GILLS COTTAGES, ME1 1BY House Prices & Local Information

ME1 1BY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Gills Cottages, 0.5km from Troy Town in Rochester. Administratively it sits within River ward and the Rochester and Strood constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, ME1 1BY is a high-density urban area of young, single, transient residents. During the day, major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. A balanced community with an average age of 36 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 25% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £250k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for ME1 1BY are sourced from Output Area E00081424 (shared with 21 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.