Put up the job
Write the list, name the Maidstone Road Aldi as the shop, and mention any brands you would swap or refuse. A minute is plenty.
Chatham, Medway
No, there is no delivery from the Aldi on Maidstone Road. Nor is there click and collect, which ended in August 2024. Someone nearby can fetch it instead: post your list below and anyone around ME5 can send a price.
Within a mile of Maidstone Road you have around 21,000 people; widen it to three and it is nearer 160,000. It is about 1 mile from the middle of Chatham; Gillingham, with about 110,000 people, lies 3.1 miles to the east north east. Anyone around Chatham could offer to fetch it.
Four steps take a shop from Maidstone Road to your door. You say when you want it.
Write the list, name the Maidstone Road Aldi as the shop, and mention any brands you would swap or refuse. A minute is plenty.
Local people can offer a price for the Maidstone Road run. See their ratings, ask them anything, then pick someone from Chatham or Rochester.
The person you choose heads to Maidstone Road, Chatham, buys the list and checks with you on any gaps.
Bags come to the door, and the payment for the Chatham shop is held until you confirm they have.
Every circle is somewhere people live near the Maidstone Road Aldi, drawn in its real direction from the shop. Circle size follows population: Gillingham leads with around 110,000 people. Anything over three miles out, like Gravesend at 7.6 miles, sits on the outer edge rather than to scale.
| Area | Council area | People | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | Medway | 109,217 | 3.1 miles | east north east |
| Maidstone | Maidstone | 105,231 | 6.0 miles | south |
| Chatham | Medway | 77,573 | 1.0 miles | east north east |
| Rochester | Medway | 67,544 | 2.5 miles | north north west |
| Gravesend | Gravesham | 58,389 | 7.6 miles | north west |
| Larkfield | Tonbridge and Malling | 28,261 | 4.6 miles | south west |
| Snodland | Tonbridge and Malling | 11,827 | 3.4 miles | west south west |
| Kings Hill | Tonbridge and Malling | 9,515 | 7.2 miles | south west |
The numbers of people come from the 2021 census. Each distance is a straight line from the Maidstone Road Aldi, so allow a bit more by road to Rochester.
Post the Maidstone Road shop once, and people from Chatham or Rochester can offer to do it. Each offer shows its fees up front.
Other ways
Other places to find someone for a run to the Maidstone Road Aldi. Check each one's own fees page before you book.
If you live in Rochester or Gillingham, the cheapest answer may be next door. A post in a local Facebook or Nextdoor group can help.
Both offer help with shopping in some areas. Ask whether anyone covers Chatham and Rochester.
For a big weekly shop, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Iceland all deliver, so check which reach ME5. You give up the Aldi prices.
A list that names brands and sizes saves your helper guessing at the Maidstone Road Aldi. Aldi's own pages help.
Aldi lists Maidstone Road, Chatham on its site with times for the Maidstone Road shop. Choose it as your shop and the range shown is the Chatham one. We take the hours above from OpenStreetMap; Aldi's page for this Chatham shop is the one to trust.
Worth a browse before you write your list, so you can name what you want rather than leave the Maidstone Road shop to guesswork. In Chatham, as everywhere, the middle aisle changes twice a week.

The closest other Aldi is the one on Duncan Road in Gillingham, 2.9 miles from here. After that come Friary Place in Rochester and Ambley Road in Gillingham, at 3 miles and 3.2 miles.
| Shop | Town | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Road | Gillingham | 2.9 miles |
| Friary Place | Rochester | 3.0 miles |
| Ambley Road | Gillingham | 3.2 miles |
On Sundays the Maidstone Road Aldi is only open 10am to 4pm, against 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday, so give a Sunday job more time. Your postcode in the form tells people in Rochester and Gillingham the job is near them.