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ME7 3PD · Medway · South East

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for ME7 3PD.

Sun · 13 Sep
21°high
Showers16° low
Mon22°15° lowCloudy14 Sep
Today22°16° lowPartly cloudy15 Sep
Tomorrow18°11° lowFair16 Sep
Thu17°12° lowRain17 Sep
Fri18°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
Sat21°16° lowFair19 Sep
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OVERVIEW

Overview

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↗House price trend+1.1%Medway · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning60 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationRainham (Kent)2.4 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,575Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Medway

ME7 3PD is in the Medway local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Rainham (Kent), about 2.4 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£265,000ME7 postcode district

15 Sep 2025 – 20 Jul 2026

388 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£296,182Medway

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+1.1%Medway

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

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.

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Use sold-price median: £265,000 Use area average: £296,182
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂Hornbeams Lambsfrith Grove Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SBT1 - Chestnut - Crown lift to 6m from ground level and crown thin by 20% T2 - Chestnut - Crown lift to 6m from ground level and crown thin by 20% T3 - Chestnut - Crown lift to 6m from ground level and crown thin by 20%Awaiting decision›⌂18 Houghton Avenue Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RYConstruction of a detached dwelling with associated parkingAwaiting decision›⌂98 Wigmore Road Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0TANeighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 3.5m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 4m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.5mAwaiting decision›⌂Land Adjacent To 256 Wigmore Road Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0LZConstruction of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, drainage and landscaping worksAwaiting decision›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Medway.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Hempstead Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.4 mi
  2. Hempstead Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–70.6 mi
  3. Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.7 mi
  4. Fairview Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.8 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,575 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding ME7 3PD—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 15.8%16–64 · 53.5%65+ · 30.7%
What area does this cover?

Medway 035C (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime95

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Anti-social behaviour · 30Violence & sexual offences · 30Shoplifting · 13
Employment3.3%

Unemployment estimate for Medway · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Gillingham and Rainham.

Local councilMedwayLocal authority for ME7 3PD
Latest general election · 2024Labour37.8% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour37.8% of votes56.0% turnout
2019Conservative61.3% of votes62.1% turnout
2017Conservative55.4% of votes67.0% turnout
2015Conservative48.0% of votes66.3% turnout
2010Conservative46.2% of votes66.1% turnout

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.

How to get here on the Tube
Nearest motorway / major roadM20.5 miles
Clean air & driving chargesDartford Crossing16.0 miles from the postcode point

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of ME7 3PD, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. MFG MORRISONS STROOD5.0 mi Unleaded (E10)166.9p14 SepDiesel191.9p14 Sep
  2. ASDA GILLINGHAM PIER SUPERSTORE3.9 mi Unleaded (E10)167.9p11 SepDiesel190.9p10 Sep
  3. Texaco service station, Ashfordroad ,Maidstone5.0 mi Unleaded (E10)167.9p9 SepDiesel189.9p9 Sep
  4. ASDA RAINHAM HIGH STREET PETROL FILLING STATION2.3 mi Unleaded (E10)168.9p14 SepDiesel191.9p14 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

London Southend Airport

About 16.8 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.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
Oasis Restore Secure School3.7 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Capstone Farm0.8 mi
  2. Riverside2.9 mi
  3. North Kent Woods And Downs5.3 mi
Walks & trails
  1. North Downs Way2.4 mi
  2. Thames Path25.4 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around ME7 3PD.

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.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around ME7 3PD
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: Not predictedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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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: 13 Sep 2026, 02:07
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 20 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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