Electoral wardE05014466
St Mary's Island ward, Medway
St Mary's Island is one of 24 electoral wards of Medway Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,673 residents in 1,544 households — 5,448 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rochester and Strood constituency.
Residents, 20213,673council ward average 11,658
Households1,5442.38 residents per household
Density5,448/ km²about 0.67 km² · Medway 1,444
Aged 65+14.0%Medway: 16.4% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 182
5–96.5% · 240
10–158.0% · 295
16–194.2% · 153
20–244.6% · 167
25–3412.4% · 456
35–4924.6% · 903
50–6420.7% · 760
65–748.0% · 292
75–844.8% · 175
85+1.3% · 47
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.2% · 142
1 car or van45.7% · 704
2 cars or vans33.8% · 521
3 or more11.3% · 174
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Medway overall: 64.7% owned, 13.6% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright25.7% · 397
With mortgage42.8% · 662
Shared ownership4.1% · 64
Social rented5.9% · 91
Private rented21.4% · 331
Type of home
Detached house22.9% · 353
Semi-detached house22.0% · 339
Terraced house22.7% · 350
Purpose-built flat32.0% · 494
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014466- Council
- Medway Council
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 24
Other wards in the same constituency
AAll Saints22.1% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned4,737CChatham Central & Brompton9.8% aged 65+ · 39.9% owned18,008CCuxton, Halling & Riverside19.1% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned6,602FFort Pitt13.3% aged 65+ · 53.7% owned11,232GGillingham North10.0% aged 65+ · 45.2% owned15,691HHoo St Werburgh & High Halstow18.7% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned14,180RRochester East & Warren Wood15.1% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned13,615RRochester West & Borstal16.3% aged 65+ · 55.9% owned12,586SStrood North & Frindsbury16.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned14,213SStrood Rural19.2% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned12,803SStrood West13.4% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned16,569
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.