HIGH STREET, ME1 1DA House Prices & Local Information

ME1 1DA is an up-and-coming urban area on High Street, 0.6km from Troy Town in Chatham. Administratively it sits within River ward and the Rochester and Strood constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, ME1 1DA is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. The daytime character shifts — areas dominated by food and entertainment. The 36 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 35% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are high (157 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. 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 1DA are sourced from Output Area E00189772 (shared with 18 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.