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Medway 008A

Neighbourhood

West Medway. 1,742 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 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 008A is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
16.4
Joint 15,887th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£305,000
Joint 15,049th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,703
Joint 13,391st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Medway 008A compares

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

Medway 008AMiddle
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 008A is 16.4.
16.4joint 67th least 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 008A is £305,000.
£305,000joint 73rd cheapest
Population169 neighbourhoods, Medway · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Medway169 areas from 1,266 to 2,990. The middle area is 1,612. Medway 008A is 1,703.
1,70358th 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 008A is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest

Is Medway 008A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Medway 008A at a rate of 52.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 110.6 per 1,000 people across Rede Common.

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

In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Medway 008A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (45), other crime (13) and vehicle crime (11).

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 008A 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 008A in brief

Medway 008A has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Medway 008A was £305,000 in 2025.

Medway 008A had 1,703 usual residents at the census.

In Medway 008A, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.