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Medway 010B

Neighbourhood

South Medway. 1,326 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Medway 010B is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
67.5
Joint 413th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,349
Joint 16,137th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Medway 010B compares

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

Medway 010BMiddle
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 010B is 67.5.
67.52nd most deprived
Population169 neighbourhoods, Medway · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Medway169 areas from 1,266 to 2,990. The middle area is 1,612. Medway 010B is 1,349.
1,34914th least 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 010B is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 43rd highest
Claimant rate168 neighbourhoods, Medway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Medway168 areas from 0.8% to 17.1%. The middle area is 3.5%. Medway 010B is 6.7%.
6.7%joint 18th highest

Is Medway 010B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Medway 010B at a rate of 143.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across Gillingham North East.

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

In August 2026 alone, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Medway 010B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (75), anti-social behaviour (63) and other crime (22).

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 010B 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 010B in brief

Medway 010B has a deprivation score of 67.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Medway 010B had 1,349 usual residents at the census.

In Medway 010B, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Medway 010B, 6.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.