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Rochester and Strood

Lauren Edwards is the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, and has been an MP since 4th July 2024.

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Economy§

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ATMs: total

TotalPay-to-useFree-to-useFree-to-use: 64Pay-to-use: 23Total: 92
Relative ratings:
  • Free-to-use: ★★★★
  • Total: ★★★★★
As of June 2025. Source data: LINK ATMs by Parliamentary Constituency (Link)

Broadband: average download speeds

154.7 Mb/s

Speeds actually being received based on the mean average

Relative rating: ★★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: gigabit availability

72.7%

Premises capable of receiving speeds of 1 gigabit per second

Relative rating: ★★

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: receiving over 30 Mbps

86.5%

Relative rating: ★★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: superfast availability - at least 30 Mbps

96%

Lines capable of receiving download speeds of at least 30 Mbps

Relative rating: ★★

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

High-value homes sold

Price paid over £1.5 million

2020202220240122018: 12019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 22024: 02025 (31st July): 0
As of 31st July 2025. Source data: Price Paid Data (HM Land Registry, OGL3)

House prices

200020102020£0£200,000£400,000Dec 1995: £47,500Dec 1996: £50,000Dec 1997: £57,000Dec 1998: £60,000Dec 1999: £69,000Dec 2000: £82,500Dec 2001: £93,000Dec 2002: £112,000Dec 2003: £129,973Dec 2004: £146,000Dec 2005: £150,000Dec 2006: £152,500Dec 2007: £171,000Dec 2008: £167,000Dec 2009: £156,000Dec 2010: £168,000Dec 2011: £160,000Dec 2012: £165,000Dec 2013: £170,000Dec 2014: £186,748Dec 2015: £208,750Dec 2016: £235,000Dec 2017: £251,750Dec 2018: £251,500Dec 2019: £270,000Dec 2020: £288,000Dec 2021: £300,000Dec 2022: £325,500Dec 2023: £310,000Sep 2024: £310,000
As of September 2024. Source data: House prices (ONS Housing Analysis Team)

Total income: median

£29,500

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Total tax amount

£293,000,000

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Unemployment

201620182020202220240%10%5%Mar 2014: 2.6%Jun 2014: 2.3%Sep 2014: 2.2%Dec 2014: 1.9%Mar 2015: 2%Jun 2015: 1.9%Sep 2015: 1.9%Dec 2015: 1.8%Mar 2016: 1.9%Jun 2016: 1.8%Sep 2016: 1.8%Dec 2016: 1.8%Mar 2017: 1.8%Jun 2017: 1.7%Sep 2017: 1.7%Dec 2017: 1.7%Mar 2018: 1.9%Jun 2018: 1.7%Sep 2018: 2%Dec 2018: 2.3%Mar 2019: 2.6%Jun 2019: 2.8%Sep 2019: 2.8%Dec 2019: 2.9%Mar 2020: 3.2%Jun 2020: 6.3%Sep 2020: 6.6%Dec 2020: 6.3%Mar 2021: 6.4%Jun 2021: 5.5%Sep 2021: 4.9%Dec 2021: 4.5%Mar 2022: 4.1%Jun 2022: 3.6%Sep 2022: 3.3%Dec 2022: 3.3%Mar 2023: 3.5%Jun 2023: 3.6%Sep 2023: 3.6%Dec 2023: 3.6%Mar 2024: 3.8%Jun 2024: 3.8%Sep 2024: 4%Dec 2024: 4%Mar 2025: 4.2%
As of March 2025. Source data: Claimant count by sex and age (NOMIS)

Energy§

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Central heating

No central heatingOtherTwo or more typesTank or bottled gas onlyOil onlyElectric onlyMains gas onlyMains gas only: 78.4%Electric only: 7.5%Oil only: 1%Tank or bottled gas only: 1.4%Two or more types: 8.6%Other: 1.5%No central heating: 1.7%
As of 2023. Source data: Central heating (House of Commons Library)

Domestic solar: capacity

5.2 MW

Relative rating: ★★

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Domestic solar: installations

1,482

Relative rating: ★★

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Fuel poverty

9.7%

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Sub-regional fuel poverty data 2025 (2023 data) Table 4 (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Households off the gas grid

20162018202020220%10%2015: 9.8%2016: 9.4%2017: 9.2%2018: 7.7%2019: 7.3%2020: 7.8%2021: 8%2022: 9.2%2023: 10%
As of 2023. Source data: Households off the gas grid (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Environment§

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Access to green space

Partial-combinedCombinedNeighbourhood standardLocal standardDoorstep standardAll green space with rights of wayAll green spaceAll green space: 95.4%All green space with rights of way: 99.2%Doorstep standard: 17.8%Local standard: 13.9%Neighbourhood standard: 23.8%Combined: 2.1%Partial-combined: 19.7%
Relative ratings:
  • All green space: ★★★★
  • All green space with rights of way: ★★★★★
  • Doorstep standard: ★★★★
  • Local standard: ★★★★
  • Neighbourhood standard: ★★
  • Combined: ★★
  • Partial-combined: ★★★★
As of 13th May 2025. Source data: Access to green space in England, (DEFRA)

Ancient woodland

3.9%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of May 2024. Source data: Ancient woodland, Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024 (OGLv3)

Climate change: hottest day projections

0.83°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (summer) projections

-0.1%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (winter) projections

10.6%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: temperature projections

0.75°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: wettest 5 days projections

4.9%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Countryside and Rights of Way

0%

Relative rating: ★★

As of May 2024. Source data: CRoW Act 2000 - Section 15 Land, Natural England/Defra (OGLv3)

Green belt: percentage

9.2%

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 31st March 2023. Source data: Green belt data (House of Commons Library/DLUHC)

Green belt: total

1,340 hectares

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 31st March 2023. Source data: Green belt data (House of Commons Library/DLUHC)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2022

260.4 hr

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2023

1,377.7 hr

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2024

528.2 hr

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2022

173

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2023

359

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2024

227

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Tree canopy cover

Proportion of constituency

7%
As of 2nd March 2023. Source data: Environmental, economic and health data, (Friends of the Earth)

Tree canopy cover

Neighbourhoods with less than 10% tree canopy

52%
As of 2nd March 2023. Source data: Environmental, economic and health data, (Friends of the Earth)

Health§

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Dentists

Private dentistsNHS/HSC/PHS dentistsAll dentistsAll dentists: 24NHS/HSC/PHS dentists: 23Private dentists: 1
Relative ratings:
  • All dentists: ★★★★★
  • NHS/HSC/PHS dentists: ★★★★★
  • Private dentists: ★★
As of 6th May 2025. Source data: General Dental Practices (NHS England), Dental Practices and Patient Registrations (PHS Dental Care Team), Dentist and Surgery List (Business Services Organisation)

GP practices/branches

22
As of 1st July 2025. Source data: GP Practices and Branches (NHS England), GP Practice contact details and list sizes (PHS Dental Care Team), GP practice list sizes (Business Services Organisation)

Health-related social security

9.4%

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 2025. Source data: Working-age population in receipt of health-related social security (JRF / DWP)

Life expectancy

80.6 years

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 2022. Source data: Life expectancy at birth 2022 (ONS)

Opticians

24

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 27th May 2025. Source data: Optical sites (NHS England)

Society§

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Child poverty

31.2%

Relative rating: ★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Child poverty: children affected by two-child limit

10%

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Commemorative plaques

37
As of 29th May 2025. Source data: OpenPlaques (© Open Plaques, Public Domain).

Crime: all

201820202022010,00020,0002017: 14,7382018: 14,0312019: 15,0332020: 15,3732021: 15,0362022: 14,4112023: 13,5612024: 12,976
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: anti-social behaviour

20182020202202,0004,0002017: 3,0572018: 2,0702019: 2,3032020: 3,4632021: 2,6942022: 2,1192023: 2,1482024: 2,052
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: bicycle theft

20182020202201002002017: 1352018: 862019: 772020: 572021: 562022: 1082023: 632024: 121
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: burglary

20182020202201,0005002017: 6452018: 5602019: 5662020: 4572021: 3692022: 3912023: 374
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: criminal damage and arson

20182020202201,0002,0002017: 1,4452018: 1,1972019: 1,2152020: 1,2962021: 1,3082022: 1,2422023: 1,0592024: 1,048
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: drugs

20182020202202004002017: 1812018: 1962019: 2272020: 2952021: 2602022: 2962023: 3342024: 362
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: other

20182020202202004006002017: 2682018: 3292019: 4232020: 4212021: 3982022: 3992023: 4052024: 449
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: possession of weapons

20182020202201002002017: 682018: 872019: 1122020: 972021: 1082022: 1002023: 1232024: 132
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: public order

20182020202201,0002,0002017: 9102018: 1,4822019: 1,1712020: 1,0892021: 1,1382022: 1,0022023: 7692024: 666
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: robbery

20182020202201002002017: 1112018: 1332019: 1802020: 1522021: 1072022: 1332023: 1122024: 117
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: shoplifting

20182020202201,0002,0002017: 1,0752018: 1,0332019: 1,0202020: 8682021: 7972022: 8982023: 8992024: 952
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: theft from the person

20182020202201002002017: 952018: 842019: 1082020: 712021: 822022: 922023: 1032024: 82
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: vehicle

20182020202201,0005002017: 9002018: 6892019: 8602020: 5762021: 4832022: 6382023: 6712024: 626
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: violence and sexual offences

201820202022010,0005,0002017: 4,7412018: 5,0232019: 5,6242020: 5,6822021: 6,4522022: 5,9352023: 5,5662024: 5,120
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

EU referendum

63.6%

Percentage that voted Leave

As of 2024. Source data: EU referendum estimates for 2024 boundaries

Fish and chip shops

7
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Foodbanks

2
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: Food banks (Give Food).

Gambling premises

Pool BettingFamily Entertainment CentreCasino 2005CasinoBingoBetting ShopAdult Gaming CentreTotalTotal: 21Adult Gaming Centre: 6Betting Shop: 11Bingo: 2Casino: 0Casino 2005: 0Family Entertainment Centre: 2Pool Betting: 0
Source data: the register of gambling premises (© Gambling Commission).

General Election (notional): 12 December 2019

Con
Source data: Notional General Election 2019 (Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News).

General Election: 4 July 2024

Lab
Source data: 2024 election results (Open Innovations).

Heritage at Risk: all

12

Relative rating: ★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: archaeology

0

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: building or structure

10

Relative rating:

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: conservation area

1

Relative rating: ★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: place of worship

1

Relative rating: ★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Higher education: entry rates for 18 year olds

2010201520200%20%40%2006: 20.6%2007: 21.2%2008: 19.2%2009: 20.3%2010: 20.7%2010: 20.7%2011: 22.1%2012: 21.2%2013: 23.1%2014: 27.6%2015: 27%2016: 25.1%2017: 31%2018: 28.5%2019: 32.6%2020: 33.1%2021: 34.8%2022: 34.2%2023: 35.1%2024: 33.3%
As of 2024. Source data: entry rates (UCAS).

Household composition

Other household typesOther single-family householdsFamilies with dependent childrenOne-personOne-person: 27.7%Families with dependent children: 31.7%Other single-family households: 36.7%Other household types: 4%
As of 14th October 2024. Source data: Household composition (© House of Commons Library/ONS/Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency/Scotland's census OGL).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: proportions

High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1)Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5): 27.8%Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3): 62.4%High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1): 9.8%
As of 3rd June 2025. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: score

22.27

Composite score from 0 (low deprivation) to 100 (high deprivation)

As of 24th October 2023. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

MP: Left vs Right

Economy

43.473

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: Left vs Right

Culture

47.079

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: financial interests

VisitsDonationsGiftsEmploymentEmployment: £1,335.47Gifts: £0Donations: £37,000Visits: £0
As of 4th August 2025. Source data: Register of Interests (UK Parliament).

Memorial benches

42
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: OpenBenches (© Terence Eden and Elizabeth Eden CC-BY-SA).

Ofsted ratings: children's social care

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 50%Good: 50%Requires improvement: 0%Inadequate: 0%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: early years

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 8%Good: 88%Requires improvement: 3%Inadequate: 1%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: further education and skills

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 0%Good: 71%Requires improvement: 29%Inadequate: 0%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: state-funded schools

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 22%Good: 78%Requires improvement: 0%Inadequate: 0%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Population: by age

0102030405060708001,0002,0000: 1,3391: 1,2342: 1,3513: 1,3754: 1,3145: 1,4346: 1,3957: 1,3448: 1,3339: 1,35210: 1,42511: 1,35212: 1,37513: 1,30714: 1,28415: 1,23816: 1,19417: 1,22518: 1,18619: 1,01520: 1,04121: 1,00122: 1,11623: 1,16924: 1,16725: 1,27526: 1,24427: 1,41828: 1,53129: 1,48830: 1,48731: 1,60232: 1,62333: 1,61634: 1,63035: 1,53436: 1,56537: 1,53038: 1,48639: 1,45040: 1,57241: 1,37442: 1,53143: 1,36244: 1,30145: 1,32546: 1,29747: 1,36248: 1,29449: 1,38750: 1,36751: 1,41552: 1,38553: 1,44154: 1,39355: 1,44156: 1,44857: 1,47658: 1,36659: 1,36760: 1,34761: 1,25962: 1,16663: 1,12564: 1,08165: 1,03666: 95467: 89268: 95769: 90670: 84871: 85272: 81973: 90874: 95775: 99376: 74077: 65378: 65779: 54880: 54881: 43382: 46883: 40884: 39485: 34186: 31687: 27088: 20789: 18090+: 599
Source data: Population by constituency (House of Commons Library using ONS Population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2022, NRS Search census data 2022, Table UV103 (Age by single year), NISRA 2021 Mid-year population estimates for small geographical areas within Northern Ireland)

Post offices

16
As of 27th May 2025. Source data: All branches (© Post Office).

Pubs

68
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Pupil to teacher ratio (qualified) within schools

2015202001020302010/11: 17.652011/12: 17.382012/13: 17.752013/14: 17.752014/15: 18.392015/16: 18.692016/17: 19.22017/18: 19.922018/19: 19.772019/20: 19.22020/21: 19.632021/22: 19.072022/23: 20.062023/24: 19.682024/25: 20.21
As of 9th June 2025. Source data: Pupil to teacher ratios (School workforce in England, OGL).

Sexuality

Not answered / prefer not to sayAll other sexual orientationsBisexualGay or LesbianStraight or HeterosexualStraight or Heterosexual: 90.4%Gay or Lesbian: 1.5%Bisexual: 1.2%All other sexual orientations: 0.3%Not answered / prefer not to say: 6.6%
Source data: Census 2021: Sexual orientation (ONS

Transport§

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Bus service changes

-31.7%

Change in trips per hour 2010-2023

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 28th November 2023. Source data: How Britain’s bus services have drastically declined (Friends of the Earth & University of Leeds 2023)

Bus stops

436

Relative rating: ★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Bus stops density

3.01/km²

Relative rating: ★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Cars or vans by household

No cars or vans in household %

12.5%
Source data: Distance travelled to work by car or van availability (ONS)

Cars or vans by household

1 or more cars or vans in household %

87.5%
Source data: Distance travelled to work by car or van availability (ONS)

EV: home charging

752

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 2022. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

EV: workplace charging points

121

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of January 2025. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

Rail cancellations

2.7%

Relative rating: ★★★

As of March 2025. Source data: Performance at stations (ORR)

Road accidents: fatal collisions

200520102015202001052000: 72001: 22002: 72003: 62004: 52005: 82006: 12007: 32008: 32009: 52010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 02015: 12016: 22017: 12018: 12019: 32020: 52021: 32022: 32023: 2
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: serious collisions

200520102015202002040602000: 382001: 282002: 342003: 322004: 332005: 322006: 222007: 432008: 242009: 302010: 272011: 222012: 222013: 202014: 212015: 292016: 372017: 312018: 512019: 482020: 362021: 292022: 432023: 49
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: slight collisions

200520102015202001002003002000: 2682001: 2472002: 2772003: 2882004: 2762005: 2772006: 2322007: 2212008: 2602009: 2612010: 2022011: 2572012: 2682013: 2382014: 2662015: 2662016: 2212017: 2272018: 2322019: 2082020: 1642021: 1952022: 1832023: 189
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Train stations

4

Relative rating: ★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Train stations density

0.028/km²

Relative rating: ★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Notes

Rating

Ratings are based on ranking every constituency with data and using the following percentiles:

  • ★★★★★ 80-100%
  • ★★★★ 60-80%
  • ★★★ 40-60%
  • ★★ 20-40%
  • ★ 0-20%

There are some cases where more is not better. In those cases we have flipped the ranking so that a lower relative value would receive more stars. For example, a child poverty rate of 0% would be ★★★★★.

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