Medway
Local authority in South East · 169 neighbourhoods
Areas
38 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Hempstead & Wigmore · ME75 neighbourhoods£4,670 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rainham South West · ME84 neighbourhoods£4,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wainscott & City Estate · ME24 neighbourhoods£4,320 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rainham North West · ME84 neighbourhoods£4,310 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Broomhill · ME24 neighbourhoods£4,280 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow · ME36 neighbourhoods£4,250 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Parkwood East · ME84 neighbourhoods£4,240 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Settington · ME54 neighbourhoods£4,230 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Cuxton & Halling · ME24 neighbourhoods£4,140 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Cliffe · ME34 neighbourhoods£4,130 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,830 per m² · South East £4,390 per m²
- By type
- Flat £185k · Terraced £287k · Semi £347k · Detached £486k
- Neighbourhoods
- 169
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 80.8 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
96 state schools- Primary
- 76
- Secondary
- 20
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £56,900 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 9% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 22% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 12% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Medway safe?
Police recorded about 80.8 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Medway?
Homes sold for a typical £3,830 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £270,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Medway?
There are 76 state primary and 20 state secondary schools inside Medway's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Medway a deprived area?
22% of Medway's 169 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 12% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.