WAYFIELD ROAD, ME5 0HH House Prices & Local Information

ME5 0HH is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Wayfield Road, 0.2km from Wayfield in Chatham. Administratively it sits within Luton and Wayfield ward and the Chatham and Aylesford constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, ME5 0HH is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. The 39 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 31% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £370k. 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 ME5 0HH are sourced from Output Area E00081218 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.