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Swale 002C

Neighbourhood

North Swale. 1,518 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 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 002C is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
66.6
Joint 478th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,494
Joint 22,900th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Swale 002C compares

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

Swale 002CMiddle
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 002C is 66.6.
66.62nd most deprived
Population90 neighbourhoods, Swale · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Swale90 areas from 1,154 to 2,901. The middle area is 1,647. Swale 002C is 1,494.
1,49427th least 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 002C is 68.7%.
68.7%19th lowest
Claimant rate90 neighbourhoods, Swale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Swale90 areas from 0.7% to 10.1%. The middle area is 3.0%. Swale 002C is 7.3%.
7.3%joint 5th highest

Is Swale 002C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swale 002C at a rate of 172.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 188.0 per 1,000 people across Sheerness West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swale 002C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (112), anti-social behaviour (68) and criminal damage and arson (31).

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 002C 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 002C in brief

Swale 002C has a deprivation score of 66.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Swale 002C had 1,494 usual residents at the census.

In Swale 002C, 68.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Swale 002C, 7.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.