City Profile • Local Authority
Swale
Swale is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £319k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.7% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 90 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
154,619
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
7 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Swale authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English88.6%
White: Other White4.0%
African1.7%
White: Gypsy0.6%
White: Irish0.6%
White and Black Caribbean0.5%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.1%
50-54 years7.0%
30-34 years6.9%
35-39 years6.6%
10-14 years6.3%
5-9 years6.2%
Top Occupations
Professional14.9%
Associate professional13.1%
Skilled trades12.4%
Managers and directors12.3%
Elementary occupations12.0%
Administrative and secretarial9.9%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright34.4%
Owned: Mortgage32.6%
Private rented: Landlord16.3%
Social rented: Other11.1%
Social rented: Council2.2%
Private rented: Other2.1%
Area DNA
family5/10
health4/10
safety4/10
homeown5/10
transit6/10
affluence4/10
diversity5/10
employment5/10
investment4/10