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ME1 2

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14,668 people · median £298,000 · Medway

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Medway Council · Labour-controlled   31/59 seats · 53% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £298,000, up 17.8% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 89 sales
£124k£178k£232k£286k£340k201120182026 YTD2016 +20%−6%£315,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£298,000
5-year change+17.8%
Full history since 1995
£8k£94k£180k£267k£353k199520102026 YTD2003 +25%−9%£315,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£478k
Semi-detached
£316k
Terraced
£280k
Flat
£158k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.3× · five-year average 8.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Medway18%

Of the homes across Medway that sold again within five years, 18% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with South East (17.7%).

By property type
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses0%
Flats19.4%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new23.2%
Bought second-hand15.5%
Overall
Typical resale gain+14.3% · ~6.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (998 resale pairs) across Medway — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership66%

Owned outright
32%
With a mortgage
34%
Private rented
18%
Social rented
14%
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

£2,918 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 ME1 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
City Way£260,000439+12.5%
Wilson Avenue£181,000389+30.8%
Rochester Avenue£129,950323+14.9%
Cecil Road£124,498282+12.3%
St Williams Way£152,500236+18.5%
Haig Avenue£164,500202+24.5%
Catherine Street£111,000156+14.2%
Warren Wood Road£150,000137+21.5%
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 ME1 2 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 ME1 2 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
161 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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