Neighbourhood · Medway · South East
Rainham North East
Medway 025 · 5 sub-areas · 8,161 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (69/100)Watch-out: Couples (61/100)Liveability 54/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Rainham North East is a commuter neighbourhood within Medway — train into London runs in around 54 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
54/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Rainham North East?
A snapshot of Rainham North East
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Rainham North East in Medway
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Rainham North East?
- The median monthly rent across Rainham North East is £1,241.
- How safe is Rainham North East?
- Rainham North 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 Rainham North 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 7 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Rainham North East?
- There are 9 schools within 2 km of Rainham North East, of which 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6484 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Rainham North East?
- The most common council tax band in Rainham North East is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,932. Council tax is set by Medway council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Rainham North East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Rainham North East to central London is approximately 54 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 Rainham North East?
- 100% of premises in Rainham North East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Rainham North East?
- Rainham North East sits in IMD decile 3 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 Rainham North East?
- 62% of households in Rainham North 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 Rainham North East?
- The average property price across Medway (the local authority covering Rainham North 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 Rainham North 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 Rainham North East?
- Rainham North East contains 5 local areas: Medway 025C, Medway 025E, Medway 025D, Medway 025A, Medway 025B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Rainham North East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Rainham North East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Rainham North 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 Rainham North East a safe place to live?
- Rainham North East has a safety score of 54/100. 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 Rainham North East?
- 44% of schools within 2 km of Rainham North East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Rainham North East?
- Public-transport commute time from Rainham North East to central London is approximately 54 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Rainham North East different from the rest of Medway?
- Rainham North East contains 5 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 Rainham North East rank in Medway?
- Rainham North East scores 54/100 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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