Queenborough

Swale · South East · population 6,776 · 4 LSOAs

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

18Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,619 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,048 of 1,119 in South East
  • #13 of 17 in Swale
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,576
Median age (est.)42
Density220per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above16%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 25%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 12%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Elementary 15% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Elementary15%
Managers & directors11%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Professional10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 46% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Queenborough is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,619 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 17 in Swale. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (78) but weak on Education (5). Typical homes here, about £290,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 115 sales), 6% below the wider Swale median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,247 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 108 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 28 · #4,906
Employment 20 · #5,468
Education 5 · #6,524
Health 26 · #5,105
Crime 22 · #5,311
Housing & access 15 · #5,825
Living environment 78 · #1,513

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · -3.3% yr · n=115
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,000115-3.3%+37.4%
Detached£385,00041+4.9%+20.3%
Semi-detached£275,00040-6.3%+25.0%
Terraced£248,50031-0.6%+38.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£290,000
Swale£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)£36,247±£5,112 · #4,626 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,182
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

108 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 735 offences
Swale82
South East71
England83

Rank #5,164 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences291
Theft197
Burglary28
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson79
Public order & weapons53
Drugs15
Robbery7
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 127 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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