Electoral wardE05014450
Chatham Central & Brompton ward, Medway
Chatham Central & Brompton is one of 24 electoral wards of Medway Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 18,008 residents in 6,875 households — 3,950 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chatham and Aylesford and Gillingham and Rainham and Rochester and Strood constituencies.
Residents, 202118,008council ward average 11,658
Households6,8752.62 residents per household
Density3,950/ km²about 4.56 km² · Medway 1,444
Aged 65+9.8%Medway: 16.4% · under 16: 24.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.5% · 1,526
5–98.1% · 1,451
10–158.1% · 1,462
16–195.3% · 948
20–247.4% · 1,341
25–3416.9% · 3,039
35–4920.6% · 3,700
50–6415.4% · 2,774
65–745.4% · 978
75–843.1% · 558
85+1.2% · 225
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.0% · 2,199
1 car or van44.0% · 3,030
2 cars or vans18.9% · 1,303
3 or more5.0% · 347
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Medway overall: 64.7% owned, 13.6% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright17.2% · 1,182
With mortgage22.7% · 1,561
Shared ownership1.7% · 119
Social rented24.1% · 1,658
Private rented34.0% · 2,339
Lives rent free0.2% · 13
Type of home
Detached house4.3% · 296
Semi-detached house17.6% · 1,210
Terraced house47.7% · 3,280
Purpose-built flat26.0% · 1,787
Converted house2.6% · 176
Other conversion0.9% · 60
Above shop / office0.9% · 62
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014450- Council
- Medway Council
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford, Gillingham and Rainham, Rochester and Strood
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 24
Other wards in the same constituency
AAll Saints22.1% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned4,737CCuxton, Halling & Riverside19.1% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned6,602FFort Horsted22.9% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned5,366FFort Pitt13.3% aged 65+ · 53.7% owned11,232GGillingham North10.0% aged 65+ · 45.2% owned15,691GGillingham South10.0% aged 65+ · 44.8% owned15,932HHempstead & Wigmore27.8% aged 65+ · 89.0% owned9,725HHoo St Werburgh & High Halstow18.7% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned14,180LLordswood & Walderslade18.4% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned13,860LLuton12.0% aged 65+ · 48.0% owned9,796PPrinces Park13.9% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned10,082RRainham North21.6% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned13,654RRainham South East20.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned13,646RRainham South West25.4% aged 65+ · 83.5% owned9,258
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 10 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.