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Sheppey East

Middle area

North east Swale. 9,233 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 47 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 Sheppey East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£265,000
Joint 3,014th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,633
1,483rd 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
19.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Sheppey East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheppey East at a rate of 141.2 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 offences692
Other crime202
Anti-social behaviour173
Criminal damage and arson112
Vehicle crime44
Drug offences39
Burglary29
Shoplifting8
Robbery5
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Sheppey East compares

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

Sheppey EastMiddle
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. Sheppey East is £265,000.
£265,0004th 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. Sheppey East is 9,633.
9,6335th 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%. Sheppey East 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%. Sheppey East is 19.1%.
19.1%lowest

Is Sheppey East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheppey East at a rate of 141.2 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, 111 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sheppey East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (692), other crime (202) and anti-social behaviour (173).

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 Sheppey East 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
Sheppey East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sheppey East was £265,000 in 2025.

Sheppey East had 9,633 usual residents at the census.

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

In Sheppey East, 19.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.