Gillingham North East

Medway · South East · population 7,385 · 4 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,756 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,060 of 1,119 in South East
  • #33 of 38 in Medway
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,385
Median age (est.)36
Density4,499per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 22%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 17%Other: 13%
One person 25%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 17%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 5%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 82%Asian 5%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Gillingham North East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,756 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 38 in Medway. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (54) and lowest on Crime (8). Typical homes here sold for about £280,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 99 sales), 10% below the wider Medway median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,548 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 81 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 20 · #5,489
Employment 18 · #5,653
Education 17 · #5,701
Health 24 · #5,242
Crime 8 · #6,291
Housing & access 20 · #5,475
Living environment 54 · #3,186

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,00099+5.7%+23.0%
Detached£325,0005
Semi-detached£350,00013+16.2%
Terraced£285,00069+7.5%+25.2%
Flat£157,75012-13.6%-7.2%
This area£280,000
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)£38,548±£5,440 · #3,855 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,338
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

81 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 599 offences
Medway86
South East71
England83

Rank #4,129 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences331
Theft41
Burglary13
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons43
Drugs41
Robbery4
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 152 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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