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AREA GUIDES
Rochester Area Guide
ME1 2DS · Medway · England
A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.
ME1 2DSChange
WEATHER
Weather this week
Forecast for ME1 2DS.
OVERVIEW
Overview
A concise snapshot before the detail below.
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE
Around Rochester
ME1 2DS is in the Medway local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Rochester, about 0.6 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.
HOUSING MARKET
Explore house prices →Housing market
Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.
18 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026
June 2026
June 2026 compared with a year earlier
The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.
What could that cost each month?
Take a recorded price into the mortgage calculator. Adjust the property price, deposit, rate and term for the home you have in mind.
PLANNING
View all planning →Planning
Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.
St Bartholomews Hospital New Road Rochester Medway ME1 1DSVariation of condition Number(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 and insertion of new conditions to planning permission MC/25/0768 for the minor design/layout changes to the approved Watts House Nurses and Lyods block and Mews block building Conditions(s) Removal: Please see covering letter - changes made to the approved Watts House, Nurses and Lloyds Block and Mews Block buildings on the site please see covering letter - variation to the approved plans list to reflect updated plans for Watts House, Nurses and Lloyds Block and Mews Block, and associated changes to condition wording and insertion of new conditions to reflect these changesAwaiting decision›31 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QWT1- sycamore, crown reduction by one third from 12 metres to 8 metres . (approved 6 years and 3 years ago) and the application is same tree works after a further 3 years.Awaiting decision›Lockington House Lockington Grove Rochester Medway ME1 1RHT1 Elderberry, Fell - to ground leaving 1 x vertical stem (horticultural management technique to keep in size and shape. T2 Yew, Reduce by approx 25% (H10m to 7.5m, W3 to 2m) to keep in size with surroundings/vermin issueAwaiting decision›18 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4EPApplication for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/23/1644 for K render to be applied to the rear elevation, change of loft dormer windows to UPVC Sash style window ( the front windows will not be visble from the street scene) Change of windows to rear elevation to UPVC Sash style window / Removal of window from Rear elevation.Awaiting decision›
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LOCAL LIFE
Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby
We’re still building the local directory for this area.
Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE
Living here
Schools, population, reported crime and employment.
- Ripplevale School RochesterOther independent special school · Ages 6–250.2 mi
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–180.3 mi
- Rochester Independent CollegeOther independent school · Ages 11–210.3 mi
- St Peter's Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–70.3 mi
Population of the small statistical area surrounding ME1 2DS—not the whole town. 2024.
What area does this cover?
Medway 017B (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.
Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.
Unemployment estimate for Medway · Latest available period.
REPRESENTATION
Who represents this area?
Current representation and recent general-election history for Rochester and Strood.
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.
GETTING AROUND
Getting around
Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.
NEARBY CAR PARKS
View all →Nearby car parks
The closest useful mapped car parks.
- Pilgrims' Way →Free · 15 spaces1.2 miView car park →
- 1.2 miView car park →
- 1.9 miView car park →
- 2.0 miView car park →
Nearby fuel prices
View allUp to four forecourts within 5 miles of ME1 2DS, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.
- PGG STROOD1.0 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p13 SepDiesel185.9p18 Aug
- MFG MORRISONS STROOD1.0 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p15 SepDiesel191.9p14 Sep
- Magpie Service Station1.3 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p8 SepDiesel195.9p14 Sep
- ASDA GILLINGHAM PIER SUPERSTORE2.2 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p15 SepDiesel193.9p16 Sep
Official UK Fuel Finder data
EV CHARGING
View all →Nearby EV charging
Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.
No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.
NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT
London Southend Airport
About 15.4 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.
No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.
View airport map & nearby parking →NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS
Nearby places & outdoors
Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.
Useful nearby places
HMP Rochester1.1 miles away
Green space and walks
- Ranscombe Farm1.6 mi
- North Kent Woods And Downs1.8 mi
- Capstone Farm2.3 mi
- North Downs Way1.3 mi
- Thames Path21.7 mi
Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.
Vets near this area
Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around ME1 2DS.
- Sandhole Veterinary Centre – KentTunbridge Wells ME6 5LGAbout 5.4 miles away
- Pennard Vets AllingtonMaidstone ME16 0PUAbout 6.6 miles away
- Newnham Court Veterinary HospitalMaidstone ME14 5ELAbout 6.9 miles away
- Pets LtdMaidstone ME14 5ELAbout 6.9 miles away
- Meopham Veterinary Hospital.Tunbridge Wells DA13 0QGAbout 7.0 miles away
- Pinebank Veterinary SurgeryMaidstone ME16 0DXAbout 7.1 miles away
Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.
Find and compare vets near ME1 2DSCoverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around ME1 2DS
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND
Utilities & broadband
BIN DAYS
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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources
Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.
How to read the figures
Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.
Dataset dates
- Weather: 18 Sep 2026, 05:44
- Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
- Reported crime: 2026-07