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Chatham South West

Middle area

South west Medway. 6,402 people in 0.7 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 Chatham South West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£285,000
3,446th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,217
3,072nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Chatham South West compares

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

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Median sale price38 middle areas, Medway · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Medway38 areas from £220,000 to £447,500. The middle area is £310,625. Chatham South West is £285,000.
£285,000joint 10th lowest
Population38 middle areas, Medway · 2021
Population: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 5,724 to 12,142. The middle area is 7,083. Chatham South West is 6,217.
6,2175th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Medway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 47.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.7%. Chatham South West is 97.5%.
97.5%joint 16th highest
Claimant rate38 middle areas, Medway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 0.9% to 9.0%. The middle area is 3.9%. Chatham South West is 5.2%.
5.2%joint 7th highest

Figures for the whole of Medway

These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Medway and not Chatham South West alone. 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
Chatham South West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chatham South West was £285,000 in 2025.

Chatham South West had 6,217 usual residents at the census.

In Chatham South West, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chatham South West, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.