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Sittingbourne East

Middle area

North west Swale. 8,845 people in 4.1 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 Sittingbourne East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£270,000
3,117th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,549
2,668th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sittingbourne East compares

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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. Sittingbourne East is £270,000.
£270,0005th lowest
Population17 middle areas, Swale · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swale17 areas from 5,798 to 14,037. The middle area is 8,821. Sittingbourne East is 8,549.
8,5498th lowest
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%. Sittingbourne East is 95.4%.
95.4%2nd highest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Swale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Swale17 areas from 1.9% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Sittingbourne East is 3.8%.
3.8%6th highest

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 Sittingbourne 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
171st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.7
62nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sittingbourne East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sittingbourne East was £270,000 in 2025.

Sittingbourne East had 8,549 usual residents at the census.

In Sittingbourne East, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sittingbourne East, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.