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Speedwell Avenue, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Speedwell Avenue, Chatham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-medway/speedwell-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME5 0RX, ME5 0SB, ME5 0SA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£236,000
15 sales
Price range
£135k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2025
ME5 0SA

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At a glance

House prices£236k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station48 min walkChatham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 15 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

15 property sales on Speedwell Avenue, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 27 Mar 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £236,000. Average sale prices rose from £210,000 in 2017 to £226,667 in 2025 (+8%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Speedwell Avenue range from £135,000 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Speedwell Avenue compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £210,000 (2 sales)2017£210k2018: £237,500 (2 sales)2018£238k2020: £207,500 (2 sales)2020£208k2021: £292,500 (2 sales)2021£293k2022: £280,000 (1 sales)2022£280k2024: £228,333 (3 sales)2024£228k2025: £226,667 (3 sales)2025£227k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£236,00027 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Speedwell Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0SA 27 Mar 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0SB 28 Feb 2025£220,000 TerracedFreehold
32A, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 3 Jan 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
44A, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 19 Dec 2024£285,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0SA 26 Nov 2024£135,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 2 Aug 2024£265,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 14 Apr 2022£280,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 13 Dec 2021£350,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 25 May 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0SB 9 Dec 2020£190,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 20 Mar 2020£225,000 TerracedFreehold
44A, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 11 May 2018£175,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 23 Feb 2018£300,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 10 Nov 2017£210,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Speedwell Avenue ME5 0RX 14 Jun 2017£210,000 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
22, Speedwell Avenue £135,000 (Nov 2024) → £200,000 (Mar 2025) +48%
over under a year
44A, Speedwell Avenue £175,000 (May 2018) → £285,000 (Dec 2024) +63%
over 7 yrs
48, Speedwell Avenue £210,000 (Jun 2017) → £265,000 (Aug 2024) +26%
over 7 yrs
60, Speedwell Avenue £210,000 (Nov 2017) → £235,000 (May 2021) +12%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Speedwell Avenue

Crime

201 crimes were reported within about a mile of Speedwell Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences70
Anti-social behaviour54
Shoplifting17
Criminal damage & arson15
Vehicle crime12
Other theft9

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Speedwell Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Tidal River Medway and Medway estuary Flood alert area
  • Tidal Medway, Medway estuary and Isle of Grain Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Speedwell Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oaklands School 444 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 397 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Greenacre School 747 pupils Secondary 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.4 mi
Horsted Infant School Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.4 mi
Horsted Junior School Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Walderslade School 697 pupils Secondary 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.5 mi
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade Sixth form centres 16–19 Report 0.5 mi
Walderslade Primary School 235 pupils Primary 4–11 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 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Rochester station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pimpernel Way (adj, Yarrow Road) 1 min walk
  • Pimpernel Way (opp, Yarrow Road) 1 min walk
  • Sorrell Road (W-bound, Sorrell Road) 2 min walk
  • Sorrell Road (E-bound, Sorrell Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King George Road Surgery
    52A King George Road, Chatham · 0.2 mi
  • Reach Healthcare
    Walderslade Village Surgery, 62A Robin Hood Lane, Chatham · 0.6 mi
  • Maidstone Road Surgery
    262 Maidstone Road, Chatham · 1.1 mi
  • The Churchill Clinic
    94 Churchill Avenue, Chatham · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Chatham · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Chatham Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Walderslade · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Horstead RP Maidstone Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Merlin Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Fenns Chemist · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Lavender Dental Care · 0.2 mi
  • Medway Dental Care · 0.3 mi
  • Kent Smile Studio · 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.6%62.5%
Private rented9.8%20.3%
Social rented24.4%17.1%
Households665

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.1%64.1%
Aged 65+19.8%18.6%
Residents1,662

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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Speedwell Avenue

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Who lives around Speedwell Avenue

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White89.4%84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian49%45.1%
No religion42.4%43%
Not answered5.2%5.5%
Muslim1.3%2.7%
Hindu0.7%1.1%
Sikh0.7%1.6%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK90.7%86.2%
Born outside the UK9.3%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
No qualifications24.3%19.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above23.4%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.9%18%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%12.1%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.1%
Other qualifications2.9%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health43.2%47.5%
Good health36.9%34.6%
Fair health13.3%12.8%
Bad health4.9%4%
Very bad health1.8%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household37.6%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household29.2%28.9%
No cars or vans in household20.5%19.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%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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