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On Harvel Avenue, in Rede Common
What it's like at ME2 3JU: every home that has sold on Harvel 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Harvel Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 39 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Oct 2013 | £195,000 | 94 m² | £2,074/m² | 1 |
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| 4, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £330,000 | 92 m² | £3,587/m² | 1 |
| 6, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Sept 2017 | £285,000 | 311 m² | £916/m² | 1 |
| 7, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2024 | £310,000 | 92 m² | £3,370/m² | 1 |
| 8, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2019 | £320,000 | 125 m² | £2,560/m² | 3 |
| 9, Harvel AvenueTerraced | May 2024 | £290,000 | 93 m² | £3,118/m² | 1 |
| 10, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Mar 2011 | £200,000 | 190 m² | £1,053/m² | 1 |
| 11, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Aug 1998 | £56,500 | 94 m² | £601/m² | 1 |
| 12, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Dec 2021 | £280,000 | 82 m² | £3,415/m² | 1 |
| 13, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Sept 2003 | £175,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 14, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Aug 1997 | £49,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2000 | £89,950 | 100 m² | £900/m² | 2 |
| 17, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | May 2021 | £180,500 | 45 m² | £4,011/m² | 3 |
| 18, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | May 1997 | £45,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2001 | £62,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Jul 2013 | £137,000 | 56 m² | £2,446/m² | 3 |
| 22, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Jul 2014 | £175,000 | 55 m² | £3,182/m² | 4 |
| 24, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Oct 2016 | £155,000 | 42 m² | £3,690/m² | 3 |
| 25, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Apr 2019 | £206,000 | 55 m² | £3,745/m² | 2 |
| 26, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Oct 2024 | £199,500 | 45 m² | £4,433/m² | 3 |
| 27, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Jul 2017 | £220,000 | 75 m² | £2,933/m² | 4 |
| 28, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Jun 2004 | £135,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Harvel AvenueTerraced | May 2021 | £180,000 | 46 m² | £3,913/m² | 2 |
| 30, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Nov 1997 | £55,750 | 70 m² | £796/m² | 1 |
| 31, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Mar 1995 | £46,000 | 54 m² | £852/m² | 1 |
| 32, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Oct 2009 | £160,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 33, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Jan 2010 | £122,250 | 55 m² | £2,223/m² | 3 |
| 34, Harvel AvenueTerraced | May 2022 | £212,000 | 48 m² | £4,417/m² | 6 |
| 35, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Nov 2024 | £280,000 | 56 m² | £5,000/m² | 5 |
| 36, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Nov 2024 | £192,000 | 46 m² | £4,174/m² | 1 |
| 37, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Aug 2019 | £213,000 | 55 m² | £3,873/m² | 2 |
| 38, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Dec 2023 | £245,000 | 55 m² | £4,455/m² | 1 |
| 39, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | May 1996 | £50,000 | 57 m² | £877/m² | 1 |
| 41, Harvel AvenueSemi-detached | May 2015 | £135,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 42, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Oct 2015 | £190,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 44, Harvel AvenueTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2022 | £272,000 | 64 m² | £4,250/m² | 3 |
| 46, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Mar 2022 | £228,000 | 64 m² | £3,563/m² | 1 |
| 50, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Jun 2001 | £71,995 | – | – | 2 |
| 52, Harvel AvenueTerraced | Jan 1999 | £34,500 | 45 m² | £767/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 Chapter Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 172, 652, 670); 18 departures an hour from the 10 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 (400 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, 850 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, 500 m away, with Temple Store closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Court View Surgery (400 m), with Kamsons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, hairbeautyandtanning is 450 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 (300 m), and Coach And Horses the nearest pub (400 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, 650 m away; for exercise, Strood Leisure Centre (300 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.
31 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%.
23 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 3JU →
On this street: 0 of 29 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 9 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.3% | 91.6% | 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.
Nearest: Minster Leas · about 34 min
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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 39 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.