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ME8 9

162 sales in the last 12 months · median £325,000 · 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 £325,000, up 21.3% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 196 sales
£140k£191k£242k£294k£345k2010201720252014 +16%−5%£325,000
Median sold price£325,000
5-year change+21.3%
Price per square metre£3,019 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £4,087
Full history since 1995
£19k£103k£188k£273k£358k1995201020252002 +24%−10%£325,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£378k
Semi-detached
£360k
Terraced
£300k
Flat
£169k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.3× · five-year average 8.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership65%

Owned outright
31%
With a mortgage
34%
Private rented
20%
Social rented
14%
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

£3,019 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 9 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Lonsdale Drive£179,995385+16.7%
Wheatcroft Grove£144,250234+19.1%
Bettescombe Road£197,500166+14.1%
Orchard Street£152,500165+12.5%
Taverners Road£225,000164+11.8%
Hawbeck Road£166,000161+30.4%
Clavell Close£110,125160+11.5%
Elmstone Road£192,750142-2.8%
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 9 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 ME8 9 — sold prices

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AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
162 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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