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Rochester West

Middle area

South west Medway. 7,756 people in 1.5 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 West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£332,500
2,896th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,458
4,487th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rochester West 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 West is £332,500.
£332,50012th highest
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 West is 7,458.
7,45812th highest
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 West is 78.1%.
78.1%4th lowest
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 West 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 West 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 West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rochester West was £332,500 in 2025.

Rochester West had 7,458 usual residents at the census.

In Rochester West, 78.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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