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ME1 3

12,936 people · median £320,000 · 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 £320,000, up 3.1% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 61 sales
£155k£206k£257k£309k£360k201120182026 YTD2016 +18%−11%£303,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£320,000
5-year change+3.1%
Full history since 1995
£15k£105k£195k£285k£375k199520102026 YTD2002 +37%−11%£303,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£550k
Semi-detached
£365k
Terraced
£288k
Flat
£186k
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 ownership68%

Owned outright
28%
With a mortgage
40%
Private rented
15%
Social rented
15%
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

£3,314 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 3 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
High Street£157,998388+32.3%
Maidstone Road£175,500380+14.3%
Rochester Road£159,998270+10.5%
Borstal Street£132,000217+16.5%
The Tideway£150,000201+18%
Oldfield Drive£198,000199+15.1%
Sidney Road£126,995163+19%
Valley View Road£165,000153-44.5%
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 3 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 3 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
157 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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