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Rainham North

Ward

South east Medway. About 14,329 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
13,099
1,265th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rainham North compares

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

Rainham NorthMiddle
Population24 wards, Medway · 2021
Population: every ward in Medway24 areas from 4,078 to 18,098. The middle area is 12,938. Rainham North is 13,099.
13,09912th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Medway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Medway24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Rainham North is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Medway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Medway24 areas from 30.7% to 99.8%. The middle area is 94.8%. Rainham North is 95.2%.
95.2%11th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, Medway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Medway24 areas from 1.4% to 7.8%. The middle area is 3.6%. Rainham North is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 10th lowest

Is Rainham North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainham North at a rate of 63.0 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, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rainham North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (361), anti-social behaviour (238) and other crime (129).

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 ward, so they describe all of Medway and not Rainham North 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 North in brief

Rainham North had 13,099 usual residents at the census.

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

In Rainham North, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rainham North, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.