Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6DD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around ME4 6DD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	50.4%	-2.4%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	47.2%	49.6%	2.4%	49.0%	0.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.8%	37.8%	2.0%	37.9%	-0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	48.5%	40.9%	-7.6%	44.2%	-3.3%
Separated	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	8.2%	13.1%	4.9%	9.1%	4.0%
Widowed	3.8%	4.8%	1.0%	6.1%	-1.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.4%	47.8%	1.4%	48.4%	-0.6%
Good health	37.5%	34.9%	-2.6%	33.6%	1.3%
Fair health	10.8%	11.7%	0.9%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	3.7%	5.3%	1.6%	4.0%	1.3%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.8%	18.6%	-2.2%	18.2%	0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	12.7%	-1.6%	9.6%	3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.1%	16.2%	-1.9%	13.4%	2.8%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	4.8%	2.1%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	14.1%	1.8%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	24.2%	32%	7.8%	33.8%	-1.8%
Other	7.5%	1.7%	-5.8%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	4%	3.9%	-0.1%	1.1%	2.8%
Chinese	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	0.7%	2.6%
Indian	14.2%	12.2%	-2.0%	3.1%	9.1%
Pakistani	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	4%	3%	-1.0%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	3.4%	6.5%	3.1%	2.5%	4.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	3%	2.2%	0.8%	2.2%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	62.5%	61.1%	-1.4%	81.4%	-20.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.9%	71.7%	-2.2%	83.2%	-11.5%
European Union	5.8%	9.8%	4.0%	6.1%	3.7%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	4%	5.1%	1.1%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	14.2%	11.6%	-2.6%	5.6%	6.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.8%	70.1%	-2.7%	83.2%	-13.1%
10+ Years	5%	21.2%	16.2%	9.8%	11.4%
5-10 Years	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	3.7%	3.5%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	15.3%	3.5%	-11.8%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.3%	76.7%	0.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Lithuania	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.7%	37.2%	-5.5%
Christian	37.5%	46.2%	-8.7%
Buddhist	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Muslim	9.4%	6.5%	2.9%
Sikh	10.3%	0.9%	9.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Maidstone Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Maidstone Road was 27.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 89.2% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Maidstone Road has the 13th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton and the 171st lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 89.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in ME4 6DD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Maidstone Road are based on 312 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Medway.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6DD

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME4 6DD

Average Price
£435,381

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£435,381

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Maidstone Road

Average Price
£718,680

Semi-Detached
£528,848

Terraced
£407,292

Detached
£780,993

Flats/Maisonettes
£163,996

Other
£3,747,437

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Maidstone Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
27A Maidstone Road, Chatham, Medway Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2023-05-02	£450,626
27A Maidstone Road, Chatham, Medway Detached, an established residential building	£268,500	2014-12-16	£450,488

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ME4 6DD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in ME4 6DD area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	107
Retired	49
Self-Employed	30
Student (economically inactive)	25
Part-Time Employee	25
Looking after home or family	15
Unemployed	13
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	18
Manufacturing	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Other	8
Information and communication	7
Construction	7
Real estate activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Church of England Infant School 4 New Street , ME4 6RH	3out of 4	162 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's RC Primary School Hills Terrace , ME4 6PX	3out of 4	177 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Road Primary School Bryant Street , ME4 5QN	3out of 4	785 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balfour Junior School Balfour Road , ME4 6QX	3out of 4	874 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Primary School Glencoe Road , ME4 5QD	3out of 4	881 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Ordnance Street , ME4 6SG	3out of 4	355 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill , ME4 6TJ	4out of 4	539 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Brompton Academy Marlborough Road , ME7 5HT	3out of 4	1,468 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Victory Academy Magpie Hall Road , ME4 5JB	3out of 4	1,527 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holcombe Grammar School Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB	3out of 4	1,615 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
MidKent College Medway Road , ME7 1FN	- not rated	2,444 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blue Skies School 126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ	- not rated	659 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School and College 10-13 New Road , Rochester ME1 1BG	- not rated	929 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rochester Independent College Star Hill , ME1 1XF	- not rated	1,088 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service The School Room, Dolphin Ward , Medway Maritime Hospital ME7 5NY	- not rated	1,618 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's School (Rochester) 24 - 26 Watts Avenue , ME1 1SA	- not rated	1,709 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ela's Cakes	55 Ordnance Street, Chatham	251 yd
Starbucks	Chatham Railway Station, Railway Street	256 yd
Cafe Local	Chatham Railway Station, Railway Street	256 yd
The Fire Station Cafe	Chatham Fire Station, New Cut	380 yd
Central Theatre	Central Theatre (Medway Norse), 170 High Street	449 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tap 'N' Tin Public House	Tap And Tin, 24 Railway Street	364 yd
Prince Of Wales / 88th Street / Value Mighty/Sin City Burger	Prince Of Wales Hotel, Prince Of Wales Hotel	479 yd
The Jolly Caulkers Pub	The Jolly Caulkers, 3 Batchelor Street	515 yd
White Lion	White Lion Hotel, 325 High Street	546 yd
The Dead Pigeon	378 High Street, Rochester	711 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Fry	1 Ordnance Street, Chatham	207 yd
Chatham Spice	50 New Road, Chatham	208 yd
Station Grill	2 Ordnance Street, Chatham	253 yd
Srish.s.indian.takeaway	10 Ordnance Street, Chatham	253 yd
Papa Johns	70 New Road, Chatham	254 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Arena Food Centre	13 Ordnance Terrace, Chatham	211 yd
Iceland	279-281 High Street, Chatham	544 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit BD, Pentagon Shopping Centre	614 yd
Asda	Asda Stores, Dynamo Way	778 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St John Fisher Catholic School ORDNANCE STREET		437 yd
Anytime Fitness (Chatham) Unit 5a Unit 5a THE PENTAGON	health and fitness suite	610 yd
Fitness First For Women (Chatham) (Closed) The Pentagon	health and fitness suite	614 yd
Fort Pitt Grammar School FORT PITT HILL	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	639 yd
St John Fisher Catholic School Sports Field The Fort	grass pitches	791 yd
Roffen Sports Club (Closed) NEW ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	867 yd
Greenvale Infant School SYMONS AVENUE	grass pitches	1,035 yd
Royal Engineers Sports Ground KINGS BASTION	grass pitches	1,049 yd
Balfour Recreation Ground ROSEBERY ROAD	grass pitches	1,090 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of ME4 6DD