Chatham Maritime

Medway · South East · population 9,838 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

40Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,091 of 6,856 in England
  • #881 of 1,119 in South East
  • #19 of 38 in Medway
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,402
Median age (est.)34
Density2,645per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above33%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 16%25–44 31%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 18%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 17% · Administrative 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional17%
Administrative14%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 9%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 78%Asian 9%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 41% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 21%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Chatham Maritime is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,091 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 38 in Medway. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (64) and lowest on Housing & access (15). Typical homes here sold for about £305,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 108 sales), in line with the wider Medway median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,166 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 109 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 43 · #3,933
Employment 43 · #3,933
Education 46 · #3,713
Health 51 · #3,357
Crime 34 · #4,502
Housing & access 15 · #5,804
Living environment 64 · #2,438

House prices ?

£305,000median (12m) · -3.0% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£305,000108-3.0%+2.8%
Detached£492,50014+14.3%+5.6%
Semi-detached£405,00011-11.5%+19.1%
Terraced£316,00041-5.7%-16.9%
Flat£193,75042-8.8%-16.8%
This area£305,000
Medway£310,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£46,166±£6,423 · #1,809 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,475
Price-to-income ?6.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

109 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,072 offences
Medway86
South East71
England83

Rank #5,182 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences446
Theft257
Burglary33
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson109
Public order & weapons82
Drugs54
Robbery12
Other40

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 216 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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