Chatham South East

Medway · South East · population 7,465 · 4 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,380 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,096 of 1,119 in South East
  • #36 of 38 in Medway
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,430
Median age (est.)32
Density8,274per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above23%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 22%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 21%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 22%Other: 12%
One person 24%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 22%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades12%
Professional11%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 6%Black: 13%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 75%Asian 6%Black 13%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 42% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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 South East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,380 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #36 of 38 in Medway. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (33) and lowest on Crime (2). Typical homes here sold for about £225,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 55 sales), 27% below the wider Medway median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,281 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 107 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 7 · #6,360
Employment 8 · #6,277
Education 9 · #6,250
Health 19 · #5,537
Crime 2 · #6,702
Housing & access 14 · #5,866
Living environment 33 · #4,584

House prices ?

£225,000median (12m) · +2.3% yr · n=55
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£225,00055+2.3%+19.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£275,0007+22.8%+38.9%
Terraced£225,00045+1.4%+19.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£225,000
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)£38,281±£5,509 · #3,941 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,663
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

107 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 800 offences
Medway86
South East71
England83

Rank #5,127 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences439
Theft82
Burglary20
Vehicle crime65
Criminal damage & arson83
Public order & weapons41
Drugs38
Robbery11
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 154 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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