1,218
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 57%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
44 · 14.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£408,333
Median property price
156
Postcodes
Overview of West Downs
Coordinates51.3199, 0.7381
Postcodes
156
Population (Census)
3,077
Households (Census)
1,218
Recorded crime · May '26
44 · 14.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Downs
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.75 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.75 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in West Downs
Property sales · West Downs
HM Land Registry · West Downs
Average price
£491,511
YoY: -2.6%
Median price: £415,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £846,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£850k£504k£158k
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '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 West Downs
Crime trends · West Downs
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21146
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY -44%
ASB
1283
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +17%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Demographics in West Downs
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.5%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Christian56.7%
No religion37.0%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6424.6%
35–4917.4%
65–7412.7%
75–848.5%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
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%
Schools in West Downs
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Rodmersham School
Kent · ME9 0PS
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Kent · ME9 9NL
Good
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Bredgar Church of England Primary School
Kent · ME9 8HB
Good
1.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School
Kent · ME9 0SJ
Requires improvement
2.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Yew Tree Farm School
Kent · ME9 8AT
2.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in West Downs
Postcodes in West Downs
ME10 4FLME10 4FNME10 4FPME10 4FQME10 4FRME10 4FSME10 4FTME10 4FUME10 4FWME10 4FXME10 4FYME10 4FZME10 4GAME10 4GBME10 4GDME10 4GEME10 4GFME10 4GJME10 4GLME10 4GPME10 4GRME10 4GSME10 4GYME10 4GZME10 4JLME10 4LYME10 4NQME10 4NXME10 4NYME10 4QQME10 4UJME10 4ULME9 0AAME9 0ABME9 0ADME9 0AGME9 0AHME9 0ANME9 0APME9 0EDME9 0LRME9 0PBME9 0PEME9 0PHME9 0PJME9 0PLME9 0PPME9 0PRME9 0PSME9 0PTME9 0PUME9 0PXME9 0PYME9 0QAME9 0QBME9 0QDME9 0QFME9 0QLME9 0QNME9 0QPME9 0QQME9 0QRME9 0QWME9 0RSME9 0RTME9 0RUME9 0RXME9 0SAME9 0SBME9 0SDME9 0SEME9 0SFME9 0SGME9 0SJME9 0SQME9 0TJME9 8AAME9 8ADME9 8AEME9 8AGME9 8ANME9 8APME9 8AQME9 8ARME9 8ASME9 8ATME9 8AZME9 8BBME9 8BDME9 8BEME9 8BGME9 8BHME9 8BZME9 8DRME9 8DSME9 8DUME9 8DXME9 8DYME9 8EAME9 8EBME9 8EDME9 8EEME9 8EFME9 8EGME9 8EHME9 8EJME9 8ELME9 8ENME9 8EPME9 8ERME9 8ESME9 8ETME9 8EUME9 8EXME9 8EYME9 8FLME9 8GAME9 8GEME9 8GUME9 8HA