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Medway 027E

Neighbourhood

South Medway. 1,685 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 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 027E is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
47.1
Joint 2,910th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£267,500
Joint 13,199th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,766
Joint 11,024th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Medway 027E compares

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

Medway 027EMiddle
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 027E is 47.1.
47.115th 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 027E is £267,500.
£267,500joint 36th cheapest
Population169 neighbourhoods, Medway · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Medway169 areas from 1,266 to 2,990. The middle area is 1,612. Medway 027E is 1,766.
1,76641st 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 027E is 97.7%.
97.7%joint 79th lowest

Is Medway 027E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Medway 027E at a rate of 92.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Wayfield.

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

In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Medway 027E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (72), criminal damage and arson (25) and anti-social behaviour (24).

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 027E 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 027E in brief

Medway 027E has a deprivation score of 47.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Medway 027E was £267,500 in 2025.

Medway 027E had 1,766 usual residents at the census.

In Medway 027E, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.