— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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9,186 people · median £285,000 · Swale
More affordable than most
Swale Council · Labour / Independent / Green coalition 28/47 seats · 60% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood
Population9,186
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Median age40.2
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate57%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents5.4%
Self-employed · of people in work17.2%
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Retired22.5%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified19%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications22.4%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health80%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 7.42/10
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Happiness7.75/10
Feels worthwhile7.66/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.81/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
4.2/10
Employment
3.3/10
Education & skills
2.2/10
Health & disability
3.8/10
Crime
4.2/10
Housing & services
2.0/10
Living environment
9.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
66%
own their home
95%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Black 2%
largest ethnic group · next: Black 2%
ONS Census 2021
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