Main Road Kingsnorth, Medway
73 addresses across 3 postcodes (ME3), about 700 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 32102707.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Medway cost £297,757 in August 2026 (+0.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,235 a month.
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: 1 recorded flood covered 1 of its 3 postcode centres, most recently in February 1953.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Kingsnorth, is 330 m away.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Medway One - Energy Hub, is 770 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Medway costs £2,329 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Kent), about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 73 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St. Werburgh Med.practice, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 190 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Medway
A typical home in Medway cost £297,757 in August 2026, 0.5% more than a year before. That is 13% more than five years earlier and 31% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £530,444 |
| Semi-detached | £352,795 |
| Terraced | £276,029 |
| Flat or maisonette | £168,915 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £270,313 |
Private renters in Medway paid £1,235 a month on average in September 2026, 1.6% more than a year before. That is 36% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £897 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,140 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,340 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,827 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 A (45% of about 1,240 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.
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medway One - Energy Hub Medway MC/24/0489 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 49.9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2024 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| London Medway Commercial Park Medway MC/21/0092 | Solar farm | 1.3 MW | Permission granted, not yet built May 2021 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Shakespeare Farm Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 1 MW | Operational Aug 2000 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME3 9ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| ME3 9NZ | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 6 | unlikely |
| ME3 9TX | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
1 recorded flood covered 1 of the centres of this street's postcodes, most recently in February 1953 (Isle of Grain; sea).
| When | Flood | Source and cause | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1953 | Isle of Grain | Sea; overtopping of defences | ME3 9TX |
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 330 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsnorth Rochester, Kent | 1978 to 1990 | Inert | 330 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 73 addresses are between 3 m and 7 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME3 9ND | 92% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| ME3 9NZ | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| ME3 9TX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gillingham (Kent) 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Rainham (Kent) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Chatham 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Waterfront Bus Station Chatham | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 56.9 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St. Werburgh Med.practice Good Mar 2022 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Hoo Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Medway Maritime Hospital Requires improvement Nov 2025 | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Care homes | Yew Tree Holdings Limited Requires improvement Jul 2025 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Medway Police Station | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Hoo, HOO Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,090 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,590 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Slede Ooze | Wetland | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Hoo Flats | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Darnet Hole | Tidal water | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Darnet Ness | Headland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Fisher's Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Northward Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 73 |
1 of the street's 73 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 172 childminders and 53 home childcarers (nannies) in Medway. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grub Hub ME3 9NZ | Mobile caterer | 100 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Central Wholesale Produce Limited ME3 9ND | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 20 May 2026 |
| Arnies Snack Bar ME3 9ND | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| M&M Munchbox ME3 9ND | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (kent).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 81% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- Food hygiene ratings Grub Hub (mobile caterer, ME3 9NZ) newly listed: 5 Very good (rated 14 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- ME3 9ND: 34 addresses of 88 in the postcode
- ME3 9NZ: 23 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- ME3 9TX: 16 addresses of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.