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Property report — ME8 9BN
Open-data due diligence for ME8 9BN and the area around it.
ME8 9BN in brief: 36 recorded sales (£46,150–£365,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME8 9BN itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME8 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£325,463
Population
21,570
Crimes recorded
52
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME8 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 (33 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | £345,000 | 5 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-07-19 | £250,000 | 38 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-11-26 | £330,000 | 22 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-06-28 | £290,000 | 10 THAMES AVENUE | Detached |
| 2019-03-29 | £355,000 | 37 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-18 | £365,000 | 13 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-04-10 | £315,000 | 14 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-31 | £288,000 | 40 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-24 | £260,000 | 23 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-05-22 | £180,000 | 14 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-06-13 | £290,000 | 5 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-10-24 | £223,000 | 24 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-07-19 | £270,000 | 28 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-07-20 | £195,000 | 13 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-10-07 | £290,000 | 15 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-08-25 | £210,000 | 22 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-25 | £228,000 | 37 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-12-03 | £205,000 | 33 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-04-09 | £155,000 | 25 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-07-13 | £165,000 | 2B THAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2004-02-17 | £185,000 | 28 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-26 | £87,500 | 32 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-10-15 | £187,995 | 33 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-26 | £155,500 | 4 THAMES AVENUE | Detached |
| 1998-12-04 | £120,000 | 30 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-25 | £111,000 | 12 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-07 | £250,000 | 2A THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-09 | £66,000 | 25 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-31 | £58,500 | 37 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-08-22 | £89,000 | 26 THAMES AVENUE | Detached |
| 1997-01-31 | £59,000 | 18 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-29 | £67,000 | 15 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-07 | £54,000 | 33 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-06-21 | £46,150 | 36 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-12 | £78,500 | 27 THAMES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-04-24 | £67,000 | 4 THAMES AVENUE | Detached |
36 recorded sales on ME8 9BN. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Margaret's Infant School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Miers Court Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Howard School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Rainham School for Girls | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Thames View Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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: THAMES AVE SURGERY (0.1 mi) · MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY (0.2 mi) · ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE (0.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · GSTT @ MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL - ANAESTHETICS (PAIN) (2.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Rainham war memorial (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · OBELISK TOMB OF JOHN CHAMBERS, APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARGARET (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · HEADSTONE OF THOMAS LANE, APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARGARET (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MEDICLINIC PHARMACY RAINHAM (0.2 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · PHOENIX PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Rainham (Kent) (0.4 mi) · Gillingham (Kent) (2.9 mi) · Newington (2.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.2 mi) · Tesco Extra (1.0 mi) · Aldi (1.2 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
- 8,719
Owned 81% · Social rent 5% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME8 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME8 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 45/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ME8 9BN 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 | DistrictME8 | SectorME8 9 | PostcodeME8 9BN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £369,789 | £325,463 | £191,421 |
| Population | 59,711 | 21,570 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 281 | 52 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME8 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 30 June 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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