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Istead Rise & Meopham

Middle area

South west Gravesham. 7,543 people in 18 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Istead Rise & Meopham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£500,000
952nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,747
3,971st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Istead Rise & Meopham compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Gravesham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Gravesham13 areas from £208,750 to £570,000. The middle area is £356,000. Istead Rise & Meopham is £500,000.
£500,0002nd highest
Population13 middle areas, Gravesham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Gravesham13 areas from 5,932 to 11,586. The middle area is 8,007. Istead Rise & Meopham is 7,747.
7,7476th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Gravesham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Gravesham13 areas from 54.6% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.7%. Istead Rise & Meopham is 79.2%.
79.2%5th lowest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Gravesham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Gravesham13 areas from 1.5% to 8.2%. The middle area is 3.4%. Istead Rise & Meopham is 1.5%.
1.5%lowest

Figures for the whole of Gravesham

These figures are published for the whole of Gravesham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gravesham and not Istead Rise & Meopham alone. See Gravesham

Average house price
£344,923
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,199
100th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.6
97th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Istead Rise & Meopham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Istead Rise & Meopham was £500,000 in 2025.

Istead Rise & Meopham had 7,747 usual residents at the census.

In Istead Rise & Meopham, 79.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Istead Rise & Meopham, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.