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On Eastcourt Lane, in Rainham North West
What it's like at ME7 2UW: every home that has sold on Eastcourt Lane 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 Eastcourt Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 10 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 251, Eastcourt LaneDetached | Sept 2000 | £235,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253, Eastcourt LaneDetached | Mar 2025 | £775,000 | 224 m² | £3,460/m² | 4 |
| Bedford House, Eastcourt LaneDetached | Apr 2021 | £440,000 | 122 m² | £3,607/m² | 4 |
| Broadview, Eastcourt LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2006 | £164,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Glenview, Eastcourt LaneTerraced | Sept 1998 | £65,995 | – | – | 1 |
| Lynwood, Eastcourt LaneTerraced | Apr 2018 | £272,000 | 79 m² | £3,443/m² | 3 |
| Notre Desir, Eastcourt LaneDetached | Jan 2013 | £285,000 | 106 m² | £2,689/m² | 3 |
| Orchard View, Eastcourt LaneTerraced | May 2024 | £340,000 | 98 m² | £3,469/m² | 1 |
| Rozena, Eastcourt LaneSemi-detached | Dec 2015 | £210,000 | 107 m² | £1,963/m² | 1 |
| 1, Ladds CornerTerraced | Mar 2024 | £360,000 | 103 m² | £3,495/m² | 1 |
| 2, Ladds CornerSemi-detached | Dec 2025 | £385,000 | 112 m² | £3,438/m² | 2 |
| 3, Ladds CornerTerraced | Dec 2005 | £112,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Ladds CornerSemi-detached | Nov 2010 | £170,000 | 93 m² | £1,828/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Gillingham (Kent), a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 2.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Eastcourt Lane North, 400 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 3C).
Central London is 53 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Featherby Infant and Nursery School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Rainham Mark Grammar School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 62.7 · 21.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Rainham School for Girls (1.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Rainham Mark Grammar School (0.4 km) and Chatham Grammar (3.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express Gillingham - Beechings Way PFS, 650 m away; Grange Road Farm Shop (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Waltham Road Medical Centre (1.0 km), with J Spensley the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Twydall Barbers is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 4.1 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.
Cafe Focus/Country Park Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and Plough & Chequers PH the nearest pub (1.1 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 115 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Riverside Country Park, 500 m away; for exercise, The Gym (1.7 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Sheerness, 14 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 23 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 60 km.
5 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.
Gillingham and Rainham constituency: Naushabah Khan MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,972 (9.7%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 6%.
13 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 ME7 2UW →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Eastcourt Lane in the last 12 months.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 7 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 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.2% | 91.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.1% | 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.