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Bybrook

Middle area

North east Ashford. 7,166 people in 3.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by middle area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bybrook, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 3,462nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,029
Joint 4,286th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Bybrook

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bybrook at a rate of 104.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences265
Anti-social behaviour159
Other crime128
Criminal damage and arson75
Shoplifting43
Vehicle crime25
Drug offences22
Burglary21
Robbery7
Theft from the person5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bybrook compares

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Median sale price15 middle areas, Ashford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from £265,000 to £560,000. The middle area is £375,000. Bybrook is £300,000.
£300,0004th cheapest
Population15 middle areas, Ashford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 5,961 to 12,105. The middle area is 8,844. Bybrook is 7,029.
7,0294th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Ashford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 16.6% to 96.7%. The middle area is 89.1%. Bybrook is 92.8%.
92.8%6th highest
Claimant rate15 middle areas, Ashford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 1.9% to 4.8%. The middle area is 2.5%. Bybrook is 3.4%.
3.4%4th highest

Is Bybrook safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bybrook at a rate of 104.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 67 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bybrook.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (265), anti-social behaviour (159) and other crime (128).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Ashford

These figures are published for the whole of Ashford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashford and not Bybrook alone. See Ashford

Average house price
£347,562
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,440
139th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bybrook in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bybrook was £300,000 in 2025.

Bybrook had 7,029 usual residents at the census.

In Bybrook, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bybrook, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.