4,199
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
39 · 3.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£370,571
Median property price
188
Postcodes
Overview of Rainham South West
Coordinates51.3604, 0.5963
Postcodes
188
Population (Census)
10,506
Households (Census)
4,199
Recorded crime · May '26
39 · 3.7 per 1k
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 7.68 (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 7.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Rainham South West
Property sales · Rainham South West
HM Land Registry · Rainham South West
Average price
£432,784
YoY: +4.3%
Median price: £370,571
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £433,666
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£665k£501k£336k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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
Crime trends · Rainham South West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26177
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY -38%
ASB
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -62%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +25%
Demographics in Rainham South West
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.0%
Other White2.1%
Indian2.0%
African1.1%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Christian51.3%
No religion40.1%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim1.1%
Sikh1.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4918.2%
65–7413.6%
75–849.0%
25–349.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
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%
Schools in Rainham South West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Rainham School for Girls
Medway · ME8 0BX
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Medway · ME8 9AE
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
St Margaret's Infant School
Medway · ME8 9AE
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
The Howard School
Medway · ME8 0BX
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Rainham South West
Postcodes in Rainham South West
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