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

Watling

Ward · E05014471

Ward
Watling
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Country
England
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Police
Kent

House prices

£536k£268k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £435k +2.4% +345% +2%
Semi-detached £371k +0.3% +509% +33%
Terraced £285k -1.7% +595% +15%
Flat £162k +1.6% +502% -32%

Median sale prices in Watling 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+
The Robert Napier School 0.3 mi Non-sel 32.5 16%
Chatham Grammar 0.5 mi Selective 61.8 76%

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
WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE GP practice 0.5 mi
MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 0.7 mi
NAPIER ROAD SURGERY GP practice 0.8 mi
STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY GP practice 0.9 mi
EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY GP practice 1.1 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
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail station 1.4 mi
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail station 1.3 mi
Chatham Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Chatham Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Rainham (Kent) Rail Station Rail station 2.6 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
 Watling
average (lo–hi)
Overall53% (11–90)
Income58% (13–92)
Employment53% (10–91)
Education44% (8–77)
Health53% (17–95)
Crime33% (1–79)
Housing & services55% (25–76)
Living environment46% (6–94)

Your MP

Naushabah Khan MP

Labour

Gillingham and Rainham

naushabah.khan.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.4 mi
Gillingham Park Park 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.4 mi

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

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Pheasant House and Attached Front Garden Walls II 0.9 mi
Medway Hospital, Laundry Water Tower II 1.7 mi
Capstone Farmhouse II 1.6 mi
Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalen II 1.5 mi
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres West of West End, Church of St Mary Magdalen 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 8
PM10 12
NO₂ 11
NOₓ 15

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

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 3
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 2

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
Sheerness 18.5 mi
Minster Leas 18.0 mi
Leigh Bell Wharf 42.7 mi
Southend Chalkwell 46.1 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 1,328

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

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 15.2%
Aged 16–64 65.0%
Aged 65+ 19.8%

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

Ethnic group

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White 84.9%
Asian 6.1%
Black 4.4%
Mixed 3.4%
Other 1.2%

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

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 84.1%
Social rented 2.8%
Private rented 13.1%

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

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 24.4%
Semi-detached 30.6%
Terraced 40.2%
Flat / maisonette 4.6%

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

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 14.5%
1 car or van 36.0%
2+ cars or vans 49.5%

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

Economic activity

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Economically active 63.5%
Unemployed 2.0%

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

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 13.5%
Degree or above 31.0%

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.