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Swale 009A

Neighbourhood

West Swale. 2,660 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.2 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 009A is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
13.4
Joint 12,676th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£400,000
Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,599
Joint 686th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Swale 009A compares

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

Swale 009AMiddle
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 009A is 13.4.
13.413th 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 009A is £400,000.
£400,00014th most expensive
Population90 neighbourhoods, Swale · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Swale90 areas from 1,154 to 2,901. The middle area is 1,647. Swale 009A is 2,599.
2,5993rd 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 009A is 93.5%.
93.5%32nd highest

Is Swale 009A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swale 009A at a rate of 61.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.5 per 1,000 people across Borden & The Meads.

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

In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swale 009A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (63), anti-social behaviour (35) and other crime (28).

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 009A 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 009A in brief

Swale 009A has a deprivation score of 13.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Swale 009A was £400,000 in 2025.

Swale 009A had 2,599 usual residents at the census.

In Swale 009A, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.