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Duchess Of Kent Drive, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Duchess Of Kent Drive, Chatham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-medway/duchess-of-kent-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME5 8DD, ME5 8DG, ME5 8DF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£313,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£226,371
33 sales
Price range
£125k – £430k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Aug 2026
ME5 8DD

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At a glance

House prices£313k averageAbout the Chatham average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station59 min walkChatham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% leaseholdAcross 38 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

33 property sales on Duchess Of Kent Drive, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £313,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £181,895. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% flat, 36% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Duchess Of Kent Drive range from £124,900 to £430,000. 26% of homes sold here were freehold and 74% leasehold. Of 166 streets in Chatham with at least two sales in the last year, Duchess Of Kent Drive ranks 57th for average price.

House prices on Duchess Of Kent Drive compared

Duchess Of Kent Drive£313,000
ME5 postcode area£330,735
Chatham£305,913
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all ME5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £124,900 (1 sales)2016£125k2017: £201,500 (7 sales)2017£202k2018: £195,500 (4 sales)2018£196k2019: £232,500 (3 sales)2019£233k2020: £205,000 (1 sales)2020£205k2021: £181,171 (5 sales)2021£181k2022: £250,500 (5 sales)2022£251k2023: £277,750 (4 sales)2023£278k2024: £355,000 (1 sales)2024£355k2025: £196,000 (1 sales)2025£196k2026: £430,000 (1 sales)2026£430k

Tenure: 26% freehold and 74% leasehold across 38 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat20£181,89525 Nov 2025
Semi-detached12£302,27924 Aug 2026
Detached1£205,00010 Nov 2020

Sold prices on Duchess Of Kent Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 28 Aug 2026£195,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 24 Aug 2026£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 25 Nov 2025£196,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 22 Nov 2024£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 18 Oct 2024£215,000 FlatLeasehold
74, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 13 Mar 2024£198,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 13 Nov 2023£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 24 Apr 2023£206,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 10 Feb 2023£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Katherine Court, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DF 20 Jan 2023£175,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 5 Dec 2022£210,000 FlatLeasehold
54, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 11 Oct 2022£220,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 28 Sep 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 24 Jun 2022£220,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 21 Mar 2022£207,500 FlatLeasehold
79, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 15 Mar 2022£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 24 Sep 2021£186,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Katherine Court, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DF 27 Aug 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 26 Aug 2021£197,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
18, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 18 Jun 2021£135,000 FlatLeasehold
58, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 12 Apr 2021£172,853 Semi-detachedLeasehold
43, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 4 Mar 2021£190,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Katherine Court, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DF 10 Nov 2020£205,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 22 Nov 2019£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 25 Oct 2019£190,000 FlatLeasehold
74, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 9 Aug 2019£187,500 FlatLeasehold
51, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 26 Nov 2018£180,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Katherine Court, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DF 22 May 2018£144,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 16 May 2018£288,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 2 Mar 2018£170,000 FlatLeasehold
53, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 8 Dec 2017£175,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 17 Nov 2017£178,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 18 Oct 2017£162,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
19, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 3 Oct 2017£180,000 FlatLeasehold
82, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DD 28 Jul 2017£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 20 Jul 2017£168,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 6 Jan 2017£272,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Duchess Of Kent Drive ME5 8DG 19 Dec 2016£124,900 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
43, Duchess Of Kent Drive £190,000 (Oct 2019) → £190,000 (Mar 2021) → £215,000 (Oct 2024) +13%
over 5 yrs
74, Duchess Of Kent Drive £187,500 (Aug 2019) → £198,000 (Mar 2024) +6%
over 5 yrs
51, Duchess Of Kent Drive £180,000 (Nov 2018) → £206,000 (Apr 2023) +14%
over 4 yrs
12, Katherine Court, Duchess Of Kent Drive £144,000 (May 2018) → £160,000 (Aug 2021) → £175,000 (Jan 2023) +22%
over 5 yrs
21, Duchess Of Kent Drive £178,000 (Nov 2017) → £220,000 (Jun 2022) +24%
over 5 yrs
11, Duchess Of Kent Drive £168,000 (Jul 2017) → £207,500 (Mar 2022) +24%
over 5 yrs
67, Duchess Of Kent Drive £162,000 (Oct 2017) → £197,000 (Aug 2021) +22%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Duchess Of Kent Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lordswood School 409 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Walderslade Primary School 235 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 205 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Swingate Primary School Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Tunbury Primary School 501 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 397 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Oaklands School 444 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Maundene School 385 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.9 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 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Rochester station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lynton Drive (opp, Lordswood Lane) 1 min walk
  • Lynton Drive (adj, Lordswood Lane) 1 min walk
  • Kellaway Road (opp, Dargets Road) 2 min walk
  • Redwood Close (adj, Dargets Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Reach Healthcare
    Walderslade Village Surgery, 62A Robin Hood Lane, Chatham · 0.5 mi
  • King George Road Surgery
    52A King George Road, Chatham · 1.0 mi
  • The Churchill Clinic
    94 Churchill Avenue, Chatham · 1.5 mi
  • Maidstone Road Surgery
    262 Maidstone Road, Chatham · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Chatham Vic Cross Express · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chatham Admirals Walks · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Walderslade · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chatham Lords Wood Express · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fenns Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Lordswood Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Merlin Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Kent Smile Studio · 0.4 mi
  • Lordswood Healthy Living Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Medway Dental Care · 1.0 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 6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.4%62.5%
Private rented19.4%20.3%
Social rented3.2%17.1%
Households625

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.6%
Residents1,598

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 Duchess Of Kent Drive

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White92.5%84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%5.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%5.9%
Other ethnic group0.2%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
No religion46.9%43%
Christian45.7%45.1%
Not answered4.6%5.5%
Muslim1.1%2.7%
Sikh1.1%1.6%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Hindu0.1%1.1%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK91.8%86.2%
Born outside the UK8.2%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above22.6%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications20.2%18%
Level 2 qualifications19.8%15.9%
No qualifications17.1%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%12.1%
Apprenticeship6.8%6.1%
Other qualifications2.7%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health47.7%47.5%
Good health35.3%34.6%
Fair health12.3%12.8%
Bad health4.1%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household41.3%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household34.6%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%11%
No cars or vans in household9%19.2%

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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