Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Medway › Neighbourhood Gillingham East › Postcode ME7 2EA What's changing near ME7 2EA Within 2 km, around Gillingham East in Medway. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
171 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
168 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.3% like-for-like prices in Gillingham East, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
+4% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 6 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 18 new homes completed flats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 44 new homes completed flats · May 2026
May 2026 New homes 19 new homes completed flats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 8 new homes completed flats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025 New homes 8 new homes completed flats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025 New homes 12 new homes completed flats · May 2025
May 2025 New homes 5 new homes completed flats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025 New homes 16 new homes completed flats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025 Planning permission Dec 2024 School closed School closed: The GFC School Other independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2024 Planning permission 24 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
42 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in ME7 2EA 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 9 storm overflows within 2 km
99 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
49 spill events counted
Southern Water The Strand Gillingham Ceo into The River Medway 34 spills, 78 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Southern Water Pier Road Gillingham No.1 Cso into Medway Estuary 5 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.6 km away Southern Water St Marys Road Gillingham Cso into Gillingham Reach/ Medway Est 4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.6 km away Southern Water Ferndale Road Gillingham Cso into River Medway 3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Southern Water Pier Road Gillingham No.1 Cso into Gillingham Reach/ Medway Est 2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 km away Southern Water Seaton Road Gillingham Cso into River Medway Estuary 1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Southern Water Dial Road Gillingham Cso into River Medway Estuary 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Southern Water Plantation Road Gillingham Cso into River Medway 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km 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 19 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (41 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Beechings Way, Eastcourt Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Burnt Oak Primary School, Richmond Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar Mill Road - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Mar 2022 Battery storage Mid Kent College Medway Campus, Medway Road - Battery Storage, ASHP Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2023 Rooftop solar Mid Kent College, Medway Road - Solar PV Array Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar Gillingham Technical Centre, Phinia Courteney Road - Solar PV Systems Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Apr 2024 Rooftop solar Phinia, Courteney Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar Gillingham Technical Centre, Courteney Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Apr 2024 Energy from waste Medway One - Energy Hub Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2024 Battery storage Medway One - Energy Hub Approved, not yet built
Jul 2024 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Cornwallis Avenue, Gillingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Cornwallis Avenue, Gillingham Highway improvement works · MEDWAY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027 Major Gillingham Road, Gillingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Gordon Road, Gillingham New service connection · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Granville Road, Gillingham Disconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Cornwallis Avenue, Gillingham Highway improvement works · MEDWAY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Standard Cornwallis Avenue, Gillingham Highway improvement works · MEDWAY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2019 Decided decided Feb 2021 Decided decided Feb 2022 Decided Tilbury2 Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019 Decided decided Mar 2025 Decided Cleve Hill Solar Park Generating Stations · Land approximately 2 km northeast of Faversham and 5 km west of Whitstable on the North Kent Coast. decided May 2020 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Iwade Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.5 km); MALMAYNES HALL FARM (solar farm, 8.6 km); Bobbing solar farm (solar farm, 9.1 km); BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK (solar farm, 9.2 km); Shakespeare Farm Landfill Site (landfill gas, 9.4 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.