Medway, in numbers

Average home prices reached £299,000 in Medway.

Medway council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Medway brings together Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester, Strood, Rainham and the Hoo peninsula. Local projects vary from completed public space to creative-industry construction and town-centre safety work; Medway’s figures are separate from Kent County Council’s area.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Medway council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £46,669 in August 1996; £298,547 in July 2026. 539.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £47,000 to £299,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £3,000 more per home (1.1% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Medway council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	47,115
February 1995	45,887
March 1995	45,999
April 1995	45,281
May 1995	45,802
June 1995	45,771
July 1995	46,147
August 1995	46,400
September 1995	46,266
October 1995	45,271
November 1995	44,670
December 1995	44,648
January 1996	45,927
February 1996	46,520
March 1996	46,360
April 1996	45,889
May 1996	45,458
June 1996	45,493
July 1996	45,991
August 1996	46,669
September 1996	47,310
October 1996	47,637
November 1996	47,521
December 1996	47,747
January 1997	47,588
February 1997	48,458
March 1997	48,560
April 1997	49,438
May 1997	49,395
June 1997	50,137
July 1997	50,395
August 1997	51,396
September 1997	52,471
October 1997	53,223
November 1997	53,266
December 1997	53,158
January 1998	52,849
February 1998	53,227
March 1998	53,629
April 1998	54,574
May 1998	55,166
June 1998	55,540
July 1998	55,922
August 1998	56,429
September 1998	56,619
October 1998	57,201
November 1998	57,234
December 1998	57,706
January 1999	57,831
February 1999	57,220
March 1999	57,809
April 1999	58,382
May 1999	59,769
June 1999	59,653
July 1999	59,829
August 1999	60,390
September 1999	62,202
October 1999	63,791
November 1999	65,134
December 1999	65,405
January 2000	65,561
February 2000	65,433
March 2000	66,342
April 2000	67,998
May 2000	70,484
June 2000	72,713
July 2000	74,063
August 2000	74,872
September 2000	75,735
October 2000	75,888
November 2000	76,161
December 2000	75,682
January 2001	77,044
February 2001	77,704
March 2001	79,106
April 2001	79,328
May 2001	80,656
June 2001	81,797
July 2001	83,151
August 2001	84,367
September 2001	85,767
October 2001	87,159
November 2001	88,050
December 2001	88,775
January 2002	90,218
February 2002	91,825
March 2002	92,732
April 2002	93,671
May 2002	95,781
June 2002	98,580
July 2002	101,069
August 2002	103,600
September 2002	106,513
October 2002	109,734
November 2002	111,321
December 2002	113,653
January 2003	114,731
February 2003	116,462
March 2003	116,897
April 2003	119,589
May 2003	121,358
June 2003	123,073
July 2003	123,833
August 2003	124,756
September 2003	126,446
October 2003	127,855
November 2003	129,497
December 2003	130,387
January 2004	131,721
February 2004	132,860
March 2004	133,625
April 2004	134,290
May 2004	135,819
June 2004	138,462
July 2004	140,842
August 2004	144,578
September 2004	146,750
October 2004	147,575
November 2004	146,401
December 2004	144,834
January 2005	144,883
February 2005	144,805
March 2005	145,927
April 2005	146,233
May 2005	146,609
June 2005	145,896
July 2005	146,710
August 2005	146,487
September 2005	147,263
October 2005	146,417
November 2005	146,963
December 2005	147,991
January 2006	147,912
February 2006	148,318
March 2006	147,931
April 2006	148,793
May 2006	149,846
June 2006	151,561
July 2006	153,148
August 2006	154,602
September 2006	155,869
October 2006	156,742
November 2006	157,094
December 2006	158,067
January 2007	159,149
February 2007	159,622
March 2007	159,316
April 2007	159,744
May 2007	161,734
June 2007	164,245
July 2007	165,238
August 2007	167,078
September 2007	167,419
October 2007	168,541
November 2007	169,491
December 2007	169,743
January 2008	168,217
February 2008	166,369
March 2008	166,085
April 2008	166,298
May 2008	166,380
June 2008	164,123
July 2008	162,552
August 2008	156,613
September 2008	154,500
October 2008	149,449
November 2008	147,004
December 2008	142,646
January 2009	140,511
February 2009	139,388
March 2009	135,629
April 2009	133,342
May 2009	132,011
June 2009	135,029
July 2009	137,294
August 2009	139,647
September 2009	139,915
October 2009	143,395
November 2009	146,082
December 2009	148,769
January 2010	148,121
February 2010	148,504
March 2010	150,322
April 2010	151,895
May 2010	152,263
June 2010	150,359
July 2010	150,912
August 2010	150,343
September 2010	153,444
October 2010	151,744
November 2010	151,629
December 2010	148,249
January 2011	149,096
February 2011	147,998
March 2011	147,683
April 2011	146,620
May 2011	147,799
June 2011	148,695
July 2011	149,767
August 2011	148,844
September 2011	149,222
October 2011	148,157
November 2011	147,634
December 2011	147,144
January 2012	147,592
February 2012	146,563
March 2012	146,315
April 2012	146,099
May 2012	148,509
June 2012	148,562
July 2012	150,204
August 2012	149,318
September 2012	150,313
October 2012	148,218
November 2012	149,516
December 2012	149,740
January 2013	152,324
February 2013	151,808
March 2013	151,459
April 2013	150,680
May 2013	151,805
June 2013	154,447
July 2013	155,314
August 2013	156,725
September 2013	157,939
October 2013	159,320
November 2013	159,834
December 2013	159,656
January 2014	161,169
February 2014	162,972
March 2014	164,798
April 2014	166,526
May 2014	169,124
June 2014	170,690
July 2014	175,003
August 2014	178,431
September 2014	181,253
October 2014	181,740
November 2014	181,822
December 2014	183,526
January 2015	183,731
February 2015	182,681
March 2015	181,442
April 2015	180,681
May 2015	184,040
June 2015	186,543
July 2015	190,660
August 2015	192,595
September 2015	195,825
October 2015	197,269
November 2015	200,416
December 2015	202,507
January 2016	203,289
February 2016	206,085
March 2016	208,620
April 2016	214,814
May 2016	216,535
June 2016	221,416
July 2016	224,058
August 2016	227,000
September 2016	227,160
October 2016	226,787
November 2016	227,496
December 2016	228,244
January 2017	229,550
February 2017	230,517
March 2017	231,737
April 2017	234,282
May 2017	235,051
June 2017	237,596
July 2017	239,543
August 2017	242,861
September 2017	242,228
October 2017	242,316
November 2017	242,223
December 2017	242,114
January 2018	242,084
February 2018	241,719
March 2018	241,472
April 2018	243,257
May 2018	242,773
June 2018	246,301
July 2018	245,646
August 2018	249,022
September 2018	248,219
October 2018	247,324
November 2018	246,023
December 2018	245,439
January 2019	244,395
February 2019	243,712
March 2019	243,133
April 2019	243,338
May 2019	241,599
June 2019	241,678
July 2019	241,880
August 2019	241,704
September 2019	241,408
October 2019	241,841
November 2019	241,656
December 2019	238,465
January 2020	236,334
February 2020	235,914
March 2020	238,838
April 2020	238,531
May 2020	240,974
June 2020	241,360
July 2020	242,566
August 2020	243,393
September 2020	246,102
October 2020	248,712
November 2020	249,043
December 2020	250,994
January 2021	254,647
February 2021	256,578
March 2021	257,026
April 2021	256,234
May 2021	256,906
June 2021	260,992
July 2021	260,995
August 2021	264,375
September 2021	266,788
October 2021	269,753
November 2021	272,582
December 2021	273,357
January 2022	278,749
February 2022	280,989
March 2022	281,844
April 2022	283,861
May 2022	283,670
June 2022	288,493
July 2022	291,612
August 2022	297,602
September 2022	298,823
October 2022	302,040
November 2022	301,773
December 2022	301,693
January 2023	302,237
February 2023	301,130
March 2023	297,382
April 2023	288,034
May 2023	286,816
June 2023	288,290
July 2023	291,833
August 2023	293,088
September 2023	292,804
October 2023	293,186
November 2023	292,210
December 2023	289,309
January 2024	283,858
February 2024	280,717
March 2024	277,584
April 2024	277,367
May 2024	277,224
June 2024	279,806
July 2024	283,970
August 2024	286,305
September 2024	287,112
October 2024	287,221
November 2024	287,379
December 2024	287,949
January 2025	290,872
February 2025	292,516
March 2025	296,497
April 2025	294,126
May 2025	293,955
June 2025	292,923
July 2025	295,370
August 2025	296,212
September 2025	295,248
October 2025	294,806
November 2025	294,320
December 2025	294,540
January 2026	296,206
February 2026	298,368
March 2026	300,704
April 2026	297,377
May 2026	295,448
June 2026	295,709
July 2026	298,547

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People living in the area

292,697

Mid-2025 · Medway council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£299,000

July 2026 · Medway council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £298,547.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,232

August 2026 · Medway council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

9% to 45%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9% in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside to 45% in Gillingham South — a gap of 35.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside	9%	293	3,246
Hempstead & Wigmore	9.8%	363	3,722
Rainham South West	9.8%	386	3,955
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow	10.5%	556	5,316
Strood Rural	10.6%	563	5,313
Wayfield & Weeds Wood	11%	430	3,910
Twydall	11.3%	444	3,937
Fort Horsted	11.4%	225	1,966
All Saints	12.2%	229	1,883
Lordswood & Walderslade	13.8%	815	5,904
Strood West	13.9%	759	5,454
Rainham South East	14.5%	801	5,519
Princes Park	15.7%	527	3,350
Rainham North	17%	947	5,562
Rochester East & Warren Wood	18.5%	943	5,100
Watling	18.6%	972	5,230
Strood North & Frindsbury	23.3%	1,376	5,914
St Mary's Island	25.9%	473	1,823
Rochester West & Borstal	26.4%	1,457	5,529
Fort Pitt	27.5%	1,425	5,187
Gillingham North	30.8%	1,743	5,668
Luton	30.8%	1,325	4,302
Chatham Central & Brompton	34.2%	2,231	6,518
Gillingham South	45%	3,221	7,162

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.3% to 7.3%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.3% in St Mary's Island to 7.3% in Twydall — a gap of 4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
St Mary's Island	3.3%	136	4,084
Hempstead & Wigmore	3.5%	327	9,371
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside	3.8%	308	8,126
Rainham South East	4.1%	555	13,624
Rainham South West	4.3%	426	9,880
Lordswood & Walderslade	4.4%	648	14,884
Rochester West & Borstal	4.4%	560	12,634
Princes Park	4.6%	387	8,477
Strood Rural	4.7%	637	13,594
Fort Pitt	4.7%	617	13,166
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow	4.7%	628	13,393
Fort Horsted	4.8%	222	4,626
Strood North & Frindsbury	5%	743	14,991
Rainham North	5.1%	663	13,094
Gillingham South	5.1%	917	18,090
Watling	5.3%	731	13,896
Strood West	5.4%	774	14,276
Gillingham North	5.6%	825	14,780
Rochester East & Warren Wood	5.7%	733	12,786
Chatham Central & Brompton	5.8%	1,006	17,203
Luton	6.4%	669	10,412
All Saints	7.1%	336	4,739
Wayfield & Weeds Wood	7.1%	717	10,086
Twydall	7.3%	701	9,562

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People aged 65 or over

9.7% to 27.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 9.7% in Gillingham South to 27.8% in Hempstead & Wigmore — a gap of 18.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Gillingham South	9.7%	1,754	18,100
Chatham Central & Brompton	9.7%	1,669	17,173
Gillingham North	10.2%	1,512	14,789
Luton	12.8%	1,337	10,414
Princes Park	13%	1,104	8,470
St Mary's Island	13.1%	537	4,086
Fort Pitt	14.6%	1,922	13,163
Strood West	14.7%	2,103	14,288
Rochester East & Warren Wood	14.8%	1,887	12,771
Wayfield & Weeds Wood	15.6%	1,574	10,096
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside	16.1%	1,309	8,120
Rochester West & Borstal	16.2%	2,054	12,660
Strood North & Frindsbury	16.3%	2,441	14,991
Watling	17.7%	2,461	13,899
Lordswood & Walderslade	18%	2,686	14,940
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow	18.7%	2,503	13,387
Twydall	19%	1,815	9,539
Strood Rural	19.2%	2,607	13,613
Rainham South East	20.2%	2,757	13,650
Rainham North	21.7%	2,839	13,094
All Saints	22.1%	1,048	4,746
Fort Horsted	22.1%	1,021	4,620
Rainham South West	25.5%	2,524	9,897
Hempstead & Wigmore	27.8%	2,608	9,367

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Maintain the Paddock as a useful everyday space

The renewed space is open between two busy destinations.

Care and accessibility matter after construction ends.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Test whether Gillingham improvements address the problems

The programme includes new cameras and street enforcement.

Success should be judged by outcomes, not equipment or hours alone.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Connect the new studio to local learning and work

Docking Station has reached a construction milestone.

Local benefit depends on access to training, facilities and jobs.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Chatham Historic Dockyard

Docking Station

A historic dockyard building is being converted into creative production and shared work space.

Structural topping out June 2026; opening forecast early 2027 · evidence dated 2026-06-29

Responsible body: Council, university and dockyard partners

What the source says: Topping out is a construction milestone, not an operating studio.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Docking Station topping out →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Connect the new studio to local learning and work →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Chatham town centre

The Paddock

A public space between the bus station and shopping centre has been renewed.

Completed and open · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Medway Council

What the source says: New planting, seating and access form part of the completed scheme.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

The Paddock completed public space →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Maintain the Paddock as a useful everyday space →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Gillingham town centre

Love Gillingham improvements

The local programme combines safety measures, cleaning, events and investment work.

Ongoing programme; council reports completed safety measures in 2026 · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Medway Council

What the source says: Activity and installed cameras do not by themselves prove a fall in crime.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Gillingham town-centre improvements →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Test whether Gillingham improvements address the problems →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target safety work where problems repeat →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

24 of 24 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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4 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected local projects, not the complete council programme. Project status is the dated source position; a planned opening date does not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not adopted council promises or funded commitments.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

Traceable sources and calculations support review; this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.