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15,089 people · median £301,250 · 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 £301,250, up 20% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 212 sales
Median sold price£301,250
5-year change+20%
Price per square metre£3,012 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
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
Home ownership76%
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
£3,012 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 £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in ME5 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundridge Drive | £139,748 | 316 | +20.4% |
| Lords Wood Lane | £200,000 | 311 | +29.1% |
| Princes Avenue | £177,498 | 296 | +25.3% |
| Kingston Crescent | £129,498 | 272 | +14.8% |
| Dargets Road | £183,000 | 219 | +11.7% |
| Clandon Road | £132,750 | 218 | +12.2% |
| Ballens Road | £182,000 | 213 | +26.6% |
| Duchess of Kent Drive | £109,998 | 172 | — |
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 ME5 8 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 ME5 8 — sold prices
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| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Rush Close | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £310,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 14, Peacock Rise | Detached | 4+ | C | £470,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 24 Bentley Close | Terraced | 4+ | C | £375,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 269 Lords Wood Lane | Detached | 4+ | D | £365,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 10 Birch Drive | Terraced | 4+ | C | £382,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 3 The Yard Fanconi Road | Terraced | 2 | C | £270,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 25, Mayford Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £380,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Unit 2 Ballard Industrial Estate Lordswood Industrial Estate | Other | — | — | £440,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 42 Courtfield Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £305,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 53, Sundridge Drive | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £335,000 | Mar 2026 |
208 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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