7 2AAME7 2ABME7 2AFME7 2APME7 2AZME7 2BDME7 2BEME7 2BFME7 2BGME7 2BQME7 2BSME7 2BTME7 2BUME7 2BXME7 2BYME7 2BZME7 2DAME7 2DBME7 2DDME7 2DHME7 2DJME7 2DLME7 2DNME7 2DPME7 2DRME7 2DSME7 2DUME7 2DWME7 2DXME7 2DYME7 2DZME7 2EAME7 2EBME7 2EGME7 2EHME7 2EJME7 2ELME7 2ENME7 2EPME7 2ERME7 2ESME7 2ETME7 2EUME7 2EWME7 2EXME7 2EYME7 2HAME7 2HEME7 2HGME7 2HHME7 2HLME7 2HNME7 2HSME7 2HTME7 2HUME7 2HXME7 2HYME7 2JEME7 2JGME7 2JHME7 2JJME7 2JLME7 2JNME7 2JPME7 2JQME7 2JRME7 2JSME7 2JTME7 2JUME7 2JWME7 2JXME7 2JZME7 2LAME7 2LFME7 2LGME7 2LHME7 2LJME7 2LNME7 2LPME7 2LQME7 2LRME7 2LSME7 2LTME7 2LUME7 2LXME7 2LYME7 2NBME7 2NEME7 2NF