Gillingham North

Medway · South East · population 8,349 · 5 LSOAs

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

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,530 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,041 of 1,119 in South East
  • #31 of 38 in Medway
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,033
Median age (est.)31
Density10,346per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above26%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 21%25–44 32%45–64 20%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 43%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 13%Private rent 43%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 35%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary15%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 8%Black: 15%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 70%Asian 8%Black 15%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,530 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 38 in Medway. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (30) and lowest on Crime (6). Typical homes here, about £234,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 72 sales), 24% below the wider Medway median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,404 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 134 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 28 · #4,913
Employment 26 · #5,105
Education 22 · #5,338
Health 30 · #4,762
Crime 6 · #6,435
Housing & access 18 · #5,592
Living environment 24 · #5,222

House prices ?

£234,500median (12m) · +6.6% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£234,50072+6.6%+26.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£288,75010
Terraced£240,00039+0.8%+26.8%
Flat£178,75022+8.3%-2.1%
This area£234,500
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)£39,404±£5,555 · #3,596 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,947
Price-to-income ?6.0×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 ?

39Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

134 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,120 offences
Medway86
South East71
England83

Rank #5,714 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences465
Theft131
Burglary17
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson198
Public order & weapons144
Drugs95
Robbery8
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 156 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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