Hoo Peninsula

Medway · South East · population 6,991 · 4 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,098 of 6,856 in England
  • #999 of 1,119 in South East
  • #26 of 38 in Medway
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,774
Median age (est.)48
Density129per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above19%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 10%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Professional 13% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Professional13%
Process & plant12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 3%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 3%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Hoo Peninsula is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,098 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 38 in Medway. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (46) and lowest on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here sold for about £305,000 over the past year, down 6% across five years (from 63 sales), in line with the wider Medway median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,920 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 43 · #3,919
Employment 33 · #4,564
Education 18 · #5,605
Health 39 · #4,152
Crime 40 · #4,145
Housing & access 1 · #6,812
Living environment 46 · #3,700

House prices ?

£305,000median (12m) · +1.7% yr · n=63
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£305,00063+1.7%-6.2%
Detached£383,5008-7.6%-4.6%
Semi-detached£328,40025+9.5%+4.3%
Terraced£275,00025+1.9%+22.2%
Flat£182,0005
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)£34,920±£4,977 · #5,062 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,633
Price-to-income ?8.7×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 362 offences
Medway86
South East71
England83

Rank #2,251 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences230
Theft28
Burglary13
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons22
Drugs4
Robbery1
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 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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