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Lordswood

Middle area

South Medway. 7,985 people in 1.7 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 Lordswood’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£297,500
3,542nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,916
3,688th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lordswood compares

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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. Lordswood is £297,500.
£297,50015th 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. Lordswood is 7,916.
7,91610th highest
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%. Lordswood is 93.6%.
93.6%16th lowest
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%. Lordswood is 2.3%.
2.3%7th 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 Lordswood 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
Lordswood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lordswood was £297,500 in 2025.

Lordswood had 7,916 usual residents at the census.

In Lordswood, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lordswood, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.