Medway
8 datasets are currently published for Medway. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Medway compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 86th of 361 (26.2 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 145th of 318 (shared with 1 other local authority district) (£295,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 57th of 132 (18.8%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Medway: 7,675, July 2026 (+4.6% year on year, from 7,335). 7,675 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (4,335, 56%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (1,785). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 17% higher (1,785). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Medway: 7,670, July 2026 (+4.6% year on year, from 7,335). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Medway: 98.0, June 2026 (+1.1% year on year, from 96.9). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Medway: £295,000, Q2 2026 (-1.7% year on year, from £300,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Medway: 18.8%, 2024/25 (-2.1 percentage points year on year, from 20.9%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Medway: 16, Q1 2026 (-20.0% year on year, from 20). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Medway: 292,697, 2025 (+0.3% year on year, from 291,691). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Medway: 460, 2025 (+3.1% year on year, from 446). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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