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Princes Park

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South Medway. About 8,589 people in 1.6 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 Princes Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,477
3,165th 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
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Princes Park compares

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

Princes ParkMiddle
Population24 wards, Medway · 2021
Population: every ward in Medway24 areas from 4,078 to 18,098. The middle area is 12,938. Princes Park is 8,477.
8,4775th least 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%. Princes Park 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%. Princes Park is 97.6%.
97.6%8th highest
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%. Princes Park is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 10th lowest

Is Princes Park safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Princes Park at a rate of 63.8 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, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Princes Park.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (243), other crime (117) and anti-social behaviour (112).

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 Princes Park 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.4
Joint 84th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Princes Park in brief

Princes Park had 8,477 usual residents at the census.

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

In Princes Park, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Princes Park, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.