Lidsing area report

Highlights

Lidsing is a residential area in Kent with a population of 1,464. The median property price is £270,000, with 29 sales recorded in the past 12 months. Prices have risen 31.4 percent over five years, at £3,118 per square metre. Terraced homes dominate the market with 20 sales, while semi-detached properties number 7. Of the 447 properties surveyed for energy performance, 61.5 percent meet band C or better; the median band is C. The area experiences moderate air quality with nitrogen dioxide at 10.6 micrograms per cubic metre and particulate matter at 7.4. Flood risk is not a concern, with no properties in flood zones. For education, Swingate Primary School is 0.3 kilometres away, and Greenacre School serves as the nearest secondary at 2.3 kilometres. Broadband connectivity is excellent: 100 percent superfast coverage and 92.4 percent ultrafast. On deprivation measures, about 45 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Lidsing. Council tax for band D is £2,319.29. Medway Council administers the area.

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

Within Kent, Lidsing ranks 4th cheapest of 13, 10th safest and 4th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £270,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Lidsing have risen 31% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 279,776 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) This district

About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Lidsing (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 5 of 10, national basis). More deprived than in 2019 (decile 6 then).

Schools

• 90% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 91% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Lidsing that changed hands in the last five years, 16.3% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 0.8 points below South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 15.38% over 6.81 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 6% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/lidsing.

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Nearby areas we cover: Westfield Sole, Walderslade, Walderslade.