Broadmead
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Broadmead at a glance
- House prices
- £342,750
- Middle63rd percentile
- Schools
- 98th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 93rd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 115 per 1,000 residents
- Weak18th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle59th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Broadmead a good place to live?
Broadmead may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Broadmead
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 115 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 18th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Broadmead
House prices
- Median sale price
- £342,750
- Percentile
- 63rd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 42 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Broadmead
Schools
98th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Broadmead
Flood risk
7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.2% of the area. That is the 59th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Broadmead
Transport
93rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Broadmead a good place to live?
Broadmead may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Broadmead safe?
Broadmead ranks in the 18th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Broadmead?
The median sale price was £342,750 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 63rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Broadmead?
Schools rank in the 98th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Broadmead?
Nearby public profiles include Sandgate & West Folkestone in Folkestone and Hythe and New Romney in Folkestone and Hythe.
