HIGH STREET, ME7 1BE House Prices & Local Information

ME7 1BE is an up-and-coming urban area on High Street, 0.6km from Brompton in Gillingham (Medway). Administratively it sits within Gillingham South ward and the Gillingham and Rainham constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, ME7 1BE is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. During the day, ethnically mixed workforce in transportation and storage. The community skews young professional (average age 33) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 57% 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 rates are above average at 138 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. 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 ME7 1BE are sourced from Output Area E00081088 (shared with 13 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.