ME4 3SY
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Property report — ME4 3SY
Open-data due diligence for ME4 3SY and the area around it.
ME4 3SY in brief: 51 recorded sales (£135,000–£555,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME4 3SY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME4 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£406,244
Population
6,253
Crimes recorded
45
Schools
1
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1996–2026)
Annual sold price in ME4 3, 1996–2026 — 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 (14 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | £345,000 | 9 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-03-04 | £555,000 | 18 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-25 | £419,995 | 20 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-12 | £460,000 | 11 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-04 | £440,000 | 18 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-28 | £375,000 | 12 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2017-05-18 | £450,000 | 1 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2017-04-07 | £377,000 | 8 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2016-11-18 | £325,000 | 7 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-08-28 | £360,000 | 11 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-03-27 | £375,000 | 1 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2014-08-27 | £295,000 | 3 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2014-04-14 | £249,999 | 17 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2014-01-17 | £190,500 | 9 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-10-28 | £205,000 | 9 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-06-17 | £195,000 | 14 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2011-03-04 | £305,000 | 6 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2010-09-30 | £249,999 | 17 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-10-31 | £295,000 | 16 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-07 | £420,000 | 1 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2007-06-11 | £317,500 | 19 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-05-29 | £336,000 | 3 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2007-01-19 | £365,000 | 2 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-13 | £320,000 | 11A TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-07-21 | £330,000 | 5 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-07-07 | £249,950 | 7 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-03-16 | £365,000 | 1 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2005-11-02 | £303,000 | 30 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2005-06-10 | £295,000 | 19 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-06-02 | £289,500 | 15 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-20 | £360,000 | 16 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-01-12 | £265,000 | 17 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-09-30 | £230,000 | 26 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-30 | £225,000 | 20 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-09-30 | £240,000 | 30 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-26 | £240,000 | 24 TAPPAN DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-09-26 | £220,000 | 22 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-12 | £237,000 | 28 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-31 | £275,000 | 8 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-25 | £245,000 | 12 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-25 | £225,000 | 10 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-04 | £275,000 | 6 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-06-30 | £165,000 | 14 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-30 | £290,000 | 4 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-06-30 | £335,000 | 18 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-30 | £150,000 | 2 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-30 | £325,000 | 11 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-30 | £330,000 | 11A TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-04-30 | £165,000 | 9 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-31 | £295,000 | 5 TAPPAN DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-31 | £135,000 | 3 TAPPAN DRIVE | Terraced |
51 recorded sales on ME4 3SY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Waterfront UTC | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Chattenden Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo | 1.0 mi | All-through | Report card → |
| Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Burnt Oak Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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: MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (0.2 mi) · PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR (1.1 mi) · THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · GSTT @ MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL - ANAESTHETICS (PAIN) (2.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: COMBINED SHIP TRADE OFFICE PP69 TO REAR OF NUMBER 8 MACHINE SHOP (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Ship's Figurehead from the Arethusa (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · Obelisk (New London Stone), Upnor (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ISLAND PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · SUNLIGHT PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · HOO PHARMACY (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Gillingham (Kent) (1.6 mi) · Strood (1.9 mi) · Rochester (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.9 mi) · Lidl (1.0 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 2,310
Owned 55% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 28%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME4 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME4 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 61/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 | DistrictME4 | SectorME4 3 | PostcodeME4 3SY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £344,866 | £406,244 | £299,715 |
| Population | 44,244 | 6,253 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 636 | 45 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME4 3); 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 30 June 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.