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ME12 4

89 sales in the last 12 months · median £242,000 · Swale

Cleaner air than mostMore affordable than most
Swale Council · Labour / Independent / Green coalition   28/47 seats · 60% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population8,393

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 2/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 15% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 2/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 2/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 15% 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 2 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
3.7/10
Employment
3.2/10
Education & skills
1.2/10
Health & disability
2.3/10
Crime
2.2/10
Housing & services
1.2/10
Living environment
5.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Swale — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+57%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+)24%
Good or very good health80%
Own their home67%
Median age41.1
Born outside the UK8%

See the full Swale report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district
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