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Balfour Road, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Balfour Road, Chatham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-medway/balfour-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME4 6QT, ME4 6QY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£228,825
20 sales
Price range
£120k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Dec 2024
ME4 6QT

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At a glance

House prices£229k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkChatham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% 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

20 property sales on Balfour Road, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Dec 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £247,857. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% terraced, 25% flat, 5% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Balfour Road range from £120,000 to £325,000. 74% of homes sold here were freehold and 26% leasehold.

House prices on Balfour Road compared

ME4 postcode area£292,196
Chatham£305,913
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Balfour Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £160,000 (2 sales)2016£160k2017: £270,000 (2 sales)2017£270k2018: £212,500 (2 sales)2018£213k2019: £248,500 (2 sales)2019£249k2020: £246,333 (3 sales)2020£246k2021: £230,900 (5 sales)2021£231k2022: £220,500 (2 sales)2022£221k2023: £135,000 (1 sales)2023£135k2024: £325,000 (1 sales)2024£325k

Tenure: 74% freehold and 26% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£247,85710 Dec 2024
Flat5£159,30013 May 2022
Semi-detached1£310,00025 Sep 2017

Sold prices on Balfour Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 10 Dec 2024£325,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 12 Jul 2024£317,000 TerracedFreehold
Nsawam, Balfour Road ME4 6QY 6 Apr 2023£135,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 70, Charlesworth House, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 13 May 2022£173,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 13 Apr 2022£268,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 50, Charlesworth House, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 15 Oct 2021£175,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 23 Aug 2021£291,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 23 Jul 2021£285,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 62, Charlesworth House, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 16 Mar 2021£168,500 FlatLeasehold
31, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 28 Jan 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 3 Dec 2020£220,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 8 Oct 2020£259,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 17 Sep 2020£260,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 10 Dec 2019£10,000 OtherFreehold
40, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 29 Jul 2019£250,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 28 May 2019£247,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 64, Charlesworth House, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 31 May 2018£160,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 9 Apr 2018£265,000 TerracedFreehold
Norbreck, Balfour Road ME4 6QY 13 Oct 2017£230,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 25 Sep 2017£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 28 Oct 2016£200,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 64, Charlesworth House, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 29 Jul 2016£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 66, Charlesworth House, Balfour Road ME4 6QT 30 Mar 2016£115,000 FlatLeasehold

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
28, Balfour Road £247,000 (May 2019) → £317,000 (Jul 2024) +28%
over 5 yrs
42, Balfour Road £265,000 (Apr 2018) → £285,000 (Jul 2021) +8%
over 3 yrs
Flat 64, Charlesworth House, Balfour Road £120,000 (Jul 2016) → £160,000 (May 2018) +33%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Balfour Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Balfour Junior School 480 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.1 mi
Balfour Infant School 244 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.2 mi
Blue Skies School 16 pupils Other independent special school 11–25 Report 0.3 mi
Holcombe Grammar School 1,060 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Crest Infant School 121 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.5 mi
Greenvale Primary School 192 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
New Horizons Children's Academy 618 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St John's Church of England Infant School 77 pupils Primary Church of England 5–7 Good Report 0.5 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

  • Chatham station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Rochester station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Robert Bean Lodge (adj, Pattens Lane) 3 min walk
  • Beresford Avenue (opp, Pattens Lane) 3 min walk
  • Robert Bean Lodge (opp, Pattens Lane) 3 min walk
  • Cemetery (opp, Maidstone Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • City Way Surgery
    65-67 City Way, Rochester · 0.2 mi
  • Maidstone Road Surgery
    262 Maidstone Road, Chatham · 0.7 mi
  • Thorndike Partnership
    Health Care Centre, Longley Road, Rochester · 0.9 mi
  • The Kings Family Practice
    30-34 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Chatham BP · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Rochester Express Petrol · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Pattens Lane · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Scotteswood Avenue · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Karsons Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Karsons Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Palmers Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Rochester Healthy Living Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Gibraltar House (dental Surgery) · 0.7 mi
  • City Way Dental Practice · 0.8 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.1%62.5%
Private rented24.5%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households652

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+15.2%18.6%
Residents1,795

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 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks94%92%

Share of homes across Medway 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 Balfour Road

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White75.4%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.5%5.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%5.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%2.8%
Other ethnic group3.7%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian42.6%45.1%
No religion39.8%43%
Sikh5.4%1.6%
Not answered4.5%5.5%
Muslim4.2%2.7%
Hindu2.2%1.1%
Other religion1.1%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK81.2%86.2%
Born outside the UK18.8%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above29.7%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%18%
No qualifications16.7%19.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%12.1%
Apprenticeship5.6%6.1%
Other qualifications3.1%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health46.1%47.5%
Good health36.2%34.6%
Fair health14%12.8%
Bad health3.1%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household46.8%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household24.3%28.9%
No cars or vans in household16.6%19.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%11%

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 Medway.

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