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Property report — ME8 7UB

Open-data due diligence for ME8 7UB and the area around it.

ME8 7UB in brief: 39 recorded sales (£36,000–£615,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME8 7UB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME8 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£393,516

sector ME8 7 · 208 sales

Population

20,023

sector ME8 7

Crimes recorded

46

sector ME8 7 · Apr 26

Schools

2

sector ME8 7

Flood risk

High

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

94%

sector ME8 7 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £59,822, median £58,000 (103 sales)1996: mean £66,187, median £59,995 (155 sales)1997: mean £78,029, median £68,000 (175 sales)1998: mean £88,223, median £70,000 (165 sales)1999: mean £85,492, median £81,000 (138 sales)2000: mean £94,362, median £84,998 (150 sales)2001: mean £100,941, median £94,000 (167 sales)2002: mean £130,357, median £125,000 (155 sales)2003: mean £147,055, median £135,000 (143 sales)2004: mean £158,380, median £158,000 (111 sales)2005: mean £178,986, median £169,250 (118 sales)2006: mean £181,487, median £170,000 (171 sales)2007: mean £204,955, median £192,000 (188 sales)2008: mean £190,243, median £179,000 (90 sales)2009: mean £168,728, median £159,000 (83 sales)2010: mean £173,238, median £169,000 (95 sales)2011: mean £182,202, median £175,000 (78 sales)2012: mean £200,665, median £189,995 (149 sales)2013: mean £225,842, median £196,000 (131 sales)2014: mean £204,175, median £201,000 (122 sales)2015: mean £241,496, median £230,000 (138 sales)2016: mean £261,081, median £260,000 (123 sales)2017: mean £291,126, median £270,000 (130 sales)2018: mean £404,494, median £291,500 (162 sales)2019: mean £316,629, median £282,500 (146 sales)2020: mean £817,087, median £302,500 (153 sales)2021: mean £374,230, median £345,000 (281 sales)2022: mean £510,116, median £360,000 (178 sales)2023: mean £360,576, median £350,000 (178 sales)2024: mean £393,516, median £367,250 (208 sales)2025: mean £383,996, median £359,000 (140 sales)2026: mean £367,722, median £350,000 (45 sales)1995: mean £59,822, median £58,000 (103 sales)1996: mean £66,187, median £59,995 (155 sales)1997: mean £78,029, median £68,000 (175 sales)1998: mean £88,223, median £70,000 (165 sales)1999: mean £85,492, median £81,000 (138 sales)2000: mean £94,362, median £84,998 (150 sales)2001: mean £100,941, median £94,000 (167 sales)2002: mean £130,357, median £125,000 (155 sales)2003: mean £147,055, median £135,000 (143 sales)2004: mean £158,380, median £158,000 (111 sales)2005: mean £178,986, median £169,250 (118 sales)2006: mean £181,487, median £170,000 (171 sales)2007: mean £204,955, median £192,000 (188 sales)2008: mean £190,243, median £179,000 (90 sales)2009: mean £168,728, median £159,000 (83 sales)2010: mean £173,238, median £169,000 (95 sales)2011: mean £182,202, median £175,000 (78 sales)2012: mean £200,665, median £189,995 (149 sales)2013: mean £225,842, median £196,000 (131 sales)2014: mean £204,175, median £201,000 (122 sales)2015: mean £241,496, median £230,000 (138 sales)2016: mean £261,081, median £260,000 (123 sales)2017: mean £291,126, median £270,000 (130 sales)2018: mean £404,494, median £291,500 (162 sales)2019: mean £316,629, median £282,500 (146 sales)2020: mean £817,087, median £302,500 (153 sales)2021: mean £374,230, median £345,000 (281 sales)2022: mean £510,116, median £360,000 (178 sales)2023: mean £360,576, median £350,000 (178 sales)2024: mean £393,516, median £367,250 (208 sales)2025: mean £383,996, median £359,000 (140 sales)2026: mean £367,722, median £350,000 (45 sales) MeanMedian £817,087 £58,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in ME8 7, 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 (45 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2024-09-02£240,000730 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2023-11-24£380,000764 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2022-08-17£280,000742 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2022-04-21£325,000761 LOWER RAINHAM ROADSemi-detached
2021-09-28£320,000748 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2021-06-23£555,000755 LOWER RAINHAM ROADDetached
2020-12-15£203,500732 LOWER RAINHAM ROADSemi-detached
2018-04-04£240,000742 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2016-12-02£410,000769 LOWER RAINHAM ROADDetached
2016-09-23£240,000760 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2015-12-11£615,000757 LOWER RAINHAM ROADDetached
2014-08-13£205,000764 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2014-01-10£125,000736 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2013-06-28£159,000744 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2010-09-15£138,000742 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2008-06-12£75,000738 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2007-08-31£249,500755 LOWER RAINHAM ROADDetached
2007-06-15£120,000732 LOWER RAINHAM ROADSemi-detached
2007-05-10£140,000740 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2007-03-29£205,000748 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2006-09-01£125,000734 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2004-04-08£295,000763 LOWER RAINHAM ROADDetached
2004-04-02£109,995730 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2004-02-27£114,000728 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2003-10-29£245,000765 LOWER RAINHAM ROADDetached
2003-06-20£92,500736 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2002-07-29£120,000748 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2002-02-22£76,000754 LOWER RAINHAM ROADSemi-detached
2001-08-17£68,000740 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2001-03-16£60,000730 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2001-03-16£92,250760 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2000-03-31£59,000734 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
2000-03-01£57,000736 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
1999-11-12£118,000757 LOWER RAINHAM ROADDetached
1999-09-20£150,000763 LOWER RAINHAM ROADDetached
1998-10-16£37,000734 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
1997-04-30£54,500760 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
1996-10-25£46,995742 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced
1995-10-26£36,000756 LOWER RAINHAM ROADTerraced

39 recorded sales on ME8 7UB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Riverside Primary School0.6 miPrimaryGood (2019)
Leigh Academy Rainham0.8 miSecondaryGood (2024)
Thames View Primary School0.9 miPrimaryGood (2023)
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School1.1 miPrimaryReport card →
St Margaret's Infant School1.1 miPrimaryReport card →
Rainham Mark Grammar School1.1 miSecondaryGood (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: ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE (0.9 mi) · THAMES AVE SURGERY (1.0 mi) · MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY (1.2 mi)

Nearest hospitals: MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (3.4 mi) · GSTT @ MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (3.4 mi) · MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL - ANAESTHETICS (PAIN) (3.4 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: MACKLANDS (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH AND EAST OF BLOORS PLACE (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · BLOORS PLACE (Grade II*) (0.6 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: MEDICLINIC PHARMACY RAINHAM (0.8 mi) · J SPENSLEY (1.6 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1.6 mi)

Nearest stations: Rainham (Kent) (0.6 mi) · Newington (2.6 mi) · Gillingham (Kent) (3.1 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.9 mi) · Tesco Extra (1.6 mi) · Aldi (1.8 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
45
One-person households
26%
Households with children
28%
Households
8,059

Owned 78% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), for ME8 7.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 73 crimesJun 24: 57 crimesJul 24: 52 crimesAug 24: 64 crimesSep 24: 62 crimesOct 24: 74 crimesNov 24: 65 crimesDec 24: 62 crimesJan 25: 39 crimesFeb 25: 58 crimesMar 25: 59 crimesApr 25: 46 crimesMay 25: 58 crimesJun 25: 70 crimesJul 25: 70 crimesAug 25: 55 crimesSep 25: 46 crimesOct 25: 59 crimesNov 25: 45 crimesDec 25: 55 crimesJan 26: 44 crimesFeb 26: 49 crimesMar 26: 45 crimesApr 26: 46 crimes Apr 26: 46 crimes 74 39 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in ME8 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 56/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for ME8 7UB: High — 6 properties here fall in an at-risk band (2 in the significant Medium/High bands).

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 DistrictME8 SectorME8 7 PostcodeME8 7UB
Average sold price£369,789£393,516£184,134
Population59,71120,023
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)7/107/10
Crimes recorded28146
Schools182
Flood riskHighHighHigh
Gigabit broadband97%94%100%
Superfast broadband99%96%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME8 7); 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.