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ME2 2

15,216 people · median £290,000 · 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 postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £290,000, up 18.8% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 54 sales
£110k£162k£215k£268k£320k201120182026 YTD2016 +17%−5%£285,250
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£290,000
5-year change+18.8%
Full history since 1995
£11k£91k£171k£251k£331k199520102026 YTD2002 +29%−19%£285,250
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£568k
Semi-detached
£318k
Terraced
£287k
Flat
£175k
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 ownership62%

Owned outright
25%
With a mortgage
36%
Private rented
15%
Social rented
21%
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

£2,958 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 ME2 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Hawthorn Road£126,750410+31.2%
Rushdean Road£125,000254+27.6%
Cedar Road£141,000230+21.6%
Darnley Road£115,500222+16.9%
Elaine Avenue£145,000219+10.7%
Carnation Road£142,000214+27.1%
Silver Streak Way£185,000209+2.7%
Lancelot Avenue£151,000169+34.2%
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 ME2 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 ME2 2 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
186 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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