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RainhamRainham South West

Rainham South West

ME8 0 / ME8 6 / ME8 7 / ME8 8 / ME8 9

Family-friendly

Rainham South West is the southwestern counterpart to South East, similar in character with interwar and postwar terraces and semis filling the streets. Slightly newer housing stock toward the western edges gives it a marginal edge in condition. It has even less in the way of a local high street than South East, so residents tend to drive or walk into Rainham centre for most things. The area is popular with families precisely because space here is more achievable than it would be nearer to the station. Practical and unpretentious.

Rainham (Kent)0.9 mi
£387kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Top halfsafety
Rainham South West

Flat

£239k

Terraced

£317k

Semi-detached

£374k

Detached

£513k

85% homeowners10% private rented5% social rented

Fastest travel times

London Bridge50 min
King's Cross52 min
Victoria55 min
Waterloo61 min
Canary Wharf61 min
Liverpool Street62 min

Nearest stations

Rainham (Kent)0.9 mi
Gillingham (Kent)2.6 mi
SafetyTop half

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
38%
Anti-social behaviour
15%
Shoplifting
11%
Other theft
9%
Criminal damage and arson
8%
Public order
5%
Vehicle crime
4%
Other crime
3%
Burglary
2%
Drug offences
2%
AffluenceTop 25%

Ethnicity

White
92.1%
White British89.3%
Other White1.9%
Irish0.8%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Mixed
2%
White & Asian0.9%
Other Mixed0.5%
White & Black Caribbean0.4%
White & Black African0.2%
Asian
3.8%
Indian2%
Other Asian0.7%
Pakistani0.5%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Chinese0.3%
Black
1.4%
African1%
Caribbean0.2%
Other Black0.2%
Other
0.6%

State primary

Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Good
Parkwood Primary School
Requires Improvement
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School

State secondary

Leigh Academy Rainham
GoodNon-selective
Rainham Mark Grammar School
GoodSelective🏆 Exceptional results🤝 Strong SEN support
Rainham School for Girls
Non-selective

Independent

Alchemy School
Green spaces65 nearby
Rainham Park
Vinall Park
Cozenton Park
Wigmore Park

If you like Rainham South West...

Budget-friendly alternative

Twydall

Kent

£313k (£74k less)

Safety: less · Green: stronger · Affluence: less

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Budget-friendly alternative

Rainham South East

Kent

£333k (£54k less)

Safety: same · Green: same · Affluence: less

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More affluent

Hempstead & Wigmore

Kent

£393k

Safety: stronger · Green: same · Affluence: stronger

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