6,010
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
84 · 5.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£291,250
Median property price
238
Postcodes
Overview of Strood West
Coordinates51.3923, 0.4718
Postcodes
238
Population (Census)
15,742
Households (Census)
6,010
Recorded crime · May '26
84 · 5.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Strood West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.20 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.20 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Strood West
Property sales · Strood West
HM Land Registry · Strood West
Average price
£293,698
YoY: +1.8%
Median price: £283,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £327,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£339k£288k£236k
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 Strood West
Crime trends · Strood West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
494132
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
47
YoY stable
ASB
19113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -37%
Vehicle Crime
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
1383
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +40%
Demographics in Strood West
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.2%
Other White5.8%
African4.8%
Indian1.6%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 7.6%
Religion
No religion47.1%
Christian43.6%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.9%
Sikh1.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4920.4%
50–6417.9%
25–3414.4%
10–158.8%
65–748.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Other14.2%
Any member 66+10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 41.5%
Schools in Strood West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bligh Primary School (Infants)
Medway · ME2 2XJ
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Bligh Primary School (Juniors)
Medway · ME2 2XJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Cedar Children's Academy
Medway · ME2 2JP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Elaine Primary School
Medway · ME2 2YN
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Leigh Academy Strood
Medway · ME2 2SX
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Manorway Independent School
Medway · ME2 2HG
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Strood West
Postcodes in Strood West
ME2 2DGME2 2DHME2 2DJME2 2DLME2 2DNME2 2DPME2 2DQME2 2DRME2 2DSME2 2DTME2 2DUME2 2DWME2 2DXME2 2DYME2 2EAME2 2EHME2 2EPME2 2ERME2 2ESME2 2ETME2 2EUME2 2EWME2 2EYME2 2FUME2 2GRME2 2HAME2 2HBME2 2HEME2 2HGME2 2HLME2 2HNME2 2HPME2 2HRME2 2HSME2 2HTME2 2HUME2 2HWME2 2HXME2 2HYME2 2HZME2 2JAME2 2JBME2 2JJME2 2JLME2 2JNME2 2JPME2 2JRME2 2JSME2 2JTME2 2JWME2 2JZME2 2LAME2 2LBME2 2LDME2 2LEME2 2LFME2 2LGME2 2LHME2 2LJME2 2LLME2 2LNME2 2LPME2 2LRME2 2LWME2 2LYME2 2NBME2 2NDME2 2NEME2 2NGME2 2NHME2 2NJME2 2NLME2 2NNME2 2NPME2 2NQME2 2NRME2 2NSME2 2NTME2 2NZME2 2PAME2 2PBME2 2PDME2 2PEME2 2PGME2 2PHME2 2PJME2 2PLME2 2PNME2 2PPME2 2PRME2 2PSME2 2PTME2 2PUME2 2PWME2 2PXME2 2PYME2 2PZME2 2QAME2 2QBME2 2QDME2 2QEME2 2QGME2 2QHME2 2QJME2 2QLME2 2QNME2 2QPME2 2QQME2 2QRME2 2QSME2 2QTME2 2QUME2 2QWME2 2QXME2 2QYME2 2QZME2 2RAME2 2RBME2 2RDME2 2RE