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Thinking of living at ME3 8GR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Mill Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Hilltop Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Wainscott Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| All Faiths Children's Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Maritime Academy | Secondary | 900 m | – |
| Leigh Academy Strood | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waterfront UTC | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 30 · 1.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fort Pitt Grammar School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 65.9 · 29.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's School, Rochester | Independent | 2.3 km | 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Andrew's School (Rochester) | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| City of Rochester School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Frindsbury Tennis And Padel Club | 1.4 km | 13 |
| Swimming | Strood Sports Centre | 1.9 km | 11 |
| Sailing | Rochester Cruising Club | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Football | The Prince of Wales | 3.5 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Frindsbury Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Squash | Strood Sports Centre | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Medway and Maidstone Athletics Club | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Vines Hall | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Prince Arthur Road Indoor Bowling Club | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Running | Medway Park Athletics Track | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Basketball | Basketball Court - Watermill Gardens | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Seven Chakras Yoga Studio | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | PureGym | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Archery | Bridge Woods Archery Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Chatham Pool and Snooker Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 38. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Strood, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Hawkenbury Rise, 50 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 133, 601, 633, 603); 12 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 46 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Temple Mill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Maritime Academy, 900 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Fort Pitt Grammar School (2.7 km) and The Rochester Grammar School (3.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Frillies, 300 m away; ME2 Local Food And Wine (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Parks Medical Practice (600 m), with Wainscott Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Bill Street Barbers is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 3.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 58% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
New Shad is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and The Ship the nearest pub (700 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 68 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Broomhill Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, The Gym Group (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 23 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 56 km.
9 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Independent |
| 2.8 km |
| Attainment 8: 2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near ME3 8GR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.