Wayfield

Wayfield is a ward in the town of Rochester, within the Medway unitary authority in north Kent. The area is largely residential, with a network of streets that reflect 19th- and 20th-century building phases. Local shopping parades and small businesses sit alongside rows of terraced houses and pockets of later council and private housing. Governance and community matters are handled through Medway Council and local ward representatives, and the layout places most everyday services within a short walk for many residents.

The neighbourhood supports a mix of facilities that include primary schools, community spaces and recreational green patches. Short pedestrian passages and rear ginnels between terraces are part of the street pattern, giving a compact urban grain that predates motor-centred planning. Public transport links and local bus routes connect the ward to other parts of Medway, while local housing associations and resident groups run projects aimed at repairs, allotment plots and small-scale public realm improvements.