ME5 8RP
The median sold price for the postcode ME5 8RP is around £137,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 85 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around ME5 8RP (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £253,500 – £352,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across ME5 8, last 24 months.
- Terraced£285,000(178 sales)
- Semi-detached£325,000(151 sales)
- Detached£439,000(66 sales)
- Flat£190,000(23 sales)
ME5 8RP median £137,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £300,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 30% below the typical Medway neighbourhood
- Crime: 23% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Medway and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 63.8% of premises in ME5 8RP, compared with 89.6% across Medway and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 79.6% of premises across Medway (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Medway | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 79.6% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 63.8% | 89.6% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.02% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 78% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Medway: more deprived than 73% of its 169 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment3of 10
- Crime4of 10
- Living environment9of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (63%). Average Band D in Medway is £2,328.55 for 2026/27.
That is 3% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band B in Medway: £1,811.09 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 540 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A17%
- Band B63%
- Band C19%
- Band D2%
- Band E–
- Band F–
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Lordswood School0.3 miles (540 m)Ofsted, July 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- Maundene School0.5 miles (850 m)Ofsted, June 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Maundene School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles (910 m)No Ofsted inspection published yet
Nearest secondary schools
- Greenacre School0.8 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, March 2023: Inadequate (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Greenacre School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Walderslade School0.8 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted, February 2023: Inadequate (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Walderslade School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The Victory Academy1.7 miles (2.7 km)Ofsted, February 2023: GoodOfsted reports for The Victory Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to ME5 8RP is Chatham Rail Station, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 6 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 2.6 miles (4.2 km)Chatham Rail Station
- 2.9 miles (4.6 km)Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station
- 3.4 miles (5.4 km)Rainham (Kent) Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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