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Medway 012A

Neighbourhood

South west Medway. 2,043 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Medway 012A is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
61.3
Joint 869th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£190,000
Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,797
Joint 9,959th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Medway 012A compares

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

Medway 012AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only169 neighbourhoods, Medway · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Medway169 areas from 4.0 to 69.1. The middle area is 21.2. Medway 012A is 61.3.
61.34th most deprived
Median sale price159 neighbourhoods, Medway · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Medway159 areas from £115,000 to £555,000. The middle area is £310,000. Medway 012A is £190,000.
£190,0003rd cheapest
Population169 neighbourhoods, Medway · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Medway169 areas from 1,266 to 2,990. The middle area is 1,612. Medway 012A is 1,797.
1,797joint 34th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage169 neighbourhoods, Medway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Medway169 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. Medway 012A is 79.7%.
79.7%19th lowest

Is Medway 012A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Medway 012A at a rate of 341.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 242.9 per 1,000 people across Gillingham Central.

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

In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Medway 012A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (197), shoplifting (148) and anti-social behaviour (139).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Medway and not Medway 012A alone. See Medway

Average house price
£297,757
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,622
150th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
292,697
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Medway 012A in brief

Medway 012A has a deprivation score of 61.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Medway 012A was £190,000 in 2025.

Medway 012A had 1,797 usual residents at the census.

In Medway 012A, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.