ME5 0BZ
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Property report — ME5 0BZ
Open-data due diligence for ME5 0BZ and the area around it.
ME5 0BZ in brief: 48 recorded sales (£29,000–£360,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME5 0BZ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME5 0 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£294,419
Population
21,777
Crimes recorded
76
Schools
9
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME5 0, 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 (36 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | £255,000 | 17 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2023-11-22 | £195,000 | 19 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-16 | £220,000 | 20 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2021-04-13 | £210,000 | 17 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2021-03-23 | £360,000 | 1 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2020-12-04 | £295,000 | 12 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-03 | £345,000 | 8 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2018-10-12 | £320,000 | 6 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2017-09-15 | £167,000 | 19 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2016-09-29 | £151,500 | 25 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2016-06-13 | £310,000 | 7 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2015-05-14 | £131,500 | 17 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2015-01-22 | £151,000 | 20 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2013-12-13 | £235,000 | 3 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2013-09-26 | £115,000 | 18 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2013-09-23 | £240,000 | 6 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2012-06-13 | £225,000 | 4 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2011-03-17 | £121,750 | 9 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2011-01-06 | £121,750 | 9 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2010-02-19 | £130,000 | 15 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2008-02-29 | £140,000 | 20 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2007-04-16 | £235,000 | 3 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2007-04-03 | £199,000 | 12 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-09 | £223,000 | 1 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2007-02-23 | £124,995 | 15 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2006-12-21 | £119,000 | 11 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2006-11-13 | £110,500 | 25 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2006-10-20 | £118,000 | 9 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-30 | £113,000 | 17 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2003-09-26 | £98,500 | 15 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-12 | £104,000 | 20 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2003-03-03 | £184,000 | 14 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2002-11-29 | £187,500 | 6 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2002-05-08 | £69,000 | 9 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-28 | £64,500 | 25 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2002-02-22 | £56,500 | 27 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 2001-11-23 | £159,000 | 6 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2000-12-21 | £56,995 | 17 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-15 | £136,000 | 7 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2000-04-27 | £127,000 | 3 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 2000-03-07 | £43,000 | 27 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
| 1999-12-17 | £125,000 | 7 BRACKEN LEA | Detached |
| 1999-11-03 | £36,995 | 19 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-30 | £32,000 | 21 BRACKEN LEA | Flat |
| 1998-05-22 | £45,500 | 9 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-01-27 | £45,000 | 17 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-10 | £29,000 | 19 BRACKEN LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1995-04-28 | £36,000 | 25 BRACKEN LEA | Terraced |
48 recorded sales on ME5 0BZ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Victory Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Chatham Grammar | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Kingfisher Community Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Greenvale Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Wayfield Primary School | 0.7 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: STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY (0.1 mi) · MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.3 mi) · THE CHURCHILL CLINIC (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: PHEASANT HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT GARDEN WALLS (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · THORNEY LODGE (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · McCudden War Memorial and Grave (Grade II) (0.9 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: STREET END PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · MEDWAY PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · WAYFIELD PHARMACY (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Chatham (1.3 mi) · Gillingham (Kent) (1.4 mi) · Rochester (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.8 mi) · Morrisons (1.0 mi) · Arena Food Centre (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 32%
- Households
- 8,723
Owned 68% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME5 0.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME5 0 (May 24–Apr 26, average 104/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ME5 0BZ 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 | DistrictME5 | SectorME5 0 | PostcodeME5 0BZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £313,964 | £294,419 | £152,448 |
| Population | 68,436 | 21,777 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 273 | 76 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 9 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME5 0); 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.