Neighbourhoods in Swale
South East · 17 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#236 of 296 local authorities · 17 neighbourhoods · 154,905 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Sheerness East (1) to Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar (75); 14% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
Swale contains both ends of the scale: Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar at 75 out of 100 (#1,705 of 6,856 in England) against Sheerness East at 1, a 74-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £206,000 in Sheerness East to £380,000 in Faversham West — a 1.8× gap within Swale.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in Swale
Towns & places in Swale
Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar | 1,705 | 75 | £375,000 |
| Sittingbourne West | 2,918 | 57 | £315,000 |
| Faversham West | 3,357 | 51 | £380,000 |
| Iwade & Kemsley | 3,556 | 48 | £315,000 |
| Newington, Halstow & Upchurch | 3,597 | 48 | £370,000 |
| Boughton & Selling | 3,761 | 45 | £350,000 |
| Borden & The Meads | 3,768 | 45 | £325,000 |
| Faversham East | 4,193 | 39 | £310,000 |
| Minster North | 4,310 | 37 | £325,000 |
| Teynham & Badlesmere | 4,413 | 36 | £325,000 |
| Sittingbourne East | 4,605 | 33 | £272,000 |
| Minster South | 4,687 | 32 | £285,000 |
| Queenborough | 5,619 | 18 | £290,000 |
| Sheppey East | 6,078 | 11 | £270,000 |
| Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis | 6,195 | 10 | £245,000 |
| Sheerness West | 6,757 | 1 | £240,000 |
| Sheerness East | 6,764 | 1 | £206,000 |
Neighbourhood rankings in Swale
Lowest recorded crime
per 1,000 residents (12m)
| Minster North | 42 |
| Sittingbourne West | 44 |
| Iwade & Kemsley | 45 |
| Boughton & Selling | 46 |
| Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar | 48 |
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Iwade & Kemsley | £46,460 |
| Boughton & Selling | £45,009 |
| Borden & The Meads | £44,905 |
| Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar | £44,824 |
| Faversham West | £43,123 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| Sheerness East | 6.0× |
| Iwade & Kemsley | 6.8× |
| Sittingbourne East | 6.9× |
| Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis | 7.1× |
| Minster South | 7.2× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
Postcode districts in Swale
Postcode districts that overlap Swale — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.
People living in Swale Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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.
Nearby areas
Local authorities around Swale.