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Forestdale Road, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forestdale Road, Chatham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-kent/forestdale-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME5 9NB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£412,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£365,633
23 sales
Price range
£240k – £580k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
ME5 9NB

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At a glance

House prices£366k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 8 min walkAylesford station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Forestdale Road, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £412,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £334,254. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% semi-detached, 35% detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Forestdale Road range from £240,000 to £580,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Forestdale Road compared

ME5 postcode area£330,735
Chatham£405,324
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forestdale Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £291,667 (3 sales)2016£292k2017: £347,375 (4 sales)2017£347k2018: £360,500 (4 sales)2018£361k2019: £300,000 (1 sales)2019£300k2020: £325,000 (2 sales)2020£325k2021: £387,500 (2 sales)2021£388k2022: £425,000 (1 sales)2022£425k2024: £487,775 (2 sales)2024£488k2025: £388,333 (3 sales)2025£388k2026: £412,500 (1 sales)2026£413k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£334,25414 Aug 2026
Detached8£428,75014 Oct 2025
Terraced1£300,00017 Jan 2019

Sold prices on Forestdale Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 14 Aug 2026£412,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 14 Oct 2025£425,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 26 Sep 2025£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 28 Mar 2025£400,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 29 Nov 2024£395,550 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 17 May 2024£580,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 1 Sep 2022£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 3 Dec 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 4 Jun 2021£425,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 26 Nov 2020£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 30 Mar 2020£350,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 17 Jan 2019£300,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 24 Oct 2018£272,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 19 Jun 2018£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 6 Apr 2018£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 12 Jan 2018£450,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 30 Nov 2017£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 27 Jun 2017£450,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 19 Apr 2017£302,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 14 Mar 2017£307,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 5 Oct 2016£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 25 Aug 2016£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Forestdale Road ME5 9NB 29 Jan 2016£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
6, Forestdale Road £320,000 (Aug 2016) → £412,500 (Aug 2026) +29%
over 10 yrs
41, Forestdale Road £260,000 (Jun 2018) → £340,000 (Sep 2025) +31%
over 7 yrs
26, Forestdale Road £350,000 (Mar 2020) → £400,000 (Mar 2025) +14%
over 5 yrs
3, Forestdale Road £315,000 (Oct 2016) → £425,000 (Sep 2022) +35%
over 6 yrs
33, Forestdale Road £240,000 (Jan 2016) → £272,000 (Oct 2018) → £300,000 (Nov 2020) +25%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Forestdale Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Tunbury Primary School 501 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Swingate Primary School Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 205 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Lordswood School 409 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Walderslade Primary School 235 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Oaklands School 444 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 397 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Greenacre School 747 pupils Secondary 11–18 Inadequate Report 1.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Aylesford station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • New Hythe station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Chatham station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Celestine Close (opp, Impton Lane) 2 min walk
  • Alexandra Hospital (adj, Impton Lane) 4 min walk
  • Alexandra Hospital (opp, Impton Lane) 4 min walk
  • Galena Close (opp, Impton Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Reach Healthcare
    Walderslade Village Surgery, 62A Robin Hood Lane, Chatham · 0.7 mi
  • King George Road Surgery
    52A King George Road, Chatham · 1.5 mi
  • The Churchill Clinic
    94 Churchill Avenue, Chatham · 2.1 mi
  • Phoenix Medical Practice
    33 Bell Lane, Burham, Rochester · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Chatham Lords Wood Express · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chatham Vic Cross Express · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Walderslade · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chatham Admirals Walks · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lordswood Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Fenns Chemist · 0.7 mi
  • Merlin Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Lordswood Healthy Living Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Kent Smile Studio · 0.8 mi
  • Lavender Dental Care · 1.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.5%62.5%
Private rented8.9%20.3%
Social rented0.5%17.1%
Households919

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.7%64.1%
Aged 65+15.4%18.6%
Residents2,312

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks85%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks86%92%

Share of homes across Maidstone with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Forestdale Road

Ethnic group

HereMaidstone
White93.9%89.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%2.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%2.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%4.7%
Other ethnic group0.2%1.2%

Religion

HereMaidstone
Christian49.6%49.3%
No religion43.2%40.1%
Not answered5.7%5.7%
Hindu0.7%1.4%
Muslim0.3%1.9%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.8%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereMaidstone
Born in the UK93.7%86.1%
Born outside the UK6.3%13.9%

Highest qualification

HereMaidstone
Level 4 qualifications and above32%29.9%
Level 3 qualifications21.2%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications17.8%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%10.9%
No qualifications10.2%17.4%
Apprenticeship6%6%
Other qualifications2.1%2.9%

General health

HereMaidstone
Very good health56.8%49.8%
Good health33.2%34%
Fair health7.3%12%
Bad health2.2%3.3%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereMaidstone
2 cars or vans in household45.2%32.7%
1 car or van in household30.2%39.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household21.9%13.4%
No cars or vans in household2.7%14.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Maidstone.

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