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Rochester and Strood

Constituency

The east of the South East. About 109,506 people in 145 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Rochester and Strood had 103,036 usual residents at the census.

Population
103,036
274th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
65.1%
175th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
16.1%
183rd lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
18.8%
129th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Rochester and Strood compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Rochester and StroodMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Rochester and Strood is 103,036.
103,036274th highest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Rochester and Strood is 65.1%.
65.1%joint 175th highest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Rochester and Strood is 16.1%.
16.1%joint 183rd lowest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Rochester and Strood is 18.8%.
18.8%joint 129th highest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Medway

Most of Rochester and Strood lies in Medway. These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Rochester and Strood itself. See Medway

Average house price
£298,547
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,622
150th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.4
84th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rochester and Strood in brief

Rochester and Strood had 103,036 usual residents at the census.

65.1% of residents in Rochester and Strood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

16.1% of residents in Rochester and Strood were aged 65 or over at the census.

18.8% of residents in Rochester and Strood were aged under 15 at the census.