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Medway

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
279,733
Households
111,574
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.3 per 1k
111,574
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£283,221
Median property price
£1,143
Median rent
6,188
Postcodes
111,574
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£283,221
Median property price
£1,143
Median rent
6,188
Postcodes

Sold prices in Medway

England & Wales
Property sales · Medway
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£319,942
YoY: +0.3%
Median price: £288,413
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 93 sales · avg £324,431
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£332k£316k£300k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Medway

England & Wales
Crime trends · Medway

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
501
YoY -20%
694597500
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
335
YoY +15%
368255142
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
65
YoY stable
947351
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
29
YoY stable
574329
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
131
YoY stable
16312995
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

1,477
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Medway

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 8 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models · Tidal Models and Tidal Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 8-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Medway.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Medway

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Medway

Gillingham (Kent) is a 11-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 884 m

  • Gillingham (Kent)

    Rail

    884 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Medway

GPs make up most of the mapped places

38 GPs · 22 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 71 in all

  • GPs38
  • Libraries22
  • Hospitals4
  • Universities4
  • Museums3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Medway

Median private rent

£1,143/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£900
1 bed
£1,143
2 bed
£1,342
3 bed
£1,835
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Medway

Coordinates51.3814, 0.5400
Postcodes
6,188
Population (Census)
279,733
Households (Census)
111,574
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.3 per 1k

Demographics in Medway

Ethnicity

Total residents: 279,803
White Brit.78.2%
Other White4.9%
African4.0%
Indian2.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 8.8%

Religion

Total residents: 279,769
Christian45.1%
No religion43.0%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim2.7%
Sikh1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 279,733
35–4919.9%
50–6419.1%
25–3413.8%
65–749.3%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%

Households

Total households: 111,574
Other15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.1%
Any member 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
All members 66+8.2%
+ 8 other households · 39.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Medway

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.87 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.87 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).