Medway Council

What broadband can you get in Medway?

Across Medway, 90% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 81% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Medway?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,329 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Medway are at risk of flooding?

Across Medway, the Environment Agency puts 3,146 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 508 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Medway the Environment Agency counts 2,765 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2% of all its properties), 3,242 at medium risk (2.4%) and 9,911 at low risk (7.3%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Medway

• ME1 postcode district737 of its 893 postcodes in use are in Medway.
• ME2 postcode district940 of its 950 postcodes in use are in Medway.
• ME3 postcode district740 of its 867 postcodes in use are in Medway.
• ME4 postcode districtAll 797 of its postcodes in use are in Medway.
• ME5 postcode district848 of its 1,003 postcodes in use are in Medway.
• ME7 postcode district999 of its 1,026 postcodes in use are in Medway.
• ME8 postcode district1,125 of its 1,153 postcodes in use are in Medway.
• ME9 postcode district2 of its 877 postcodes in use are in Medway.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Medway.