Swale
Local authority in South East · 90 neighbourhoods
Areas
17 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Faversham West · ME136 neighbourhoods£4,180 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Newington, Halstow & Upchurch · ME95 neighbourhoods£4,080 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Iwade & Kemsley · ME108 neighbourhoods£3,870 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Borden & The Meads · ME107 neighbourhoods£3,790 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Faversham East · ME136 neighbourhoods£3,770 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar · ME106 neighbourhoods£3,760 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Boughton & Selling · ME134 neighbourhoods£3,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Teynham & Badlesmere · ME95 neighbourhoods£3,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Sittingbourne West · ME105 neighbourhoods£3,700 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Minster North · ME124 neighbourhoods£3,600 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,700 per m² · South East £4,390 per m²
- By type
- Flat £174k · Terraced £264k · Semi £301k · Detached £434k
- Neighbourhoods
- 90
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 75.9 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
58 state schools- Primary
- 49
- Secondary
- 9
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £55,200 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 9% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 27% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 4% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Swale safe?
Police recorded about 75.9 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Swale?
Homes sold for a typical £3,700 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £260,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Swale?
There are 49 state primary and 9 state secondary schools inside Swale's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Swale a deprived area?
27% of Swale's 90 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 4% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.