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Bicknor is a village in Kent with a population of 2,677.
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Bicknor is a village in Kent with a population of 2,677. The median house price is £537,500, with 24 sales recorded in the past year. Detached properties dominate at a median of £700,000, while terraced homes average £315,000. Energy efficiency is mixed: 25.4 per cent of properties hold EPC band C or better, with band D most common. Deprivation is moderate; about 35 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Crime and living environment scores are notably low, though income and employment indices are stronger. Air quality is good, with low nitrogen dioxide and moderate particulate matter. The nearest primary school is Hollingbourne Primary School, 3.1 kilometres away, and the nearest secondary is The Lenham School, 6.0 kilometres away. Broadband access is fair, with 63.3 per cent superfast coverage. The area falls within Maidstone Borough Council and contains 160 listed buildings across five conservation areas.
Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Hazel Street, 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.
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Within Kent, Hazel Street ranks 9th cheapest of 13, 7th safest and 9th most affordable.
Sold prices in Hazel Street have risen 5% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).
About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Hazel Street (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 4 of 10, national basis). Little changed since 2019 (decile 4).
Of homes in Hazel Street that changed hands in the last five years, 14% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 3.1 points below South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 16.67% over 7.17 years held.
Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 3.2% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/hazel street.
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Bicknor is a village in Kent with a population of 2,677.