Ebbsfleet area report

Highlights

Ebbsfleet is a residential area in Kent with a population of 2,853. The median property price is £276,750, with 34 sales recorded in the past 12 months and prices rising 31.8 percent over five years. Terraced homes median at £285,000 whilst flats median at £181,000. Energy efficiency is relatively good: 69.1 percent of properties are in EPC bands A to C. The area experiences moderate air quality, with annual nitrogen dioxide at 13.7 and particulate matter at 8.0. About 19.4 percent of the area is in a flood zone. On deprivation, about 25 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. The Craylands School is the nearest primary at 0.6 kilometres and Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet the nearest secondary at 0.8 kilometres. Broadband coverage is strong: 97.9 percent have superfast speeds and 73.8 percent ultrafast. The area is governed by Dartford Borough Council; council tax band D is £2,332.20.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Ebbsfleet, Kent — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Ebbsfleet’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Kent, Ebbsfleet ranks 10th cheapest of 13, 12th safest and 8th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £276,750 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Ebbsfleet have risen 32% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 116,753 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) This district

About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Ebbsfleet (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 3 of 10, national basis). More deprived than in 2019 (decile 5 then).

Schools

• 87% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 64% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Ebbsfleet that changed hands in the last five years, 11.9% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 5.2 points below South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 17.65% over 7.12 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 7.3% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/ebbsfleet.

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Nearby areas we cover: Swanscombe, Swanscombe, Swanscombe.