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159 sales in the last 12 months · median £318,000 · 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 £318,000, up 20.4% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 190 sales
Median sold price£318,000
5-year change+20.4%
Price per square metre£3,249 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £4,087
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 ownership65%
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
£3,249 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 £4,087.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in ME8 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mierscourt Road | £160,500 | 334 | +9.3% |
| Shorefields | £114,995 | 265 | +27.6% |
| Ploughmans Way | £149,748 | 264 | +1.9% |
| Ten Acre Way | £128,500 | 255 | -19.8% |
| High Street | £154,500 | 246 | +7.5% |
| Wakeley Road | £125,000 | 243 | +14.6% |
| Harvesters Close | £155,000 | 172 | +16.2% |
| Ivy Street | £130,000 | 169 | +21.2% |
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 ME8 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 ME8 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Ivy Street Rainham | Terraced | 4+ | B | £350,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 156 Scott Avenue Rainham | Terraced | 3 | C | £310,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 40 MARDALE CLOSE RAINHAM GILLINGHAM | Terraced | 3 | D | £293,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 64 Nightingale Close Rainham | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £318,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Flat 5 Axford Court 231 High Street | Flat | 1 | D | £173,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 49 Nightingale Close Rainham | Terraced | 2 | C | £262,500 | Mar 2026 |
| 40 Laurel Walk Rainham | Terraced | 3 | D | £250,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 6 Cherry Orchard Drive | Terraced | 3 | B | £330,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 784 Meresborough Road Rainham | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £302,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 41 Wakeley Road Rainham | Detached | 4+ | D | £500,000 | Feb 2026 |
159 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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