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Rainham South East

Middle area

South east Medway. 6,542 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Rainham South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£363,475
2,451st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,422
3,387th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rainham South East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainham South East at a rate of 52.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences148
Other crime63
Anti-social behaviour32
Criminal damage and arson29
Shoplifting29
Vehicle crime16
Burglary12
Drug offences8
Robbery2
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rainham South East compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Rainham South EastMiddle
Median sale price38 middle areas, Medway · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Medway38 areas from £220,000 to £447,500. The middle area is £310,625. Rainham South East is £363,475.
£363,4756th most expensive
Population38 middle areas, Medway · 2021
Population: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 5,724 to 12,142. The middle area is 7,083. Rainham South East is 6,422.
6,4229th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Medway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Rainham South East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Medway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Medway38 areas from 47.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.7%. Rainham South East is 98.2%.
98.2%13th highest

Is Rainham South East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainham South East at a rate of 52.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rainham South East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (148), other crime (63) and anti-social behaviour (32).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Medway

These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Medway and not Rainham South East alone. See Medway

Average house price
£297,757
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,622
150th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.4
Joint 84th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rainham South East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rainham South East was £363,475 in 2025.

Rainham South East had 6,422 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Rainham South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rainham South East, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.