ME7 5LJ
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Property report — ME7 5LJ
Open-data due diligence for ME7 5LJ and the area around it.
ME7 5LJ in brief: 63 recorded sales (£18,750–£294,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME7 5LJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME7 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£236,341
Population
21,662
Crimes recorded
85
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | £250,000 | 437 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-05-06 | £241,250 | 455 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-07-23 | £270,000 | 433 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-01-04 | £280,000 | 443 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-08-25 | £294,000 | 439 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-07-07 | £155,000 | 453 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2019-10-29 | £132,000 | 453 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2019-08-23 | £237,500 | 471 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-07-19 | £218,000 | 445 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-06-14 | £225,000 | 491 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-04-20 | £203,000 | 443 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-02-16 | £122,000 | 453 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2015-11-16 | £75,000 | FLAT 2, 477 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2015-09-28 | £88,750 | 479A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2014-04-01 | £125,000 | 465 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-03-22 | £129,000 | 455 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-03-18 | £59,500 | 453A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2009-05-28 | £93,000 | 431A CANTERBURY STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2008-02-11 | £80,000 | 453A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2007-12-14 | £95,000 | 479 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-08-24 | £180,000 | 493 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-07-27 | £88,904 | 453 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2007-05-11 | £123,800 | 441 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-01-16 | £155,000 | 451 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-11-20 | £148,000 | 471 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-08-15 | £85,000 | 457A CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-02-02 | £120,000 | 471 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-08-02 | £127,500 | 437 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-06-22 | £158,000 | 493 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-02-01 | £155,000 | 439 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-06-21 | £78,000 | 457 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2004-05-11 | £67,000 | 497 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2003-06-20 | £60,000 | FLAT 1, 477 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2003-04-30 | £129,995 | 439 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-12-20 | £56,500 | 453A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2002-10-31 | £99,000 | 483 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-09-27 | £90,000 | 441 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-07-04 | £54,000 | 469A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2002-06-28 | £37,000 | 457 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-05-31 | £41,000 | 487A CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-12-10 | £95,000 | 465 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-05-18 | £32,000 | 487B CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2001-02-23 | £29,250 | 469B CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2000-12-11 | £67,818 | 497 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2000-10-27 | £32,000 | 469A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 2000-06-30 | £37,000 | 479 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-04-20 | £27,000 | 479 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-03-10 | £23,500 | 479 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-12-20 | £48,000 | 441 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-11-04 | £26,000 | 447B CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-09-17 | £56,500 | 471 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-09-08 | £18,750 | 479B CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 1999-08-12 | £65,000 | 449 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-03-24 | £47,000 | 495 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-11-20 | £25,000 | 453 CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 1998-03-03 | £47,000 | 471 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-12-03 | £44,995 | 451 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-10-29 | £23,000 | 453A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 1997-02-17 | £24,000 | 469A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 1996-10-14 | £40,000 | 445 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-09-17 | £60,000 | 497 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-10-31 | £23,000 | 453A CANTERBURY STREET | Flat |
| 1995-06-09 | £34,000 | 475 CANTERBURY STREET | Terraced |
63 recorded sales on ME7 5LJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Chatham Grammar | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| The Robert Napier School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Luton Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Barnsole Primary 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: UPPER CANTERBURY ST SURGERY (0.1 mi) · NAPIER ROAD SURGERY (0.4 mi) · MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · GSTT @ MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL - ANAESTHETICS (PAIN) (0.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: MEDWAY HOSPITAL, LAUNDRY WATER TOWER (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · PHEASANT HOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT GARDEN WALLS (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · THORNEY LODGE (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MEDWAY PHARMACY (0.0 mi) · SMITHS PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · MEDICLINIC PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Gillingham (Kent) (0.7 mi) · Chatham (1.3 mi) · Rochester (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.1 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi) · Nisa Extra (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 34%
- Households
- 8,379
Owned 41% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 41%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME7 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME7 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 77/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ME7 5LJ 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 | DistrictME7 | SectorME7 5 | PostcodeME7 5LJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £272,149 | £236,341 | £100,834 |
| Population | 68,336 | 21,662 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 674 | 85 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 88% | 90% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME7 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 2 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.