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Rochester East & Warren Wood

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South west Medway. About 13,101 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Rochester East & Warren Wood, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,777
1,354th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.0%
2,172nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Rochester East & Warren Wood compares

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

Rochester East & Warren WoodMiddle
Population24 wards, Medway · 2021
Population: every ward in Medway24 areas from 4,078 to 18,098. The middle area is 12,938. Rochester East & Warren Wood is 12,777.
12,77712th lowest
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%. Rochester East & Warren Wood is 98.2%.
98.2%6th 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%. Rochester East & Warren Wood is 4.4%.
4.4%joint 8th highest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Medway · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Medway24 areas from 57.0% to 69.8%. The middle area is 64.0%. Rochester East & Warren Wood is 65.0%.
65.0%joint 9th highest

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 Rochester East & Warren Wood 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 & Warren Wood in brief

Rochester East & Warren Wood had 12,777 usual residents at the census.

In Rochester East & Warren Wood, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

65.0% of residents in Rochester East & Warren Wood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.