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New Stairs, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: New Stairs, Chatham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-medway/new-stairs/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME4 4HQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£170,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£214,047
21 sales
Price range
£170k – £270k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Jan 2026
ME4 4HQ

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At a glance

House prices£214k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% 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, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold58% leaseholdAcross 24 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

21 property sales on New Stairs, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £170,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £200,769. 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 62% flat, 38% terraced. Recorded sale prices on New Stairs range from £170,000 to £270,000. 42% of homes sold here were freehold and 58% leasehold.

House prices on New Stairs compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. New Stairs 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: £198,499 (4 sales)2016£198k2017: £187,500 (2 sales)2017£188k2018: £192,500 (2 sales)2018£193k2019: £185,000 (1 sales)2019£185k2020: £235,000 (1 sales)2020£235k2021: £220,000 (3 sales)2021£220k2022: £240,000 (2 sales)2022£240k2023: £255,000 (2 sales)2023£255k2024: £235,000 (2 sales)2024£235k2025: £231,000 (1 sales)2025£231k2026: £170,000 (1 sales)2026£170k

Tenure: 42% freehold and 58% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat13£200,76919 Jan 2026
Terraced8£235,62421 Aug 2025

Sold prices on New Stairs

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
26, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 19 Jan 2026£170,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 21 Aug 2025£231,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 23 May 2025£101,816 FlatLeasehold
33, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 6 Jun 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 27 Feb 2024£270,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 20 Nov 2023£265,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 29 Jun 2023£245,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 6 Dec 2022£212,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 15 Jul 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 10 Jun 2022£268,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 29 Jun 2021£235,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 1 Apr 2021£225,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 26 Mar 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 26 Feb 2021£200,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 30 Apr 2020£235,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 27 Feb 2019£185,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 20 Apr 2018£215,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 22 Mar 2018£170,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 9 Oct 2017£200,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 4 May 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 30 Nov 2016£213,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 10 Oct 2016£180,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 17 Jun 2016£195,995 TerracedFreehold
30, Commissioners Court, New Stairs ME4 4HQ 10 Feb 2016£205,000 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
15, Commissioners Court, New Stairs £195,995 (Jun 2016) → £268,000 (Jun 2022) +37%
over 6 yrs
39, Commissioners Court, New Stairs £215,000 (Apr 2018) → £225,000 (Apr 2021) +5%
over 3 yrs
2, Commissioners Court, New Stairs £175,000 (May 2017) → £235,000 (Apr 2020) +34%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near New Stairs

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School 460 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School 446 pupils Primary Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Rochester Independent College 401 pupils Other independent school 11–21 Report 0.8 mi
Fort Pitt Grammar School 1,009 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Brompton Academy 1,399 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Ripplevale School Rochester 140 pupils Other independent special school 6–25 Report 0.8 mi
St John's Church of England Infant School 77 pupils Primary Church of England 5–7 Good Report 0.8 mi
New Road Primary School 352 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fort Amherst Council Offices (adj, Dock Road) 2 min walk
  • Dockyard Main Gate (opp, Dock Road) 2 min walk
  • Dockyard Main Gate (o/s, Dock Road) 3 min walk
  • Fort Amherst Council Offices (opp, Dock Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bryant Street Medical Practice
    James Williams Healthy Living Ctr, Pentagon Centre, Chatham · 0.4 mi
  • The Kings Family Practice
    30-34 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham · 0.9 mi
  • The Glebe Family Practice
    Vicarage Road, Gillingham · 0.9 mi
  • Princes Park Medical Ctr
    Sunlight Surgery, Sunlight Centre, Gillingham · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Chatham · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Chatham · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rochester - Riverside · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Outlet M&S Chatham Outlet · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Brompton Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Atos Care · 0.3 mi
  • College Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Chatham Dental Centre · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Premier Dental Care · 0.5 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
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned35.9%62.5%
Private rented42.0%20.3%
Social rented22.1%17.1%
Households765

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6480.3%64.1%
Aged 65+5.0%18.6%
Residents2,125

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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 New Stairs

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White69.3%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.4%5.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.9%5.6%
Other ethnic group3.8%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%2.8%

Religion

HereMedway
No religion46.1%43%
Christian36.2%45.1%
Not answered5.7%5.5%
Muslim5%2.7%
Hindu4.2%1.1%
Buddhist1.4%0.4%
Other religion1%0.6%
Sikh0.2%1.6%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK71.1%86.2%
Born outside the UK28.9%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above33.3%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications24%18%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%15.9%
No qualifications11.3%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%12.1%
Apprenticeship4.7%6.1%
Other qualifications3.1%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health58.2%47.5%
Good health30.1%34.6%
Fair health8.8%12.8%
Bad health2.2%4%
Very bad health0.8%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household55.1%40.9%
No cars or vans in household27.3%19.2%
2 cars or vans in household15.9%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%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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