— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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10,362 people · 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
2026 YTD · 88 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£318,000
5-year change+20.4%
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 ownership71%
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 £3,803.
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 | £161,500 | 336 | +4.8% |
| Ploughmans Way | £152,000 | 269 | +0% |
| Shorefields | £114,995 | 266 | +27.2% |
| Ten Acre Way | £127,750 | 254 | — |
| High Street | £155,000 | 248 | +7.5% |
| Wakeley Road | £125,000 | 244 | +15.4% |
| Harvesters Close | £155,000 | 174 | +15.1% |
| Ivy Street | £130,000 | 169 | +14.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Banky Fields Close Rainham | Terraced | 3 | C | £280,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 5 Mossy Glade Rainham | Terraced | 1 | C | £205,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 12 Wilks Close Rainham | Detached | 4+ | C | £565,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 33 Silverspot Close Rainham | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £350,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 267 High Street Rainham | Terraced | 2 | D | £230,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 17 Burrstock Way Rainham | Detached | 2 | C | £355,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 35 Winchester Way | Terraced | 3 | D | £250,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 84 Farnham Close Rainham | Terraced | 3 | C | £336,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 52 Bayswater Drive Rainham | Terraced | 3 | C | £305,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 6, Endeavour Drive Rainham | Terraced | 3 | B | £140,000 | Aug 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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