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Swale 012D

Neighbourhood

West Swale. 1,719 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 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 012D is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.3
Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£346,000
Joint 11,982nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,681
Joint 14,312th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Swale 012D compares

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

Swale 012DMiddle
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 012D is 15.3.
15.3joint 23rd 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 012D is £346,000.
£346,00029th 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 012D is 1,681.
1,68140th 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 012D is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 2nd highest

Is Swale 012D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swale 012D at a rate of 40.1 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, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Swale 012D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (39), anti-social behaviour (11) and criminal damage and arson (8).

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 012D 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 012D in brief

Swale 012D has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Swale 012D was £346,000 in 2025.

Swale 012D had 1,681 usual residents at the census.

In Swale 012D, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.