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Swale 012B

Neighbourhood

West Swale. 1,711 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Swale 012B is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 14,906th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£277,000
Joint 14,129th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,704
Joint 13,355th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Swale 012B compares

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

Swale 012BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only90 neighbourhoods, Swale · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Swale90 areas from 3.5 to 77.3. The middle area is 22.1. Swale 012B is 19.7.
19.7joint 37th least deprived
Median sale price88 neighbourhoods, Swale · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Swale88 areas from £185,000 to £552,500. The middle area is £309,000. Swale 012B is £277,000.
£277,00027th cheapest
Population90 neighbourhoods, Swale · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Swale90 areas from 1,154 to 2,901. The middle area is 1,647. Swale 012B is 1,704.
1,70435th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage90 neighbourhoods, Swale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Swale90 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 89.4%. Swale 012B is 98.0%.
98.0%joint 15th highest

Is Swale 012B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swale 012B at a rate of 73.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 47.3 per 1,000 people across Sittingbourne West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swale 012B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (49), anti-social behaviour (21) and other crime (17).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Swale and not Swale 012B alone. See Swale

Average house price
£296,578
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,432
Joint 171st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
Joint 151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
160,671
Up 1.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Swale 012B in brief

Swale 012B has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Swale 012B was £277,000 in 2025.

Swale 012B had 1,704 usual residents at the census.

In Swale 012B, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.