Rudge Close is in Chatham and in Rochester Upon Medway district. ME5 8UJ is located in the Lordswood and Capstone electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Chatham and Aylesford. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Rudge Close, Chatham, ME5 8UJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: ME5 8YB, ME5 8UL, ME5 8XH, ME5 8UN, ME5 8UG, ME5 8SF, ME5 8YA, ME5 8UF, ME5 8SQ.

Rudge Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Rudge Close are based on 9 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME5 8UJ

Average Price
£241,685
Semi-Detached
£291,005
Terraced
£293,009
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£155,428
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rudge Close

Average Price
£227,546
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rudge CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
19 Rudge Close, Chatham, Medway
Terraced, an established residential building 		£310,0002023-05-02 £321,886
11 Rudge Close, Chatham, Medway
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£335,0002022-11-10 £342,343
16 Rudge Close, Chatham, Medway
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£172,0002022-08-08 £172,118
10 Rudge Close, Chatham, Medway
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£163,0002022-01-05 £171,514
9 Rudge Close, Chatham, Medway
Terraced, an established residential building 		£305,0002021-11-24 £336,034

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood ME5 8PU 		332 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Swingate Primary School
Sultan Road, Lordswood ME5 8TJ 		517 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, ME5 8NN 		952 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road, Walderslade ME5 8BJ 		1,679 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tunbury Primary School
Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade ME5 9HY 		2,052 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Greenacre Academy
157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade ME5 0LP 		2,393 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
2out of 4Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade ME5 0LE 		2,453 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road, ME4 5JB 		4,149 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe, Maidstone Road ME4 6JB 		4,221 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road, ME5 7EH 		4,529 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue, ME5 0LB 		2,536 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue, ME5 0LB 		2,536 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Rowans
Silverbank, Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB 		2,842 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBryony School
157 Marshall Road, Rainham ME8 0AJ 		3,911 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Danecourt School
Hotel Road, ME8 6AA 		4,564 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lordswood CafÉ4 Kestrel Road, Lordswood454 yd
Elm Court Garden CentreUnit IB10, Elm Court Village Craft Industries856 yd
The Fun Drum LtdUnit D, Elm Court Village Craft Industries856 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lordswood Sports & Social ClubLordswood Sports And Social Club, North Dane Way620 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lordswood Kebab1 Kestrel Road, Lordswood440 yd
Lordswood Chinese Takeaway5 Kestrel Road, Lordswood459 yd
Farmhouse Lordswood Pizza9 Kestrel Road, Lordswood486 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Swingate Primary School
SULTAN ROAD 		grass pitches571 yd
Lordswood Leisure Centre
NORTH DANE WAY 		health and fitness suite596 yd
Lordswood Sport And Social Club
NORTH DANE WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches596 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed164 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Rudge Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 290 crimes were reported near Rudge Close . 35% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of ME5 8UJ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Rudge Close, Chatham, ME5 8UJ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 290
Anti Social Behaviour 103
Violence And Sexual Offences 83
Criminal Damage And Arson 31
Other Theft 15
Public Order 13
Shoplifting 12
Vehicle Crime 10
Drugs 7
Burglary 6
Other Crime 6
Possession Of Weapons 3
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of ME5 8UJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area523 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Albury Close196 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area523 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area523 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area523 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area523 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shamley Road185 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Farley Close211 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shamley Road185 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Sandpiper Road308 yd
More Crime Statistics for Rudge Close, Chatham, ME5 8UJ

Employment

ME5 8UJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% 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.

ME5 8UJ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee102
Retired32
Self-Employed31
Part-Time Employee22
Looking after home or family22
Unemployed13
Other12
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Student (economically inactive)6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Construction26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Human health and social work activities21
Manufacturing16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security14
Transport and storage10
Other9
Administrative and support service activities7
Financial and insurance activities7
Education6
Accommodation and food service activities6
Real estate activities3
Information and communication3
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female146
Male165

Partnership Status

Single95
Married: Opposite sex98
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated3
Divorced38
Widowed7

Health

Very good health129
Good health121
Fair health42
Bad health16
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 42
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 52
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 44
Degree or Similar 46
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian2
Other Asian3
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other1
White298
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom281
European Union23
Africa3
Middle East and Asia4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK281
10+ Years20
5-10 Years5
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom249
Italy1
Lithuania5
Poland2
Romania4
Other EU countries5
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia1
No passport held43

Religion

No religion159
Christian126
Hindu4
Not answered21
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