ME4Chatham, Medway, England

House prices in ME4, Chatham

Homes in ME4 sold for a median of £250,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 616 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 7 postcode districts in the Medway council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£250,000616 standard sales
Middle half of prices£205,000 to £335,000
Against the Medway council area20% belowMedway median £312,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in ME4, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached37£490,000£425,000 to £590,000Too few
Semi-detached71£335,000£275,000 to £458,000Too few
Terraced353£252,500£220,000 to £318,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes155£190,000£155,000 to £228,000Too few

Only 26 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Most homes sold here were terraced houses, at 57% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in ME4

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in ME4 3, around St Marys Island, with a median of £365,000, and lowest in ME4 4, around Chatham, at £210,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in ME4 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 79 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in ME4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
ME4 3AA£685,0005
ME4 4QX£630,0003
ME4 3AZ£557,0003
ME4 6EN£540,0003
ME4 6LR£525,0003
ME4 3NX£506,5004
ME4 3LA£495,0005
ME4 4QR£465,0003
ME4 6JU£455,0003
ME4 6EF£437,0006
ME4 6LT£390,0003
ME4 3AS£375,0006
ME4 3TB£366,0005
ME4 5XQ£365,0003
ME4 3AX£355,0003
ME4 3AY£355,0008
ME4 3SA£353,0003
ME4 6UX£350,0005
ME4 3HG£335,0003
ME4 6QA£320,0005
ME4 5NU£314,0004
ME4 4UP£312,0003
ME4 3JN£310,0003
ME4 6UT£307,5009
ME4 5SE£300,0003
ME4 3BD£295,0003
ME4 6UZ£292,5004
ME4 6UP£290,0003
ME4 6UY£290,0003
ME4 5SD£287,5006
ME4 6ER£285,0006
ME4 3RN£275,0005
ME4 6LB£263,5004
ME4 3AN£260,0003
ME4 4FZ£260,0005
ME4 5SW£260,0003
ME4 6HG£260,0009
ME4 6HE£257,5004
ME4 6DG£250,0003
ME4 6LX£250,0004
ME4 6RD£250,0003
ME4 5SS£247,0003
ME4 6QJ£242,5004
ME4 5NG£240,0003
ME4 5EU£235,0005
ME4 5PT£230,0003
ME4 5HZ£225,0005
ME4 5NJ£225,0005
ME4 5QB£225,0003
ME4 3LD£220,0004
ME4 5DN£220,0003
ME4 6FW£220,0003
ME4 5DJ£218,0003
ME4 5HH£217,5004
ME4 5PA£216,0005
ME4 5HX£215,0003
ME4 5RZ£212,0003
ME4 4ZH£210,0007
ME4 5NP£210,0004
ME4 5JA£206,5004
ME4 6QH£205,0003
ME4 4SD£200,0009
ME4 4ZS£200,0003
ME4 5RY£200,0003
ME4 5ND£185,5004
ME4 4ZF£185,0007
ME4 4ZL£185,0004
ME4 5NZ£180,0003
ME4 4ZE£174,0005
ME4 5NT£172,5004
ME4 3HB£172,0004
ME4 6PH£170,0003
ME4 6QD£170,0007
ME4 6FE£167,0005
ME4 4ZN£161,0007
ME4 6TA£155,0003
ME4 4SY£154,0003
ME4 4EN£92,0003
ME4 4PG£60,0005

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £178,000
  2. 2017: £205,000
  3. 2018: £205,000
  4. 2019: £217,500
  5. 2020: £227,500
  6. 2021: £240,000
  7. 2022: £255,000
  8. 2023: £252,000
  9. 2024: £245,000
  10. 2025: £250,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £249,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 40%, from £178,000 in 2016 to £250,000 in 2025, more than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Medway council area

Median sale price of the 7 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. ME4 is the cheapest.

  1. ME3 Rochester£365,000
  2. ME8 Gillingham£345,000
  3. ME2 Rochester£324,500
  4. ME1 Rochester£310,000
  5. ME5 Chatham£305,000
  6. ME7 Gillingham£272,500
  7. ME4 Chatham, this district£250,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of ME4, from the sales in ME4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. St Mary's Island 158 sales£335,000
  2. Fort Pitt 157 sales£285,000
  3. Chatham Central & Brompton 233 sales£235,000
  4. Luton 56 sales£220,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £150,000 for a flat on High Street to £637,500 for a semi-detached house on Park Crescent.

The latest standard sales recorded in ME4. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. Flat 5, 32 - 34 High StreetSold for £150,000ME4 4EQSold on 25 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 15 Clarence RoadSold for £245,000ME4 5EJSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 8 Jenkins DaleSold for £295,000ME4 5RBSold on 16 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 155 Melville CourtSold for £150,000ME4 4XPSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 86 Gordon RoadSold for £240,000ME4 5LXSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 9 Beaconsfield RoadSold for £235,000ME4 5SWSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 38 Westmount AvenueSold for £375,000ME4 6DBSold on 10 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 3 Park CrescentSold for £637,500ME4 6NRSold on 10 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  9. 1 Island Way EastSold for £462,500ME4 3SPSold on 8 Sep 2026Detached
  10. 22 Melbourne RoadSold for £250,000ME4 5PDSold on 7 Sep 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Chatham Quays, Chatham£190,00019 sales
  • Magpie Hall Road, Chatham£230,00015 sales
  • Castle Road, Chatham£211,50014 sales
  • Dock Head Road, Chatham£163,50014 sales
  • Dale Street, Chatham£235,00013 sales

Living in ME4

Crime

175 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 94 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 83% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

82% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 64 in 100 postcode districts.

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.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in ME4, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A10.1%, England and Wales 0.4%
B627.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C43551.7%, England and Wales 46.9%
D29034.4%, England and Wales 38.1%
E333.9%, England and Wales 7.3%
F161.9%, England and Wales 1.9%
G50.6%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in ME4, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900526.2%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192925330.0%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194919723.4%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 1966435.1%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 1982505.9%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995485.7%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201114917.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later505.9%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 616 standard sales in ME4 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 25% were flats.

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.