Population
2,990
Info
LSOA residents
49 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
UPRN:44115122Semi-Detached House3 bedsBuilt -
FreeholdCouncil Tax: -EPC: B (90)AI-Powered Intelligence
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Area Profile · LSOA
Medway 003E
Medway 003EE06000035% AI confidence
IMD decile 9 / 10Rental demand 21/100
Population
2,990
LSOA residents
Density
--
people / km²
Median Age
36.46
years
Median Income
£30.8k
per household
Tenant profile
Mixed
ROCHESTER is a residential area with median household income of £30,784, population 2,990, and a deprivation score of 2.9/100.
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Area dimensions at a glance
Median Income
£30.8k
Neutral
Per household
Owner Occupied
69%
Strong
Census 2021
Deprivation Decile
9 / 10
Strong
Top decile (least deprived)
Professional Employment
29%
Neutral
Manager + professional
Degree+ Educated
19%
Neutral
Working-age residents
Rental Demand
21/100
Neutral
Index
Population Density
-
Info
Suburban
Tenure split
Owner-occupier dominance acts as a price-stability anchor; the private-rent share drives investor depth.
69.3%
10.7%
15.2%
Owner-occupied
69.3%
786 households
Private rent
10.7%
121 households
Social rent
15.2%
172 households
Property mix
Distribution of dwelling types across the LSOA, weighted by VOA council-tax stock and ONS housing counts.
- Detached25%284
- Semi-detached-
- Terraced-
- Flats & apartments14.4%163
- Other / converted-
Who lives here
Age profile
Median age 36.46
- Under 1622%
- Working age (16-64)65%
- 65 and over13%
Employment
29% professional
- Professional29%
- Managerial-
- Service sector-
- Work from home27.3%
- Unemployed0.4%
Lifestyle
19.1% Level 4+
- No car / van9.2%
- Good health86.4%
- Degree-level qualified19.1%
Ethnicity & diversity
Composition across the five ONS Census ethnic groupings.
22 /100
88.3%
- White88.3%
- Asian3.8%
- Black5.2%
- Mixed-
- Other-
Deprivation profile
MHCLG IMD 2019 - decile 10 means the LSOA sits in the least-deprived 10% of England. Lower deciles indicate higher relative deprivation.
9/ 10
Most affluent
Decile 9 of 10
Composite of seven weighted domains - income, employment, education, health, crime, housing and living environment.
Sub-domain scores
- Income- /10
Not available
- Employment- /10
Not available
- Education- /10
Not available
- Health- /10
Not available
- Crime- /10
Not available
- Housing & services- /10
Not available
Population trend
No trend data available.
ONS mid-year estimates. Sustained positive net migration broadens comparable-rental demand depth over time.
Median income trend
No trend data available.
ONS Annual Survey of Hours & Earnings. Outpacing inflation strengthens local price-to-income depth.