— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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8,406 people · median £350,000 · 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 £350,000, up 17.9% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 83 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£350,000
5-year change+17.9%
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 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 ownership78%
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
£3,407 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 ME8 7 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station Road | £117,500 | 465 | +21.5% |
| Macklands Way | £152,500 | 215 | +13.6% |
| Pump Lane | £190,000 | 199 | +42% |
| Lower Rainham Road | £200,875 | 174 | -7.2% |
| Tufton Road | £180,000 | 153 | +17.2% |
| London Road | £128,250 | 150 | +170.9% |
| Berengrave Lane | £250,000 | 129 | -9% |
| Chalky Bank Road | £213,500 | 124 | +7.9% |
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 ME8 7 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 ME8 7 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11, Wooldeys Road Rainham | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £385,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 75 Tufton Road Rainham | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £280,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 32 Warlingham Close Rainham | Terraced | 3 | C | £315,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 5 Devon Close Rainham | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £337,500 | Aug 2026 |
| 44 Pump Lane Rainham | Detached | 4+ | C | £525,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 47 London Road Rainham | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £380,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 345 Station Road Rainham | Semi-detached | 4+ | E | £355,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 6 Streetfield Road Rainham | Semi-detached | 1 | D | £355,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 157 Pump Lane Rainham | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £300,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 732, Lower Rainham Road Rainham | Terraced | 2 | D | £232,000 | Aug 2026 |
115 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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