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Wainscott & City Estate
What it's like at ME2 3NL: every home that has sold on the street 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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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Strood, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is King Arthur's Drive, 200 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (route 133); 21 departures an hour from the 17 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 (under 50 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, 250 m away; ME2 Local Food And Wine (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Parks Medical Practice (850 m), with Gl Strood the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Bill Street Barbers is 550 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.
Frindsbury Grills & Pizza is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and The Ship the nearest pub (500 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, 750 m away; for exercise, The Gym Group (1.3 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.
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.
17 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%.
19 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 3NL →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.3% | 91.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.5% | 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 33 min
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