What's changing near ME2 3AD
Within 2 km, around Strood North & Frindsbury in Medway. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
228new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
420homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.5%like-for-like prices in Strood North & Frindsbury, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
36 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
61 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
44 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Aug 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
200 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.5 km away - School closed
School closed: Manorway Independent SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Feb 2024
1.1 km away - Planning permission
47homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
69since energy certificates began (2008)
1in ME2 3AD itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
13storm overflows within 2 km
434hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
101spill events counted
- Southern Water
Corporation St Rochester No 2 Csointo Tidal Estaury Of River Medway21 spills, 296 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Southern Water
Furrells Road, Rochester Csointo River Medway Estuary26 spills, 70 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Southern Water
Northgate Rochester Csointo Tidal Estuary Of River Medway24 spills, 44 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Southern Water
Bryant Road Stroodinto Tidal River Medway6 spills, 11 hours in 2025
600 m away - Southern Water
Cso At Goddington Road Stroodinto The River Medway13 spills, 6 hours in 2025
650 m away - Southern Water
Charles Street Strood Csointo Medway Estuary6 spills, 5 hours in 2025
600 m away - Southern Water
Vicarage Road Strood Wpsinto River Medway Estuary1 spills, 2 hours in 2025
650 m away - Southern Water
Frindsbury Road Strood Csointo Medway Estuary3 spills, 0 hours in 2025
650 m away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
21 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (39 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Morrisons Supermarket, Rochester - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
May 2022
700 m away - Battery storage
Four Elms Roundabout, Wainscott - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Sundridge HillBeing built · 50 MW
Feb 2022
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Mid Kent College, Medway Road - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Sept 2023
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Mid Kent College Medway Campus, Medway Road - Battery Storage, ASHPApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Mill Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Mar 2022
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Burnt Oak Primary School, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jan 2026
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Wouldham Road, Wouldham - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Jan 2022
5.7 km away - Battery storage
Beechings Way, Eastcourt Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Gillingham Technical Centre, Phinia Courteney Road - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Apr 2024
7.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
14 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major
Martin Road, RochesterUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
50 m away - Major
Cliffe Road, RochesterUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
50 m away - Major
Bryant Road, RochesterWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Grange Road, RochesterUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Jersey Road, RochesterUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
550 m away - Major, planned
Bill Street Road, RochesterUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Major
Bill Street Road, RochesterUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
700 m away - Standard
Station Road, RochesterUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Two-way signals
Aug 2027 to Aug 2027
500 m away - Standard
Pepys Way, RochesterDisconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Feb 2022
10.0 km away - Decided
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019
10.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
15.2 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2019
18.6 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2021
18.7 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
26.0 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK (solar farm, 8.8 km); Barvills Solar Farm (solar farm, 9.5 km); Aylesford BESS (battery storage, 9.6 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.