City Profile • Local Authority

Medway

Medway is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £317k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.4% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 97 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

282,702
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

7 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Medway authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English78.2%
White: Other White4.9%
African4.0%
Indian2.8%
Any other ethnic group1.3%
Other Asian1.2%

Age Profile

30-34 years7.3%
35-39 years7.0%
50-54 years6.8%
55-59 years6.7%
40-44 years6.6%
25-29 years6.6%

Top Occupations

Professional16.5%
Associate professional13.1%
Skilled trades12.0%
Managers and directors11.2%
Elementary occupations11.0%
Administrative and secretarial10.5%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage33.8%
Owned: Outright30.8%
Private rented: Landlord18.2%
Social rented: Other9.5%
Social rented: Council4.1%
Private rented: Other2.0%

Area DNA

family3/10
health8/10
safety3/10
homeown4/10
transit8/10
affluence5/10
diversity7/10
employment5/10
investment4/10