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West Downs

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
3,077
Households
1,218
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 14.6 per 1k
1,218
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 57%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
High · 14.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£525,000
Median property price
159
Postcodes
1,218
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 57%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
High · 14.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£525,000
Median property price
159
Postcodes

Sold prices in West Downs

England & Wales
Property sales · West Downs
HM Land Registry · West Downs
Average price
£497,454
YoY: -3.6%
Median price: £450,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £569,288
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£846k£502k£158k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Jan '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 West Downs

England & Wales
Crime trends · West Downs

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
18
YoY +20%
21146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

45
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in West Downs

High flood risk in part of this area

3 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.

Swale 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 West Downs

GPs make up most of the mapped places

19 GPs · 8 Libraries · 6 Museums · 37 in all

  • GPs19
  • Libraries8
  • Museums6
  • Hospitals4

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

Overview of West Downs

Coordinates51.3203, 0.7388
Postcodes
159
Population (Census)
3,077
Households (Census)
1,218
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 14.6 per 1k

Demographics in West Downs

Ethnicity

Total residents: 3,074
White Brit.93.5%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 4.9%

Religion

Total residents: 3,073
Christian56.7%
No religion37.0%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 3,077
50–6424.6%
35–4917.4%
65–7412.7%
75–848.5%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%

Households

Total households: 1,218
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
All members 66+15.3%
Any member 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.9%
+ 8 other households · 29.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Downs

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.42 (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 6.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in West Downs