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Rainham South West

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
10,506
Households
4,199
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.2 per 1k
4,199
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£367,785
Median property price
188
Postcodes
4,199
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£367,785
Median property price
188
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rainham South West

England & Wales
Property sales · Rainham South West
HM Land Registry · Rainham South West
Average price
£418,821
YoY: -0.3%
Median price: £369,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £490,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£665k£501k£336k
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 Rainham South West

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rainham South West

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
16
YoY -11%
26177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

34
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Rainham South West

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

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Amenities in Rainham South West

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

Overview of Rainham South West

Coordinates51.3604, 0.5963
Postcodes
188
Population (Census)
10,506
Households (Census)
4,199
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.2 per 1k

Demographics in Rainham South West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 10,508
White Brit.89.0%
Other White2.1%
Indian2.0%
African1.1%
+ other · 5.8%

Religion

Total residents: 10,517
Christian51.3%
No religion40.1%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim1.1%
Sikh1.0%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 10,506
50–6420.3%
35–4918.2%
65–7413.6%
75–849.0%
25–349.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 4,199
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.8%
Any member 66+16.5%
All members 66+15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rainham South West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Rainham South West