Formby Road Halling, Medway
23 addresses across 5 postcodes (ME2), about 460 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 32100702.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Medway costs £2,329 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Halling, about 740 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 4 to 12 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Riverside Medical Practice, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 62 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 130 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2021 (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Medway in 2026-27: Band D £2,329 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,552 | £1,811 | £2,070 | £2,329 | £2,846 | £3,363 | £3,881 | £4,657 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (38% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 48 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 17 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME2 1FQ | zone 3 | ||
| ME2 1BA | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME2 1AP | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 16 | unlikely |
| ME2 1FL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME2 1GA | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 4 m and 12 m above sea level (6 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME2 1AP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME2 1BA | 80% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
| ME2 1FL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME2 1FQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME2 1GA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halling 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cuxton 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Snodland 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Andrews Park Halling | 0 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chatham Railway Station | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Town Pier Gravesend | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 29.2 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 49.8 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Focus Chemists | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Colosseum Dental (Snodland) | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Kent undercover police. | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cheriton, Cheriton | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Halling Allotments 5,620 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishop's palace at Halling, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's palace at Halling | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Palaeolithic site | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Halling Fresh Marsh | Wetland | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Wingate Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Church Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Bush Valley | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Wickham Reach | Tidal water | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Pads Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 25 |
16 of the street's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Medway: see them on the Medway page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuxton Community Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Cuxton Community Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Halling Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Stores Limited ME2 1GN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Newtown Social Club ME2 1BA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2023 |
| Collard's Veg ME2 1AY | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brooks Place (21); On or near Limeburners Drive (15); On or near Aspdin Close (7); On or near Quarry Grove (6); On or near Germander Avenue (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ME2 1FQ: 16 addresses
- ME2 1BA: 4 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- ME2 1AP: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- ME2 1FL: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- ME2 1GA: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sandways · Conveyor Drive · Aspdin Close · Germander Avenue · Jackdaw Way · The Timbers · Formby Terrace · Limeburners Drive · Stone Gardens · Quarry Grove · Clay Place · Anderson Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.