ME4 5SJ
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Property report — ME4 5SJ
Open-data due diligence for ME4 5SJ and the area around it.
ME4 5SJ in brief: 43 recorded sales (£26,000–£750,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME4 5SJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME4 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£214,078
Population
20,847
Crimes recorded
218
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME4 5, 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 (35 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 | £283,000 | 140 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-04-26 | £243,000 | 96 PALMERSTON ROAD | Other |
| 2021-07-16 | £200,000 | 55 PALMERSTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-06-14 | £220,000 | 130 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-07-16 | £215,000 | 108 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-08-14 | £206,000 | 140 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-06-02 | £198,500 | 122 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-05-06 | £177,000 | 45 PALMERSTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-03 | £750,000 | 106G PALMERSTON ROAD | Other |
| 2015-05-15 | £148,000 | 130 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-05-23 | £150,000 | 108 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-04-23 | £145,000 | 102 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-04-07 | £100,000 | 102 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-03-12 | £131,000 | 128 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2011-06-29 | £106,500 | 122 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-10-31 | £130,000 | 128 PALMERSTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-02-14 | £150,000 | 132 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-11-09 | £152,000 | 47 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-06-18 | £135,000 | 108 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-05-31 | £135,500 | 138 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-10-13 | £135,500 | 61 PALMERSTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-09-08 | £80,000 | 102 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-11-11 | £115,000 | 138 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-09-16 | £125,000 | 116 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-09-04 | £68,000 | 102 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-05-01 | £108,500 | 120 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-10-04 | £102,995 | 45 PALMERSTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-25 | £81,000 | 122 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-10-03 | £74,500 | 130 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-09-28 | £80,500 | 132 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-12-18 | £68,995 | 59 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-06-29 | £34,000 | 102 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-02-29 | £54,995 | 108 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-11-29 | £54,000 | 122 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-06-18 | £35,000 | 98 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-02-17 | £52,000 | 116 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-11-04 | £50,500 | 128 PALMERSTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-08 | £26,000 | 102 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-04-20 | £39,000 | 45 PALMERSTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-04-09 | £38,000 | 132 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-04-10 | £40,000 | 59 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-08-25 | £47,000 | 136 PALMERSTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-03-22 | £44,000 | 128 PALMERSTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
43 recorded sales on ME4 5SJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Greenvale Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Victory Academy | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Balfour Junior School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St John's Church of England Infant School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
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: BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.4 mi) · THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · CITY WAY SURGERY (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · GSTT @ MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL - ANAESTHETICS (PAIN) (0.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: McCudden War Memorial and Grave (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 60, NEW ROAD (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · NUMBER 58 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA AND STEP RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PALMERS PHARMACY (0.0 mi) · CHATHAM PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · NETWORK PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Chatham (0.6 mi) · Rochester (1.4 mi) · Gillingham (Kent) (1.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Arena Food Centre (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 39%
- Households
- 7,893
Owned 47% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 33%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME4 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME4 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 189/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ME4 5SJ in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 5 | PostcodeME4 5SJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £344,866 | £214,078 | £128,604 |
| Population | 44,244 | 20,847 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 636 | 218 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME4 5); 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
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