Horsted

Medway · South East · population 7,128 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,692 of 6,856 in England
  • #643 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 38 in Medway
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,087
Median age (est.)42
Density2,963per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above25%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 10%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 8%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 8%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 40% · Sikh 3%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Horsted is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,692 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 38 in Medway. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (81) and lowest on Crime (37). Typical homes here, about £317,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 110 sales), in line with the wider Medway median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,514 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 59 · #2,802
Employment 58 · #2,877
Education 54 · #3,172
Health 55 · #3,083
Crime 37 · #4,303
Housing & access 39 · #4,200
Living environment 81 · #1,273

House prices ?

£317,500median (12m) · +5.8% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£317,500110+5.8%+25.5%
Detached£430,00025-1.7%-9.3%
Semi-detached£315,00054+0.8%+25.2%
Terraced£310,00019+20.2%+29.7%
Flat£225,00012+9.1%+13.9%
This area£317,500
Medway£310,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£41,514±£5,785 · #2,998 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,143
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

71Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 436 offences
Medway86
South East71
England83

Rank #2,945 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences181
Theft105
Burglary23
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons19
Drugs15
Robbery5
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 78 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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