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Gillingham North

Middle area

South Medway. 8,895 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Gillingham North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£233,000
Joint 2,281st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,036
Joint 3,493rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Gillingham North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gillingham North at a rate of 138.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences419
Other crime255
Anti-social behaviour195
Criminal damage and arson191
Drug offences82
Vehicle crime40
Burglary22
Shoplifting17
Robbery7
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Gillingham North 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. Gillingham North is £233,000.
£233,0005th cheapest
Population38 middle areas, Medway · 2021
Population: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 5,724 to 12,142. The middle area is 7,083. Gillingham North is 8,036.
8,0369th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Medway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Gillingham North is 4.0%.
4%2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Gillingham North is 86.9%.
86.9%8th lowest

Is Gillingham North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gillingham North at a rate of 138.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 136 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gillingham North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (419), other crime (255) and anti-social behaviour (195).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Gillingham North 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.4
Joint 84th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Gillingham North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Gillingham North was £233,000 in 2025.

Gillingham North had 8,036 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in Gillingham North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Gillingham North, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.