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Merivale Grove, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merivale Grove, Chatham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-medway/merivale-grove/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME5 8HP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£255,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£255,906
24 sales
Price range
£154k – £310k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2025
ME5 8HP

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At a glance

House prices£256k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station49 min walkChatham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold92% freeholdAcross 25 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

24 property sales on Merivale Grove, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £255,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £253,089. 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 58% terraced, 42% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Merivale Grove range from £153,750 to £310,000. 92% of homes sold here were freehold and 8% leasehold.

House prices on Merivale Grove compared

ME5 postcode area£330,735
Chatham£305,913
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Merivale Grove 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: £225,250 (2 sales)2016£225k2017: £228,500 (2 sales)2017£229k2018: £216,250 (3 sales)2018£216k2019: £255,000 (2 sales)2019£255k2020: £228,000 (2 sales)2020£228k2021: £265,000 (2 sales)2021£265k2022: £260,000 (4 sales)2022£260k2023: £295,667 (3 sales)2023£296k2024: £302,500 (3 sales)2024£303k2025: £255,000 (1 sales)2025£255k

Tenure: 92% freehold and 8% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£253,08912 Dec 2025
Semi-detached10£259,85017 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Merivale Grove

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 12 Dec 2025£255,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 17 Dec 2024£302,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 11 Oct 2024£310,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 26 Mar 2024£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 9 Nov 2023£307,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 6 Sep 2023£280,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 9 Jun 2023£300,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 30 Sep 2022£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 31 Aug 2022£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 24 Mar 2022£270,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 18 Mar 2022£195,000 TerracedLeasehold
29, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 22 Sep 2021£260,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 15 Jan 2021£270,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 24 Jul 2020£260,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 19 Jun 2020£216,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 1 May 2020£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 25 Apr 2019£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 8 Feb 2019£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 13 Jul 2018£250,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 8 May 2018£153,750 TerracedLeasehold
3, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 6 Apr 2018£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 20 Nov 2017£242,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 27 Apr 2017£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 21 Dec 2016£220,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Merivale Grove ME5 8HP 31 May 2016£230,500 TerracedFreehold

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
4, Merivale Grove £260,000 (Apr 2019) → £302,500 (Dec 2024) +16%
over 6 yrs
3, Merivale Grove £245,000 (Apr 2018) → £240,000 (May 2020) → £295,000 (Mar 2024) +20%
over 6 yrs
6, Merivale Grove £230,500 (May 2016) → £307,000 (Nov 2023) +33%
over 7 yrs
18, Merivale Grove £270,000 (Jan 2021) → £300,000 (Jun 2023) +11%
over 2 yrs
25, Merivale Grove £153,750 (May 2018) → £195,000 (Mar 2022) +27%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Merivale Grove

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Walderslade Primary School 235 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Lordswood School 409 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 397 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Maundene School 385 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Greenacre School 747 pupils Secondary 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.5 mi
Oaklands School 444 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade Sixth form centres 16–19 Report 0.6 mi
Walderslade School 697 pupils Secondary 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.6 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 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 2.9 mi · 59 min walk
  • Rochester station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Peacock Rise (adj, Princes Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Peacock Rise (opp, Princes Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Scotby Avenue (opp, Prince Charles Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Kenwood Avenue (adj, Princes Avenue) 2 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 · 0.7 mi
  • The Churchill Clinic
    94 Churchill Avenue, Chatham · 1.0 mi
  • Maidstone Road Surgery
    262 Maidstone Road, Chatham · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chatham Admirals Walks · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chatham Vic Cross Express · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Walderslade · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Chatham · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fenns Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Merlin Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Kent Smile Studio · 0.5 mi
  • Medway Dental Care · 0.6 mi
  • Lavender Dental Care · 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 8 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
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime8 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
Owned83.3%62.5%
Private rented14.8%20.3%
Social rented1.7%17.1%
Households576

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.3%64.1%
Aged 65+14.6%18.6%
Residents1,526

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 Merivale Grove

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White89.7%84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.7%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
No religion49.4%43%
Christian44.5%45.1%
Not answered3.5%5.5%
Hindu1%1.1%
Sikh0.7%1.6%
Muslim0.4%2.7%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK90.8%86.2%
Born outside the UK9.2%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above26.2%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications21.4%18%
Level 2 qualifications17.7%15.9%
No qualifications12.7%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%12.1%
Apprenticeship6.8%6.1%
Other qualifications2.9%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health51%47.5%
Good health34.8%34.6%
Fair health10.8%12.8%
Bad health2.9%4%
Very bad health0.5%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
2 cars or vans in household41.7%28.9%
1 car or van in household33.7%40.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household16%11%
No cars or vans in household8.5%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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