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Medway 016C

Neighbourhood

South Medway. 1,948 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.1 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 016C is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
32.4
Joint 7,192nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,772
Joint 10,800th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Medway 016C compares

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

Medway 016CMiddle
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 016C is 32.4.
32.4joint 48th 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 016C is 1,772.
1,77239th 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 016C is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 38th 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 016C is 6.4%.
6.4%joint 23rd highest

Is Medway 016C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Medway 016C at a rate of 93.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Gillingham South.

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

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Medway 016C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (84), other crime (29) and anti-social behaviour (28).

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 016C 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 016C in brief

Medway 016C has a deprivation score of 32.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Medway 016C had 1,772 usual residents at the census.

In Medway 016C, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Medway 016C, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.