UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/medway
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Medway
Homes in Medway sold for a median of £312,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 6,467 standard sales.
That makes it the tenth cheapest of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 43%, from £220,000 in 2016 to £315,000 in 2025, the third biggest rise of the 64 council areas in the South East.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,024 | £482,500 | £415,000 to £590,000 | £4,265/m²from 34 sales |
| Semi-detached | 2,023 | £350,000 | £303,000 to £400,000 | £4,054/m²from 89 sales |
| Terraced | 2,741 | £280,000 | £245,000 to £320,000 | £3,389/m²from 97 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 679 | £175,000 | £141,000 to £220,000 | £3,384/m²from 20 sales |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold in Medway, at 42% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 31%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £175,000 here, 22% less than the £225,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,775 per m², 14% below the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Medway
The dearest district was ME3 (Rochester), at £365,000, and the cheapest was ME4 (Chatham), at £250,000.
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Post towns in Medway, by number of sales: Rochester (ME1, ME2, ME3), Gillingham (ME7, ME8), Chatham (ME4, ME5).
- ME3Rochester, 789 salesMedian price £365,000Price per square metre £4,124Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- ME8Gillingham, 1,436 salesMedian price £345,000Price per square metre £3,958Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- ME2Rochester, 986 salesMedian price £324,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- ME1Rochester, 824 salesMedian price £310,000Price per square metre £3,817Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- ME5Chatham, 1,315 salesMedian price £305,000Price per square metre £4,184Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- ME7Gillingham, 1,006 salesMedian price £272,500Price per square metre £3,309Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- ME4Chatham, 616 salesMedian price £250,000Price per square metre £3,055Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in ME5 (Chatham), up 5%, and fell most in ME1 (Rochester) and ME3 (Rochester), down 1%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Maidstone Road, Gillingham (ME8)41 sales
- Ocean Drive, Gillingham (ME7)32 sales
- Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham (ME8)28 sales
- Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham (ME8)28 sales
- Station Road, Rainham (ME8)27 sales
- Gillingham Road, Gillingham (ME7)24 sales
- High Street, Rainham (ME8)23 sales
- City Way, Rochester (ME1)22 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Edwin Road, Gillingham (ME8, detached houses, £692,500), Timberland Rise, Cliffe Woods (ME3, detached houses, £610,000) and Erlington Way, Rochester (ME2, detached houses, £570,000).
The cheapest were Hopewell Drive, Chatham (ME5, flats, £75,500), Ocean Drive, Gillingham (ME7, flats, £150,000) and Dock Head Road, Chatham (ME4, flats, £163,500).
Living in Medway
Crime
85 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 64 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
92% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
82% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 76 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,329 a year in Medway for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 73 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Medway and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Canterbury£347,500
- Arun£345,000
- Ashford£345,000
- Eastleigh£345,000
- Fareham£345,000
- Havant£320,000
- Folkestone and Hythe£317,500
- Medway, this council area£312,000
- Swale£310,000
- Dover£293,500
- Thanet£293,000
- Hastings£280,000
- Eastbourne£276,000
- Isle of Wight£260,000
- Southampton£260,000
About these figures
Medway's figures come from 6,467 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 7 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Medway, so their sales add up to 6,972 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.