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Property report — ME1 1BU
Open-data due diligence for ME1 1BU and the area around it.
ME1 1BU in brief: 25 recorded sales (£33,000–£210,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME1 1BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME1 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£337,630
Population
10,876
Crimes recorded
96
Schools
6
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
64%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME1 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (30 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | £186,000 | 305B HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2025-11-14 | £210,000 | FLAT A, 315 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2021-10-28 | £125,000 | FLAT C, 321 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2021-09-17 | £125,000 | FLAT B, 321 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2021-07-23 | £125,000 | FLAT D, 321 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2021-05-19 | £125,000 | FLAT A, 321 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2020-02-21 | £137,500 | FLAT B, 307 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2018-06-22 | £170,000 | 305B HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2018-06-22 | £163,000 | 305A HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2017-04-13 | £174,000 | FLAT A, 315 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2016-05-13 | £190,000 | 315B HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2014-09-10 | £147,500 | 315 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-09-27 | £88,700 | UPPER FLOOR FLAT, 307 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2012-04-04 | £102,500 | LOWER FLOOR FLAT, 307 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2006-09-29 | £125,000 | LOWER FLOOR FLAT, 307 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2006-09-14 | £107,500 | 305B HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2006-09-14 | £89,000 | 305A HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2006-06-23 | £97,000 | LOWER FLOOR FLAT, 307 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2003-12-18 | £97,500 | 321 HIGH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-20 | £59,995 | UPPER FLOOR FLAT, 307 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2001-01-16 | £140,000 | 319 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-01-16 | £140,000 | 317 - 319 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-11-12 | £55,000 | 311A HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 1998-11-30 | £33,000 | 305B HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 1995-10-27 | £47,000 | 321 HIGH STREET | Semi-detached |
25 recorded sales on ME1 1BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pitt Grammar School | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2022) |
| St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St John's Church of England Infant School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Peter's Infant School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP (0.5 mi) · BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.7 mi) · CITY WAY SURGERY (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · GSTT @ MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL - ANAESTHETICS (PAIN) (1.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HOUSE AT REAR OF NO 321 HIGH STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · THE NORTH FORELAND PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 329, 331, 333 AND 335, HIGH STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PAYDENS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · COLLEGE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · RYDERS CHEMIST (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Chatham (0.4 mi) · Rochester (0.5 mi) · Strood (1.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.3 mi) · Arena Food Centre (0.4 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 42%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 5,122
Owned 40% · Social rent 23% · Private rent 34%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME1 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME1 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 95/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictME1 | SectorME1 1 | PostcodeME1 1BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £344,390 | £337,630 | £122,408 |
| Population | 43,005 | 10,876 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 270 | 96 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 80% | 64% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 99% | 95% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME1 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.