Electoral wardE05014469
Strood West ward, Medway
Strood West is one of 24 electoral wards of Medway Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 16,569 residents in 6,356 households — 4,261 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rochester and Strood constituency.
Residents, 202116,569council ward average 11,658
Households6,3562.61 residents per household
Density4,261/ km²about 3.89 km² · Medway 1,444
Aged 65+13.4%Medway: 16.4% · under 16: 23.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 1,157
5–97.7% · 1,271
10–158.7% · 1,443
16–194.9% · 806
20–245.4% · 892
25–3414.7% · 2,439
35–4920.7% · 3,430
50–6417.6% · 2,911
65–747.8% · 1,295
75–844.4% · 731
85+1.2% · 198
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.6% · 1,184
1 car or van41.4% · 2,631
2 cars or vans29.7% · 1,886
3 or more10.4% · 659
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Medway overall: 64.7% owned, 13.6% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright25.7% · 1,637
With mortgage36.5% · 2,319
Shared ownership2.2% · 138
Social rented20.5% · 1,304
Private rented15.1% · 963
Type of home
Detached house4.6% · 292
Semi-detached house39.2% · 2,490
Terraced house39.9% · 2,538
Purpose-built flat14.1% · 895
Converted house1.0% · 61
Other conversion0.1% · 7
Above shop / office0.7% · 42
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 31
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014469- Council
- Medway Council
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 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% owned12,586SSt Mary's Island14.0% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned3,673SStrood North & Frindsbury16.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned14,213SStrood Rural19.2% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned12,803
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 9 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.