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Minster South

Middle area

North Swale. 11,232 people in 5.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Minster South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£280,000
Joint 3,347th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,856
648th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Minster South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Minster South at a rate of 64.1 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences283
Anti-social behaviour176
Other crime83
Criminal damage and arson82
Vehicle crime35
Shoplifting25
Drug offences19
Burglary14
Robbery2
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Minster South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Minster SouthMiddle
Median sale price17 middle areas, Swale · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Swale17 areas from £205,000 to £385,000. The middle area is £316,000. Minster South is £280,000.
£280,0006th cheapest
Population17 middle areas, Swale · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swale17 areas from 5,798 to 14,037. The middle area is 8,821. Minster South is 10,856.
10,8564th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Swale · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Swale17 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 38.0%. Minster South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Swale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Swale17 areas from 19.1% to 98.0%. The middle area is 84.8%. Minster South is 91.5%.
91.5%5th highest

Is Minster South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Minster South at a rate of 64.1 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, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Minster South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (283), anti-social behaviour (176) and other crime (83).

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 Minster South alone. See Swale

Average house price
£298,985
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,432
Joint 171st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.7
Joint 62nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Minster South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Minster South was £280,000 in 2025.

Minster South had 10,856 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Minster South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Minster South, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.