Strong on transport
Newtown at a glance
- House prices
- £330,000
- Middle60th percentile
- Schools
- 48th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 89th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 85.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle33rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle37th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Newtown a good place to live?
Newtown may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Dartford below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Newtown
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 85.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 33rd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Newtown
House prices
- Median sale price
- £330,000
- Percentile
- 60th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 59 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 Newtown
Schools
48th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Newtown
Flood risk
3.2% 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 2.5% of the area. That is the 37th 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 Newtown
Transport
89th 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 Newtown a good place to live?
Newtown may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Newtown safe?
Newtown ranks in the 33rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Newtown?
The median sale price was £330,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 60th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Newtown?
Schools rank in the 48th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Newtown?
Nearby public profiles include Stone House in Dartford and Swanscombe in Dartford.
