Pagitt Street, Chatham, ME4 6RF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding ME4 6RF has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	47.7%	-3.1%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	49.2%	52.3%	3.1%	49.0%	3.3%

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	43.6%	41.5%	-2.1%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	40.6%	40.2%	-0.4%	44.2%	-4.0%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	4.8%	1.3%	-3.5%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	6.3%	8.2%	1.9%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	4.2%	7.2%	3.0%	6.1%	1.1%

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	40.7%	46.9%	6.2%	48.4%	-1.5%
Good health	45.6%	37.3%	-8.3%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	11.3%	11.5%	0.2%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	2.1%	3.5%	1.4%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	19.1%	19%	-0.1%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	7.8%	-4.7%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	13.4%	1.2%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	5.2%	4.0%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14%	14.1%	0.1%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	26%	35.6%	9.6%	33.8%	1.8%
Other	14.9%	4.9%	-10.0%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.5% 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	10.6%	10.2%	-0.4%	1.1%	9.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	26%	17.6%	-8.4%	3.1%	14.5%
Pakistani	3.4%	1.3%	-2.1%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	4.6%	0%	-4.6%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	2.6%	9.4%	6.8%	2.5%	6.9%
Black Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	49.5%	54.5%	5.0%	81.4%	-26.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	0.5%	2.7%	2.2%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.2% 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	55.7%	56.2%	0.5%	83.2%	-27.0%
European Union	10.1%	16.7%	6.6%	6.1%	10.6%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	5.7%	8.3%	2.6%	2.7%	5.6%
Middle East and Asia	27.1%	18%	-9.1%	5.6%	12.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.4%	56.2%	0.8%	83.2%	-27.0%
10+ Years	10.8%	27.4%	16.6%	9.8%	17.6%
5-10 Years	7.2%	7.8%	0.6%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	6.2%	2.4%	-3.8%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	20.4%	6.2%	-14.2%	1.9%	4.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.6%	76.7%	-9.1%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	8.4%	1.5%	6.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	4.9%	1.2%	3.7%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.7%	37.2%	-10.5%
Christian	38.8%	46.2%	-7.4%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	5.4%	1.7%	3.7%
Muslim	13.2%	6.5%	6.7%
Sikh	10.5%	0.9%	9.6%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Pagitt Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Pagitt Street was 62.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.7% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Pagitt Street has the 30th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton and the 405th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in ME4 6RF, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 8/10 (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 Pagitt Street are based on 23 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Rochester Upon Medway.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Pagitt Street, Chatham, ME4 6RF

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME4 6RF

Average Price
£227,896

Semi-Detached
£243,202

Terraced
£235,517

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,143

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Pagitt Street

Average Price
£247,865

Semi-Detached
£231,857

Terraced
£253,515

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Pagitt Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
35 Pagitt Street, Chatham, Medway Terraced, an established residential building	£290,000	2022-08-09	£291,761
1A Pagitt Street, Chatham, Medway Terraced, an established residential building	£155,000	2022-07-29	£159,493
Flat B 13 Pagitt Street, Chatham, Medway Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2022-06-24	£140,801
Flat A 13 Pagitt Street, Chatham, Medway Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2022-06-24	£179,643
31 Pagitt Street, Chatham, Medway Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2021-11-18	£271,192

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ME4 6RF

Employment

ME4 6RF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

ME4 6RF area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in ME4 6RF 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	120
Self-Employed	36
Retired	25
Part-Time Employee	25
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	19
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Accommodation and food service activities	29
Manufacturing	24
Human health and social work activities	20
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	9
Transport and storage	9
Education	8
Information and communication	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Chatham 4 New Street , ME4 6RH	- not rated	120 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's Church of England Infant School 4 New Street , ME4 6RH	3out of 4	120 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Hills Terrace , ME4 6PX	3out of 4	188 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's RC Primary School Hills Terrace , ME4 6PX	- not rated	188 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balfour Junior School Balfour Road , ME4 6QX	- not rated	596 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School City Way , ME1 2FA	- not rated	147 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill , ME4 6TJ	4out of 4	527 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill , ME4 6TJ	- not rated	527 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Holcombe Grammar School Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB	3out of 4	1,368 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Chatham Grammar School for Boys Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB	- not rated	1,368 yd	Community school	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	2,583 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Restore 1 Kennington Road , SE1 7QP	- not rated	2,621 yd	Academy secure 16 to 19	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	438 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redvers Centre Redvers Road , ME4 5UU	- not rated	774 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ripplevale School Rochester 9-13 New Road , Rochester ME1 1BG	- not rated	971 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rochester Independent College 254 St Margaret's Banks , ME1 1HY	- not rated	1,126 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Cedars School 70 Maidstone Road , ME1 3DE	- not rated	1,328 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	145 yd
Starbucks	Chatham Railway Station, Railway Street	377 yd
Cafe Local	Chatham Railway Station, Railway Street	377 yd
The Fire Station Cafe	Chatham Fire Station, New Cut	591 yd
Caring Hands In The Community	Caring Hands In The Community, Bridge Centre	610 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tap 'N' Tin Public House	Tap And Tin, 24 Railway Street	589 yd
The General At Sea	The General At Sea PH, Flat	681 yd
General At Sea	1A Balfour Road, Chatham	683 yd
The Dead Pigeon	378 High Street, Rochester	720 yd
Prince Of Wales / 88th Street / Value Mighty/Sin City Burger	Prince Of Wales Hotel, Prince Of Wales Hotel	735 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Srish.s.indian.takeaway	10 Ordnance Street, Chatham	270 yd
Golden Fry	1 Ordnance Street, Chatham	277 yd
Station Grill	2 Ordnance Street, Chatham	291 yd
Chatham Spice	50 New Road, Chatham	525 yd
Asia Express Fast Food Ltd	4 Southill Road, Chatham	532 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Arena Food Centre	13 Ordnance Terrace, Chatham	315 yd
Iceland	279-281 High Street, Chatham	859 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit BD, Pentagon Shopping Centre	893 yd
Londis	Local Supermarket, 179-181 Rochester Avenue	959 yd
Asda	Asda Stores, Dynamo Way	1,083 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St John Fisher Catholic School ORDNANCE STREET		147 yd
Fort Pitt Grammar School FORT PITT HILL	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	516 yd
St John Fisher Catholic School Sports Field The Fort	grass pitches	544 yd
Roffen Sports Club (Closed) NEW ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	795 yd
Balfour Recreation Ground ROSEBERY ROAD	grass pitches	802 yd
Anytime Fitness (Chatham) Unit 5a Unit 5a THE PENTAGON	health and fitness suite	889 yd
Fitness First For Women (Chatham) (Closed) The Pentagon	health and fitness suite	895 yd
Greenvale Infant School SYMONS AVENUE	grass pitches	1,073 yd
Maidstone Road Sports Ground Bournville Avenue	grass pitches	1,083 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	97.8%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	159.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	191.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.8 Mbit/s

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

Overview of ME4 6RF