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On Elaine Avenue, in Rede Common
What it's like at ME2 2YW: every home that has sold on Elaine Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
7 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Elaine Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 109 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 3, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2014 | £185,000 | 62 m² | £2,984/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2001 | £78,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2005 | £161,000 | 92 m² | £1,750/m² | 3 |
| 9, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 1998 | £37,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Aug 2018 | £255,000 | 75 m² | £3,400/m² | 3 |
| 12, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Jul 2002 | £94,000 | 72 m² | £1,306/m² | 2 |
| 13, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Jun 2022 | £289,600 | 61 m² | £4,748/m² | 3 |
| 14, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | May 2019 | £235,000 | 78 m² | £3,013/m² | 2 |
| 15, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Mar 2004 | £69,000 | 74 m² | £932/m² | 1 |
| 16, Elaine AvenueTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2021 | £270,000 | 78 m² | £3,462/m² | 4 |
| 18, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2008 | £167,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 19, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Oct 2013 | £131,000 | 56 m² | £2,339/m² | 4 |
| 20, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £303,000 | 86 m² | £3,523/m² | 1 |
| 21, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Mar 2004 | £69,000 | 63 m² | £1,095/m² | 1 |
| 22, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2018 | £242,000 | 63 m² | £3,841/m² | 3 |
| 23, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Aug 2007 | £130,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 25, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £240,000 | 60 m² | £4,000/m² | 1 |
| 26, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2019 | £263,000 | 68 m² | £3,868/m² | 3 |
| 27, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2000 | £66,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2002 | £116,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Jul 2017 | £240,000 | 62 m² | £3,871/m² | 3 |
| 34, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2019 | £217,000 | 61 m² | £3,557/m² | 2 |
| 35, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Sept 2016 | £193,000 | 67 m² | £2,881/m² | 1 |
| 37, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Apr 2023 | £300,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 40, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Apr 2021 | £290,000 | 63 m² | £4,603/m² | 2 |
| 42, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Dec 2007 | £125,000 | 62 m² | £2,016/m² | 2 |
| 44, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Sept 2020 | £246,000 | 68 m² | £3,618/m² | 2 |
| 45, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Dec 1996 | £37,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 46, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2006 | £135,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 47, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Nov 2020 | £290,000 | 68 m² | £4,265/m² | 3 |
| 48, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2007 | £105,000 | 62 m² | £1,694/m² | 1 |
| 52, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Dec 2007 | £105,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 54, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Jan 2013 | £105,000 | 67 m² | £1,567/m² | 1 |
| 55, Elaine AvenueTerraced | May 2026 | £325,000 | 63 m² | £5,159/m² | 3 |
| 57, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £230,000 | 94 m² | £2,447/m² | 3 |
| 58, Elaine AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2023 | £305,000 | 77 m² | £3,961/m² | 2 |
| 60, Elaine AvenueTerraced | Aug 2006 | £125,000 | – | – | 1 |
The nearest station is Strood, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Elaine Avenue, 250 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 700, 141, 652); 32 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 43 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Elaine Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Leigh Academy Strood, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 41.2 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (3.4 km) and The Rochester Grammar School (3.4 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 250 m away; Temple Store (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Court View Surgery (450 m), with Kamsons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, hairbeautyandtanning is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 5.3 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Bench Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Rochester United FC the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 115 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Rede Common, 450 m away; for exercise, Strood Leisure Centre (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 25 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 53 km.
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.
28 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.
Rochester and Strood constituency: Lauren Edwards MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 2,930 (6.9%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 36%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 23%, Green Party 6%.
21 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near ME2 2YW →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
On this street: 0 of 86 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.3% | 91.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.6% | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 109 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Minster Leas · about 34 min
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