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ME1 2LW

Rochester East & Warren Wood

Medway

Overview

Postcode ME1 2LW is located in an urban city, within the Rochester East & Warren Wood ward of Medway in the South East region , and forms part of the Rochester East area. It has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 92.0 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Rochester East is £50,000 per year. The nearest station is Rochester located about 0.4 miles away. There are 10 primary and 4 secondary schools in the area. There are 5 parks nearby, closest medium park is Victoria Gardens.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
92
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
42.1%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

8/10

Rochester East has a high level of deprivation, ranked at position 7,250 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 22% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

7/10

Rochester East has a high crime rate, with approximately 92.0 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

42.1%

Approximately 42.1% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 12.5% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

4/10

The average income of residents in Rochester East is £50,000 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near ME1 2LW.

Flood risk

No risk

Rochester East near ME1 2LW has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Rochester located about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.4 mi

Rochester

N/A

0.6 mi

Chatham

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.5 miVictoria GardensMedium
0.4 miFort Pitt GardensSmall
0.6 miChurchfieldsSmall

Schools

In the ME1 2LW postcode area, located within Rochester East, there are 10 primary and 4 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miPrimarySt Peter's Infant SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.2 miSecondarySt John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive SchoolVoluntary aided school

Good

0.3 miNot applicableRipplevale School RochesterOther independent special school

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