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Borstal

9,396 people · median £285,000 · Medway

Good for schoolsMore affordable than most
Medway Council · Labour-controlled   31/59 seats · 53% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£285,000 median 8th cheapest of 23 neighbourhoods
among 23 neighbourhoods in Medway

A typical home here sells for £285,000, up 14.4% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 42 sales
£136k£185k£235k£285k£334k201120182026 YTD2016 +21%£307,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£285,000
5-year change+14.4%
Full history since 1995
£18k£100k£183k£265k£347k199520102026 YTD1999 +51%−12%£307,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£472k
Semi-detached
£350k
Terraced
£280k
Flat
£198k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.3× · five-year average 8.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Medway17.4%

Of the homes across Medway that sold again within five years, 17.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with South East (17.4%).

By property type
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses0%
Flats18.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new22.5%
Bought second-hand14.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+14.8% · ~6.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (968 resale pairs) across Medway — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership61%

Owned outright
29%
With a mortgage
32%
Private rented
18%
Social rented
20%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,319

Medway Council£1,934
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,546
Band B£1,804
Band C£2,062
Band D (baseline)£2,319
Band E£2,835
Band F£3,350
Band G£3,865
Band H£4,639
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£2,892 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Borstal 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Keating Close£155,000253-7%
The Tideway£150,000249+20.8%
Valetta Way£165,000243-3%
Borstal Street£132,000217+16.5%
Sidney Road£126,995163+19%
Maidstone Road£162,000159+33.3%
Valley View Road£165,000153-44.5%
Applecross Close£160,000138+51.5%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Medway how Borstal compares · from Medway

Fastest 5-yr growth: Rainham Mark +29.5%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Rainham Mark£350,000+29.5%151
Gillingham£241,000+25%748
Wigmore£532,500+23.6%141
Twydall£310,000+22.9%207
Parkwood£310,000+21.7%195
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Borstal — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
197 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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