Hempstead & Wigmore
Middle areaSouth Medway. 7,970 people in 4.1 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Hempstead & Wigmore’s wards yet.
How Hempstead & Wigmore compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Hempstead & WigmoreMiddle
Median sale price38 middle areas, Medway · 2025
£420,0003rd highest
Population38 middle areas, Medway · 2021
8,0937th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Medway · Jan 2026
97.0%18th highest
Claimant rate38 middle areas, Medway · Aug 2026
1.5%2nd lowest
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 Hempstead & Wigmore alone. See Medway
Hempstead & Wigmore in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hempstead & Wigmore was £420,000 in 2025.
Hempstead & Wigmore had 8,093 usual residents at the census.
In Hempstead & Wigmore, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Hempstead & Wigmore, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.