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On London Road, in Strood North & Frindsbury
What it's like at ME2 3HS: every home that has sold on London Road 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on London Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
14 of the 47 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 38, London RoadDetached | Jul 2019 | £627,000 | 595 m² | £1,054/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2025 | £300,000 | 124 m² | £2,419/m² | 2 |
| 2, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Nov 2018 | £346,500 | 136 m² | £2,548/m² | 2 |
| 3, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Jun 2025 | £360,995 | 126 m² | £2,865/m² | 4 |
| 4, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Nov 2006 | £230,000 | 107 m² | £2,150/m² | 1 |
| 5, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Jun 2026 | £400,000 | 115 m² | £3,478/m² | 3 |
| 6, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Dec 2018 | £335,000 | 104 m² | £3,221/m² | 3 |
| 7, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Nov 2006 | £179,000 | 95 m² | £1,884/m² | 1 |
| 8, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Dec 2011 | £155,000 | 90 m² | £1,722/m² | 1 |
| 9, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Jun 2017 | £296,000 | 128 m² | £2,313/m² | 2 |
| 10, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Nov 2006 | £245,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Madhuran Court, London RoadTerraced | Oct 2014 | £223,500 | 104 m² | £2,149/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Strood, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Downside, 100 m away, with a bus about every 25 minutes on weekdays (routes 190, 172, 633, 668); 62 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 45 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Nicholas CEVC Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Maritime Academy, 1.5 km away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Fort Pitt Grammar School (2.5 km) and The Rochester Grammar School (3.2 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 200 m away, with Park And Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Apex Medical Centre (250 m), with Gl Strood the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Jacob's Barbers is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 3.9 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
God's Own Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Sportsman the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 107 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 21 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 9% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 58% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Broomhill Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Beefs Fitness Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 24 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 55 km.
Most households own their home, 32% 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.
61 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 16 and 18, London Road | II | 70 m |
| 10,12 and 14, London Road | II | 80 m |
| Crispin and Crispianus Public House | II | 100 m |
| Bryant House | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
33 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 3HS →
On this street: 1 of 34 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 8 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.9% | 91.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.0% | 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 47 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Sheerness · about 33 min
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