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Chatham

21,912 people · median £226,000 · Medway

More affordable than mostGood for schools
Medway Council · Labour-controlled   31/59 seats · 53% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£226,000 median 2nd cheapest of 23 neighbourhoods
among 23 neighbourhoods in Medway

A typical home here sells for £226,000, up 20.5% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 8.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 73 sales
£90k£132k£174k£215k£257k201120182026 YTD2021 +17%−9%£232,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£226,000
5-year change+20.5%
Full history since 1995
£9k£73k£138k£202k£266k199520102026 YTD2002 +27%−15%£232,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£365k
Semi-detached
£275k
Terraced
£235k
Flat
£166k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.3× · five-year average 8.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Medway17.4%

Of the homes across Medway that sold again within five years, 17.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with South East (17.4%).

By property type
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses0%
Flats18.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new22.5%
Bought second-hand14.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+14.8% · ~6.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (968 resale pairs) across Medway — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership40%

Owned outright
17%
With a mortgage
23%
Private rented
38%
Social rented
21%
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

£2,405 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 Chatham 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
High Street£82,000489-2.1%
Castle Road£93,715448+34.1%
Thorold Road£98,250364+20.2%
Luton Road£90,000312+14.1%
Gordon Road£100,000280+22.4%
New Road£167,500276+11.1%
Rochester Street£126,000271+37.6%
Boundary Road£125,000269+40.7%
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 Chatham 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 Chatham — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
594 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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