ME7 1BY House Prices & Local Information

ME7 1BY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.4km from Gillingham in Gillingham (Medway). Administratively it sits within Gillingham North ward and the Gillingham and Rainham constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, ME7 1BY is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. By day, the area transitions to a multiethnic urban high streets character: urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. An average age of 37 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 26% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 37% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Medway.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 108 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 1BY are sourced from Output Area E00081057 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.