Hazells area report

Highlights

Hazells is a neighbourhood in Kent with a population of 1,334. The median house price is £417,500, with 16 sales recorded in the past 12 months and prices rising 27.2 per cent over five years. Properties average £3,610 per square metre. Semi-detached homes dominate the market; 13 sales at a median of £415,000. Energy performance is mixed: 31.3 per cent of properties are rated EPC band C or better, while the median band is D. Deprivation is moderate; about 75 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Air quality is moderate, with annual nitrogen dioxide at 12.9 micrograms per cubic metre and PM2.5 at 7.7. Flood risk is very low. Painters Ash Primary School is 0.2 kilometres away and Northfleet School for Girls is 0.3 kilometres away. Broadband is strong: 91.9 per cent gigabit-capable and 100.0 per cent superfast. The area is governed by Gravesham Borough Council, with council tax band D at £2,388.63 for 2026/27.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Hazells, 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 Hazells’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Kent, Hazells ranks 8th cheapest of 13, 7th safest and 6th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £417,500 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Hazells have risen 27% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 106,900 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) This district

About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Hazells (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 8 of 10, national basis). Less deprived than in 2019 (decile 7 then).

Schools

• 94% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 92% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Hazells that changed hands in the last five years, 17.4% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 0.3 points above South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 16.07% over 8.36 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.2% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/hazells.

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Nearby areas we cover: Durndale, Perry Street, Shears Green.