Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis

Swale · South East · population 9,183 · 5 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,195 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,085 of 1,119 in South East
  • #15 of 17 in Swale
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,818
Median age (est.)36
Density3,061per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above19%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 24%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 37%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Professional10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 45% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,195 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 17 in Swale. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (41) and lowest on Crime (4). Typical homes here, about £245,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 107 sales), 21% below the wider Swale median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,741 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 196 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 13 · #5,948
Employment 10 · #6,154
Education 7 · #6,401
Health 16 · #5,791
Crime 4 · #6,599
Housing & access 41 · #4,049
Living environment 40 · #4,084

House prices ?

£245,000median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,000107+3.2%+25.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£293,50014+3.0%+17.4%
Terraced£250,00062+2.0%+25.0%
Flat£135,00027+8.0%-4.9%
This area£245,000
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)£34,741±£4,958 · #5,113 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,867
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

196 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,796 offences
Swale82
South East71
England83

Rank #6,167 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences754
Theft470
Burglary41
Vehicle crime61
Criminal damage & arson194
Public order & weapons129
Drugs57
Robbery37
Other53

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 597 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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