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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
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£285,000
5-year change+14.4%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
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%
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
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keating Close | £155,000 | 253 | -7% |
| The Tideway | £150,000 | 249 | +20.8% |
| Valetta Way | £165,000 | 243 | -3% |
| Borstal Street | £132,000 | 217 | +16.5% |
| Sidney Road | £126,995 | 163 | +19% |
| Maidstone Road | £162,000 | 159 | +33.3% |
| Valley View Road | £165,000 | 153 | -44.5% |
| Applecross Close | £160,000 | 138 | +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%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 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
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 FAIRLEAD ROAD | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £310,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 264 The Tideway | Terraced | 2 | D | £285,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 26 Tupman Close | Terraced | 3 | C | £360,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 1, Laura Place | Detached | 4+ | E | £260,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 25 Fennel Close | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £452,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 254 Maidstone Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £280,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 258 Maidstone Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £300,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 8 Cookham Wood Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £390,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 7 Mooring Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £420,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 14 Fleet Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £325,000 | Jun 2026 |
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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