Meopham

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 24° / 16° · 56% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:17

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Dartford - St Clements 2, United Kingdom

13 reported · July 2026▼ 19% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Vehicle crime2
• Anti-social behaviour1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Meopham South & Vigo · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

198 reported road collisions (2024)

54 killed or seriously injured · 269 casualties · 18.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

47 food businesses within 2 miles

• 45 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Meopham (2.0 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£345,369 average▲ 2.4% YoY

Across Gravesham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,331 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY

• 1 bed £906
• 2 bed £1,196
• 3 bed £1,458

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (9.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (8.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (11.3 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

15 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Meopham Village Hall (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Kent councils' response to Local Government Reorganisation review· 7 Sept 2026
• Gravesham joins the call to rescue your recyclables for Recycling Week 2026· 7 Sept 2026
• Unlawful storage site in Gravesham must be cleared after appeal dismissed· 26 Aug 2026
• Have your say about our housing services· 25 Aug 2026
• We need your feedback on Summer Fun 2026· 20 Aug 2026

Source: Gravesham Council

106,900 residents in Gravesham · 1,080/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 119 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,408 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (34% of 45,060)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

44 schools · 21,357 pupils

27 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 14 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

38inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Gravesham

1,672 CQC-registered services

• Care homes501
• GP practices221
• Dentists362
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

• Within the Green Belt
• 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

137 applications decided

75.9% granted · 104 granted, 33 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Dr Lauren Sullivan

Labour

Gravesham

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 22
• Con 12
• Ref 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,555 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

35 jobs advertised · £26,085 avg

e.g. Catering Apprentice Level 2, Become a Italian Tutor in Kent Street – Flexible & Remote, Online French Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£859 median full-time weekly pay

4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,984 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 47,366 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

22% low-carbon electricity

Gas 59% · Imports 19% · Wind 10% · Nuclear 6%

248 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gravesham:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s370 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership350 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test328 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office318 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases226 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Meopham School · 0.2 km

  Meopham School is a coeducational secondary school located in Meopham, Kent, England. It educates approximately 950 students; the school is non-selective and therefore caters to students with a wide range of abilities…

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  Meopham · 0.5 km

  Meopham is a large linear village and civil parish in the Borough of Gravesham in north-west Kent, England, lying to the south of Gravesend. The parish covers 6.5 square miles (17 km2), and comprises two villages and…

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  Killick's Mill, Meopham · 0.9 km

  Killick's Mill is a Grade II* listed smock mill in Meopham, Kent, England that was built in 1801 and which has been restored.

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  Meopham air disaster · 0.9 km

  The Meopham Air Disaster occurred on 21 July 1930 when a Junkers F.13ge flying from Le Touquet to Croydon with two crew and four passengers crashed near Meopham, Kent, with the loss of all on board. The report of the…

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  Camer Park · 1.2 km

  Camer Park is a 40 acres (16 ha)-country park near Meopham, in Kent, England. A former country house estate with ancient landscaped parkland, grassland and woodland, Camer is situated in the Kent Downs National Landsc…

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  Meopham railway station · 2.0 km

  Meopham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Meopham, Kent. It is 25 miles 76 chains (41.8 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Longfield and Sole St…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)