Medway vs Swale

A side-by-side comparison of the Medway and Swalelocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Medway is the more populous; council tax is lower in Medway; Medway has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Medway	Swale
Population	279,773	151,677
Density	1,444/km²	406/km²
Deprivation	9% in most-deprived 10%	19% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,329	£2,406
Schools Good/Outstanding	93%	78%
Aged under 16	20%	20%
Aged 16–64	63%	61%
Aged 65+	16%	19%

Medway council area →Swale council area →