JAMES STREET, ME7 1DJ House Prices & Local Information

ME7 1DJ is an up-and-coming urban area on James Street, 0.7km 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 1DJ is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. During the day, urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. The community skews young professional (average age 33) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 48% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 16% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 119 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: Average house prices are around £210k. 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 1DJ are sourced from Output Area E00081043 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.