# Borden & The Meads

West Swale. 13,606 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

Borden & The Meads had 12,756 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005123. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Borden & The Meads was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 2,605th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/swale/borden-and-the-meads#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 12,756** (2021). Borden & The Meads had 12,756 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 137th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/swale/borden-and-the-meads#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in Borden & The Meads live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/swale/borden-and-the-meads#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.4%** (January 2026). In Borden & The Meads, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/swale/borden-and-the-meads#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02005123) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 89% of people in Borden & The Meads live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02005123) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 264 homes were sold in Borden & The Meads in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02005123) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Borden & The Meads.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02005123) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Borden & The Meads had 12,756 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Borden & The Meads

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Borden & The Meads at a rate of 90.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Swale.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 362 |
| Shoplifting | 240 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 214 |
| Other crime | 199 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 57 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Borden & The Meads compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Borden & The Meads | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £350,000 | 4th most expensive | 17 middle areas, Swale · 2025 |
| Population | 12,756 | 2nd most populated | 17 middle areas, Swale · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 89% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 middle areas, Swale · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.4% | 6th highest | 17 middle areas, Swale · Jan 2026 |

## Is Borden & The Meads safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Borden & The Meads at a rate of 90.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Swale.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 140 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Borden & The Meads.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (362), shoplifting (240) and anti-social behaviour (214).
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 Swale

These figures are published for the whole of Swale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swale and not Borden & The Meads alone. [See Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)

- **Average house price: £296,578** (August 2026). Swale’s average house price was £296,578 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,432** (2025). Full-time workers living in Swale earned a median of £38,432 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 171st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in Swale costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Swale has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Borden & The Meads in brief

The median price paid for a home in Borden & The Meads was £350,000 in 2025.
Borden & The Meads had 12,756 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in Borden & The Meads live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Borden & The Meads, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005123
- Ward: [The Meads †](https://openindex.co.uk/swale/ward/the-meads)
- Constituency: [Sittingbourne and Sheppey †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sittingbourne-and-sheppey)
- Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 15.24 km²
- People, mid-2024: 13,606*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 38

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Sittingbourne West](https://openindex.co.uk/swale/sittingbourne-west), [Iwade & Kemsley](https://openindex.co.uk/swale/iwade-and-kemsley), [Newington, Halstow & Upchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/swale/newington-halstow-and-upchurch), [Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar](https://openindex.co.uk/swale/sittingbourne-south-bapchild-and-bredgar), [Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/swale/sittingbourne-central-and-milton-regis), [Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/harrietsham-hollingbourne-and-lenham)

## Latest updates for Borden & The Meads

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005123

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