Neighbourhood · Medway · South East
Gillingham South East
Medway 019 · 4 sub-areas · 6,403 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (69/100)Watch-out: Couples (51/100)Liveability 34/100 · Below medianResidential
Gillingham South East is a settled residential pocket of Medway. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 63 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
34/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Gillingham South East?
A snapshot of Gillingham South East
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,241 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Gillingham South East in Medway
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Gillingham South East?
- The median monthly rent across Gillingham South East is £1,241.
- How safe is Gillingham South East?
- Gillingham South East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Gillingham South East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 21 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Gillingham South East?
- There are 19 schools within 2 km of Gillingham South East, of which 37% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3090 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Gillingham South East?
- The most common council tax band in Gillingham South East is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,198. Council tax is set by Medway council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Gillingham South East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Gillingham South East to central London is approximately 63 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Gillingham South East?
- 100% of premises in Gillingham South East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Gillingham South East?
- Gillingham South East sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Gillingham South East?
- 76% of households in Gillingham South East are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Gillingham South East?
- The average property price across Medway (the local authority covering Gillingham South East) is approximately £298,252, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Gillingham South East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.35 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,857.)
- Which local areas are part of Gillingham South East?
- Gillingham South East contains 4 local areas: Medway 019B, Medway 019C, Medway 019D, Medway 019A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Gillingham South East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Gillingham South East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Gillingham South East is £1,241. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Gillingham South East a safe place to live?
- Gillingham South East has a safety score of 47/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Gillingham South East?
- 37% of schools within 2 km of Gillingham South East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Gillingham South East?
- Public-transport commute time from Gillingham South East to central London is approximately 63 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Gillingham South East different from the rest of Medway?
- Gillingham South East contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Gillingham South East rank in Medway?
- Gillingham South East scores 34/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Medway, see the Cities table on the Medway page.
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