Area Information for City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA

City Way in Rochester is in the South East region of England. The postcode is within the Fort Pitt ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Chatham and Aylesford. This page combines information for the address City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of ME1 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for ME1 2BA.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Medway
Ward Fort Pitt
Constituency Chatham and Aylesford * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South East
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 18 property sales in City Way, ME1 2BA since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is semi-detached houses, with the most common tenure being outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Rochester South and Horsted), and the Kent Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA:

City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BL
Pattens Lane, Rochester, ME1 2QN
Pattens Place, Rochester, ME1 2QW
City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AY
High Bank, Rochester, ME1 2XJ
Pattens Gardens, Rochester, ME1 2QP

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about ME1 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 18 property sales in City Way since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 44
Semi-Detached 52
Terraced 21
Flat (Purpose-Built) 13
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Commercial Building 2
Total 132
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 55
Owned with Mortgage 40
Shared Ownership 1
Rented: From Council 3
Rented: Other Social 17
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 15
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 134

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 51
Two People 34
Three People 17
Four People 19
Five People 10
Six People 1
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 133

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing City Way, Rochester consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 52
Family Household 74
Other Household 6
Total 132

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 58
Deprived In One Dimension 55
Deprived In Two Dimensions 13
Deprived In Three Dimensions 5
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 132

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Chatham and Aylesford constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 46% male.

Gender
Male 165
Female 191
Total 356

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 14
5-9 17
10-14 15
15-19 18
20-24 15
25-29 14
30-34 15
35-39 13
40-44 20
45-49 12
50-54 28
55-59 22
60-64 26
65-69 22
70-74 25
75-79 18
80-84 26
85+ 35
Total 355

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

In the immediate vicinity of ME1 2BA the number widowed residents is high - 20% of the area's population. This may be indicative of an older population, and these areas often contain more women than men as a result.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 84
Married 121
Separated 3
Divorced 27
Widowed 72
Total 307

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 139
Good 133
Fair 62
Bad 18
Very Bad 4
Total 356

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

City Way and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 34% of the resident population. On average, around 18.2% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 75
Apprenticeship 13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 41
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
No GCSEs or Equivalent 105
Other 16
Total 308

Ethnic Group Embed This

As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 77% white.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 274
Mixed Ethnicity 1
Indian 48
Bangladeshi 8
Chinese 1
Other Asian 8
Black African 8
Black Caribbean 1
Other Black/African/Caribbean 4
Other 2
Total 355

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 303
European Union 17
Rest of Europe 3
Africa 7
Middle East and Asia 24
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 2
Total 356

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 303
10+ Years 42
5-10 Years 7
2-5 Years 2
Less Than 2 Years 3
Total 357

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Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to ME1 2BA.

Passport(s) Held
None 64
United Kingdom 279
European Union 9
Rest of Europe 0
Middle East or Asia 4

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 81
Christian 172
Buddhist 1
Hindu 4
Jewish 0
Muslim 15
Sikh 48
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 35
Total 356

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Fort Pitt ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 39% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 79
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 28
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 25
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 7
Unemployed 6
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 20
Retired 121
Looking After Home or Family 11
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 10
Other 5
Total 312

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 10
Professional Occupations 32
Associate Professional Occupations 24
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 16
Skilled Trades Occupations 20
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 6
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 9
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 16
Elementary Occupations 7
Total 140

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 30
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 56
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 54
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 40
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 14
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 47
Semi-Routine Occupation 23
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 26
Full-time Student 18
Total 308

City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA is within the Rochester South and Horsted policing neighbourhood, under the Kent Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near City Way
Neighbourhood Team Address Rochester South and Horsted
Force Website: https://www.kent.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to ME1 2BA. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for ME1 2BA.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA. The nearest railway station is Chatham, approximately 0.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Chatham 0.8 miles
Rochester 1 mile
Strood (Kent) 1.8 miles
Gillingham (Kent) 2 miles
Cuxton 2.1 miles
Halling 3.2 miles
Snodland 3.9 miles
Higham 4.3 miles
Rainham (Kent) 4.3 miles
New Hythe 4.7 miles
Aylesford 5.2 miles
Sole Street 5.8 miles
Barming 6.1 miles
Maidstone East 6.5 miles
Maidstone Barracks 6.5 miles
East Malling 6.7 miles
Meopham 6.7 miles
West Malling 6.8 miles
Newington 6.9 miles
Maidstone West 7 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA. The nearest is Balfour Infant School, approximately 240 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA. The nearest is The Rochester Grammar School, approximately 790 yards away.

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA. The nearest is City Way Surgery, approximately 130 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA. The nearest is City Way Dental Practice, approximately 0.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 9 closest hospitals to City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA. The nearest is Medway Maritime Hospital, approximately 1.5 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BA. The nearest is Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Chatham, approximately 1 mile away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in ME1 2BA

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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