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Rochester East

Middle area

South west Medway. 7,044 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Rochester East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£297,000
3,554th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,782
3,939th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rochester East compares

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

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Median sale price38 middle areas, Medway · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Medway38 areas from £220,000 to £447,500. The middle area is £310,625. Rochester East is £297,000.
£297,00014th lowest
Population38 middle areas, Medway · 2021
Population: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 5,724 to 12,142. The middle area is 7,083. Rochester East is 6,782.
6,78215th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Medway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 47.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.7%. Rochester East is 99.8%.
99.8%joint highest
Claimant rate38 middle areas, Medway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 0.9% to 9.0%. The middle area is 3.9%. Rochester East is 4.4%.
4.4%joint 12th highest

Figures for the whole of Medway

These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Medway and not Rochester East alone. See Medway

Average house price
£298,547
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,622
150th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.4
84th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rochester East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rochester East was £297,000 in 2025.

Rochester East had 6,782 usual residents at the census.

In Rochester East, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rochester East, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.