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Medway 009A

Neighbourhood

South Medway. 1,370 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 009A is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
55.1
Joint 1,573rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,279
Joint 14,057th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Medway 009A compares

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

Medway 009AMiddle
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 009A is 55.1.
55.1joint 7th 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 009A is 1,279.
1,2792nd 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 009A is 96.7%.
96.7%67th lowest
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 009A is 8.5%.
8.5%7th highest

Is Medway 009A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Medway 009A at a rate of 102.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 138.4 per 1,000 people across Gillingham North.

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

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Medway 009A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (61), anti-social behaviour (29) and other crime (21).

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 009A 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 009A in brief

Medway 009A has a deprivation score of 55.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Medway 009A had 1,279 usual residents at the census.

In Medway 009A, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Medway 009A, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.