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Brabourne Lees & North Romney

Middle area

South east Ashford. 11,987 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 96 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 42% of people in Brabourne Lees & North Romney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£397,500
Joint 1,950th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,396
884th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
42%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Brabourne Lees & North Romney

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brabourne Lees & North Romney at a rate of 45.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences230
Anti-social behaviour82
Other crime73
Shoplifting48
Criminal damage and arson40
Burglary25
Drug offences18
Vehicle crime16
Robbery6
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Brabourne Lees & North Romney compares

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Brabourne Lees & North RomneyMiddle
Median sale price15 middle areas, Ashford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from £265,000 to £560,000. The middle area is £375,000. Brabourne Lees & North Romney is £397,500.
£397,5006th most expensive
Population15 middle areas, Ashford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 5,961 to 12,105. The middle area is 8,844. Brabourne Lees & North Romney is 10,396.
10,3963rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Ashford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Brabourne Lees & North Romney is 42.0%.
42%7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Ashford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 16.6% to 96.7%. The middle area is 89.1%. Brabourne Lees & North Romney is 67.6%.
67.6%6th lowest

Is Brabourne Lees & North Romney safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brabourne Lees & North Romney at a rate of 45.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brabourne Lees & North Romney.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (230), anti-social behaviour (82) and other crime (73).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Ashford

These figures are published for the whole of Ashford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashford and not Brabourne Lees & North Romney alone. See Ashford

Average house price
£340,991
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,440
139th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
Joint 84th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brabourne Lees & North Romney in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brabourne Lees & North Romney was £397,500 in 2025.

Brabourne Lees & North Romney had 10,396 usual residents at the census.

About 42% of people in Brabourne Lees & North Romney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brabourne Lees & North Romney, 67.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.