325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

ME1 1HY

Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Country
England
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Police
Kent

House prices

£769k£385k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £732k +43% +611% +72%
Semi-detached £488k -22% +533% +74%
Terraced £438k +6.1% +536% +77%
Flat £212k +0.0% +459% -11%

Median sale prices in ME1 1 from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Rochester Independent College 0.08 mi Non-sel 18.9 0%
Fort Pitt Grammar School 0.3 mi Selective 65.9 85%
King's School, Rochester 0.5 mi Non-sel 20.5 0%
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 0.6 mi Non-sel 40.0 32%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,229
1 bed £892
2 bed £1,133
3 bed £1,330
4+ bed £1,825

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 2,225
Violence & sexual offences 892
Burglary 46
Anti-social behaviour 411

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP GP practice 0.6 mi
CITY WAY SURGERY GP practice 1.2 mi
BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 1.6 mi
APEX MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.4 mi
GUN LANE COMMUNITY DERMATOLOGY CLINIC GP practice 1.4 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Rochester Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Rochester Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Chatham Rail Station Rail station 0.7 mi
Chatham Rail Station Rail station 0.7 mi
Strood Rail Station Rail station 1.1 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 98.2%
Gigabit 87.2%
Full fibre (FTTP) 67.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 89.6%
Indoor voice (all) 92.7%
5G outdoor (any) 100.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 ME1 1HY
Overall29%
Income37%
Employment49%
Education33%
Health25%
Crime2%
Housing & services67%
Living environment29%

Your MP

Lauren Edwards MP

Labour

Rochester and Strood

lauren.edwards.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.laurenedwards.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.08 mi
Jackson Recreation Ground Playing field 0.2 mi
Jackson Recreation Ground Playing field 0.2 mi
Jackson Recreation Ground Playing field 0.2 mi
Jackson Recreation Ground Playing field 0.3 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
254 St Margaret's Banks II 0.00 mi
252 St Margaret's Banks and East Rear Garden Wall II 0.01 mi
250, St Margaret's Banks (see Details for Further Address Information) II 0.02 mi
246, High Street (see Details for Further Address Information) II 0.03 mi
Anchor House II 0.05 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 12,719
Total registered 14,093
Dormant 210
New (last year) 2,177
New (last 5 years) 7,075

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 8
PM10 12
NO₂ 12
NOₓ 16

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 5
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 888,800,000
Cars & taxis 693,700,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 4

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Sheerness 22.8 mi
Leigh Bell Wharf 37.6 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,582

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 11.6%
Aged 16–64 76.4%
Aged 65+ 12.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 76.2%
Asian 9.5%
Black 7.8%
Mixed 4.3%
Other 2.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 53.0%
Social rented 18.5%
Private rented 28.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 2.1%
Semi-detached 6.9%
Terraced 20.0%
Flat / maisonette 66.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 34.4%
1 car or van 49.4%
2+ cars or vans 16.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 61.2%
Unemployed 5.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 13.3%
Degree or above 40.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 67.8%
Smoking prevalence 11.2%
Infant mortality 3.0

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.