Medway vs Thurrock

A side-by-side comparison of the Medway and Thurrocklocal 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 Thurrock; Medway has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Medway	Thurrock
Population	279,773	176,001
Density	1,444/km²	1,074/km²
Deprivation	9% in most-deprived 10%	4% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,329	£2,255
Schools Good/Outstanding	93%	79%
Aged under 16	20%	23%
Aged 16–64	63%	64%
Aged 65+	16%	14%

Medway council area →Thurrock council area →