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Higham & Shorne

Middle area

North east Gravesham. 6,503 people in 36 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Higham & Shorne’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£417,500
1,738th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,563
3,605th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
65.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Higham & Shorne compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Gravesham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Gravesham13 areas from £208,750 to £570,000. The middle area is £356,000. Higham & Shorne is £417,500.
£417,5003rd highest
Population13 middle areas, Gravesham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Gravesham13 areas from 5,932 to 11,586. The middle area is 8,007. Higham & Shorne is 6,563.
6,5632nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Gravesham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Gravesham13 areas from 54.6% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.7%. Higham & Shorne is 65.4%.
65.4%4th lowest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Gravesham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Gravesham13 areas from 1.5% to 8.2%. The middle area is 3.4%. Higham & Shorne is 2.2%.
2.2%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Gravesham

These figures are published for the whole of Gravesham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gravesham and not Higham & Shorne alone. See Gravesham

Average house price
£344,923
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,199
100th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.6
97th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Higham & Shorne in brief

The median price paid for a home in Higham & Shorne was £417,500 in 2025.

Higham & Shorne had 6,563 usual residents at the census.

In Higham & Shorne, 65.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Higham & Shorne, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.