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Lordswood & Walderslade

Ward

South Medway. About 15,088 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Lordswood & Walderslade live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,902
843rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lordswood & Walderslade compares

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

Lordswood & WaldersladeMiddle
Population24 wards, Medway · 2021
Population: every ward in Medway24 areas from 4,078 to 18,098. The middle area is 12,938. Lordswood & Walderslade is 14,902.
14,9024th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Medway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Medway24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Lordswood & Walderslade is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Medway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Medway24 areas from 30.7% to 99.8%. The middle area is 94.8%. Lordswood & Walderslade is 93.9%.
93.9%11th lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Medway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Medway24 areas from 1.4% to 7.8%. The middle area is 3.6%. Lordswood & Walderslade is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 7th lowest

Is Lordswood & Walderslade safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lordswood & Walderslade at a rate of 56.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.

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

In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lordswood & Walderslade.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (304), anti-social behaviour (225) and other crime (106).

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 ward, so they describe all of Medway and not Lordswood & Walderslade 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
Deprivation score
24.4
Joint 84th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lordswood & Walderslade in brief

Lordswood & Walderslade had 14,902 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Lordswood & Walderslade live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lordswood & Walderslade, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lordswood & Walderslade, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.