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

Strood Rural

Ward · E05014468

Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Country
England
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Police
Kent

House prices

£620k£310k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £575k -2.5% +662% +35%
Semi-detached £398k +10% +597% +42%
Terraced £305k +7.0% +570% +23%
Flat £202k +9.5% +664% -16%

Median sale prices in Strood Rural 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+
Maritime Academy 2.3 mi Non-sel — —

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
HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 0.6 mi
MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP GP practice 5.6 mi
THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 5.0 mi
ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE GP practice 5.7 mi
GUN LANE COMMUNITY DERMATOLOGY CLINIC GP practice 3.7 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
Higham Rail Station Rail station 2.9 mi
Higham Rail Station Rail station 2.9 mi
Strood Rail Station Rail station 3.5 mi
Strood Rail Station Rail station 3.6 mi
Strood Rail Station Rail station 4.1 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
 Strood Rural
average (lo–hi)
Overall61% (25–80)
Income69% (35–94)
Employment64% (28–83)
Education49% (25–78)
Health62% (25–69)
Crime58% (12–90)
Housing & services20% (1–40)
Living environment68% (44–87)

Your MP

Lauren Edwards MP

Labour

Rochester and Strood

lauren.edwards.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.laurenedwards.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.5 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.5 mi

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

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Mortimer's Farm House II 0.7 mi
Gattons Farmhouse II 1.0 mi
The Rectory House II* 1.3 mi
Building 106, Wwi Sentry Post, Chattenden Ordnance Depot II 4.3 mi
Granary at Buckland Farm II 1.5 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 7
PM10 12
NO₂ 8
NOₓ 11

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

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 1
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 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Leigh Bell Wharf 39.3 mi
Southend Chalkwell 42.7 mi
Southend Westcliff Bay 43.0 mi
Sheerness 29.1 mi
Southend Three Shells 44.2 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 1,379

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

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 19.1%
Aged 16–64 63.4%
Aged 65+ 17.5%

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

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 93.8%
Asian 1.9%
Black 2.2%
Mixed 1.7%
Other 0.4%

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

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 92.1%
Social rented 4.0%
Private rented 4.0%

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

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 25.9%
Semi-detached 58.4%
Terraced 15.4%
Flat / maisonette 0.2%

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

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 4.2%
1 car or van 32.4%
2+ cars or vans 63.4%

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

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 66.9%
Unemployed 2.4%

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

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 13.6%
Degree or above 24.0%

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.