Chestnut Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around ME5 9AL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	51.4%	1.1%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	49.7%	48.6%	-1.1%	49.0%	-0.4%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of ME5 9AL there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 55.4% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26.3%	32.3%	6.0%	37.9%	-5.6%
Married: Opposite sex	60.1%	55.4%	-4.7%	44.2%	11.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	5.7%	4.8%	-0.9%	9.1%	-4.3%
Widowed	5.7%	5.4%	-0.3%	6.1%	-0.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.3%	52.5%	6.2%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	38.2%	36%	-2.2%	33.6%	2.4%
Fair health	11.2%	8%	-3.2%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	1.7%	3%	1.3%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	2.6%	0.5%	-2.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	17.8%	10.8%	-7.0%	18.2%	-7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	9.1%	-4.1%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	13.8%	-4.0%	13.4%	0.4%
Apprenticeship	6.4%	5.4%	-1.0%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	24.9%	13.5%	16.9%	8.0%
Degree or Similar	27.8%	34%	6.2%	33.8%	0.2%
Other	5.7%	2%	-3.7%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	3.4%	5.5%	2.1%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	93.7%	88.5%	-5.2%	81.4%	7.1%
Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.4%	90.7%	-0.7%	83.2%	7.5%
European Union	3.2%	3.8%	0.6%	6.1%	-2.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	2.3%	3%	0.7%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	5.6%	-3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.9%	90.2%	0.3%	83.2%	7.0%
10+ Years	0%	7.4%	7.4%	9.8%	-2.4%
5-10 Years	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	2.9%	-1.8%
2-5 Years	3.4%	0%	-3.4%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	5.5%	1.4%	-4.1%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.4%	76.7%	10.7%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
No passport held	9%	13.5%	-4.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.1%	37.2%	0.9%
Christian	53.7%	46.2%	7.5%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	1.6%	6.5%	-4.9%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Chestnut Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chestnut Avenue was 19.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.8% lower than the Fort Horsted average. The most reported crime type was Criminal damage and arson.

Chestnut Avenue has the 11th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted and the 86th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 5.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,300

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in ME5 9AL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Chestnut Avenue are based on 159 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 Chestnut Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME5 9AL

Average Price
£452,233

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£452,233

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chestnut Avenue

Average Price
£449,882

Semi-Detached
£438,761

Terraced
£401,296

Detached
£512,664

Flats/Maisonettes
£135,168

Other
£430,903

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chestnut AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
58 Chestnut Avenue, Chatham, Medway Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2005-11-23	£494,657
62 Chestnut Avenue, Chatham, Medway Detached, an established residential building	£200,000	2005-07-22	£420,985

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ME5 9AL

Employment

ME5 9AL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	129
Retired	59
Self-Employed	41
Part-Time Employee	25
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Other	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Construction	13
Manufacturing	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Information and communication	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaklands School Weedswood Road , Walderslade ME5 0QS	3out of 4	442 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Weedswood Road , Walderslade ME5 0QS	- not rated	442 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands Infant School Weedswood Road , Walderslade ME5 0QS	- not rated	451 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walderslade Primary School Dargets Road , Walderslade ME5 8BJ	- not rated	625 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walderslade Primary School Dargets Road , Walderslade ME5 8BJ	3out of 4	625 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenacre School 157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP	- not rated	922 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Greenacre School 157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP	- not rated	922 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Greenacre School 157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP	1out of 4	931 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Walderslade School Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE	1out of 4	970 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Walderslade School Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE	- not rated	1,032 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Restore 1 Kennington Road , SE1 7QP	- not rated	2,903 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
Bradfields School Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB	- not rated	1,237 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradfields Academy Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB	4out of 4	1,237 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB	3out of 4	1,237 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Rowans Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB	4out of 4	1,561 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Rowans Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB	- not rated	1,561 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Walderslade Village Cafe	359 Walderslade Road, Walderslade	577 yd
363 Coffee Lounge	363-367 Walderslade Road, Walderslade	598 yd
Bliss Tea Rooms	383A Walderslade Road, Walderslade	662 yd
Taj Cuisine	1 Sherwood House, Walderslade Road	685 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Oak	Sherwood Oak Public House, Sherwood Oak		815 yd
The Poachers Pocket	The Poachers Pocket, 135 Walderslade Road		1,001 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
George's Fish Bar \& Kebab	George's Fish Bar, 31 Yarrow Road	369 yd
Taal Indian Kitchen	58 Silverweed Road, Weeds Wood	404 yd
BBQ Grill	46 Silverweed Road, Weeds Wood	421 yd
Domino's Pizza	371 - 373 Walderslade Road, Walderslade	620 yd
Golden Dragon	383 Walderslade Road, Walderslade	661 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	Princes Avenue, Walderslade	430 yd
Co-Op	Invicta Co Operative Society Ltd, Walderslade Road	692 yd
Asda	387 Maidstone Road, Chatham	1,004 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oaklands Junior School WEEDS WOOD ROAD	grass pitches	474 yd
Hook Meadow King George Road	grass pitches	909 yd
Bridgewood Manor BRIDGEWOOD MANOR HOTEL BRIDGEWOOD MANOR HOTEL WALDERSLADE WOODS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	912 yd
Greenacre Academy WALDERSLADE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	935 yd
Walderslade Girls' School BRADFIELDS AVENUE	health and fitness suite	1,028 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	137.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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