ME5 9XB
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Property report — ME5 9XB
Open-data due diligence for ME5 9XB and the area around it.
ME5 9XB in brief: 61 recorded sales (£25,249–£370,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME5 9XB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME5 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£349,495
Population
23,900
Crimes recorded
41
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME5 9, 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 (49 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | £370,000 | 36 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-04-22 | £325,000 | 46 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-02-18 | £331,000 | 40 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-04-30 | £310,000 | 66 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-08-10 | £270,000 | 42 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-07-25 | £370,000 | 49 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-15 | £282,500 | 55 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-24 | £260,000 | 34 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-02 | £355,000 | 39 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-02-10 | £297,400 | 63 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-12-20 | £295,000 | 66 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-02 | £240,000 | 44 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-24 | £332,000 | 35 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-12-18 | £265,000 | 48 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-16 | £300,000 | 43 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-24 | £221,000 | 66 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-01-06 | £172,500 | 55 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-18 | £236,500 | 33 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-05-28 | £185,000 | 60 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-02-07 | £155,000 | 38 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-02-17 | £165,000 | 50 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-11-27 | £158,000 | 58 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-03 | £123,000 | 30 VALE DRIVE | Flat |
| 2007-06-29 | £152,000 | 42 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-27 | £110,000 | 32 VALE DRIVE | Flat |
| 2005-03-15 | £165,000 | 50 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-12-17 | £136,000 | 36 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-24 | £130,000 | 64 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-03-30 | £161,000 | 47 VALE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2004-03-26 | £144,000 | 48 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-04 | £115,000 | 42 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-13 | £105,000 | 38 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-29 | £146,000 | 43 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-15 | £127,995 | 27 VALE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2002-08-09 | £113,000 | 50 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-02 | £118,000 | 52 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-30 | £84,995 | 59 VALE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2001-12-21 | £38,000 | 32A VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-23 | £108,000 | 39 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-06 | £78,500 | 40 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-02-26 | £98,000 | 41 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-02-08 | £42,000 | 32 VALE DRIVE | Flat |
| 2000-06-07 | £89,950 | 50 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-02-18 | £74,500 | 66 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-02-02 | £87,000 | 68 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-26 | £25,249 | 30 VALE DRIVE | Flat |
| 1999-08-05 | £58,750 | 59 VALE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1999-05-25 | £58,500 | 38 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-02-12 | £69,995 | 58 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-11 | £57,995 | 42 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-04 | £69,950 | 47 VALE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1998-04-24 | £48,000 | 55 VALE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1998-04-22 | £54,995 | 60 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-04-09 | £53,500 | 61 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-10 | £31,000 | 30 VALE DRIVE | Flat |
| 1997-08-22 | £52,000 | 58 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-05-30 | £59,995 | 39 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-06-22 | £40,000 | 40 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-10 | £67,000 | 68 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-10 | £55,000 | 33 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-01-16 | £55,995 | 52 VALE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
61 recorded sales on ME5 9XB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsted Infant School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Horsted Junior School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Walderslade School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Inadequate (2023) |
| Oaklands School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Greenacre School | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Inadequate (2023) |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic 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: KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY (0.4 mi) · MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY (0.6 mi) · THE CHURCHILL CLINIC (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SPIRE ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (1.9 mi) · MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · GSTT @ MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (2.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SNODHURST FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FORMER OUTBUILDINGS (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · THE HOMESTEAD (Grade II) (0.9 mi) · McCudden War Memorial and Grave (Grade II) (1.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: DELMERGATE LIMITED (0.2 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · MERLIN PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Chatham (1.9 mi) · Rochester (2.5 mi) · Cuxton (2.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.2 mi) · Asda (0.6 mi) · Spar (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 25%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 9,656
Owned 80% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME5 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME5 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 59/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ME5 9XB 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 9 | PostcodeME5 9XB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £313,964 | £349,495 | £152,472 |
| Population | 68,436 | 23,900 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 273 | 41 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME5 9); 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.