JEFFERY STREET, ME7 1DD House Prices & Local Information

ME7 1DD is an up-and-coming urban area on Jeffery Street, 0.7km from Gillingham in Gillingham (Medway). Administratively it sits within Gillingham North ward and the Gillingham and Rainham constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a multiethnic urban high streets zone — urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. The 32 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 57% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 42% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Medway.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 137 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 1DD are sourced from Output Area E00081063 (shared with 30 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.