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On Walderslade Centre, in Walderslade
What it's like at ME5 9GJ: every home that has sold on Walderslade Centre 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.
Sales and extensions on Walderslade Centre; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 45 homes on the street is owned by a company.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Chatham, a drive away (4.6 km), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Village Centre, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 169, 660); 34 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 49 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Walderslade Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Greenacre School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 29.8 · 0.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Rainham School for Girls (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Holcombe Grammar School (2.7 km) and Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (3.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 100 m away; Robin Hood Service Station (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Reach Healthcare (150 m), with Fenns Chemist the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Nail Sense is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 4.4 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 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Taj Cuisine is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Oak the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Princes Avenue Recreation Ground, 300 m away; for exercise, Lordswood Leisure Centre (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 28 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 53 km.
Most households own their home, 9% 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.
29 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.
Chatham and Aylesford constituency: Tristan Osborne MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,998 (4.9%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 34%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 25%, Green Party 6%.
10 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 ME5 9GJ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Walderslade Centre in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 40 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 40 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 93.3% | 91.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.4% | 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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