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Swingate Close, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Swingate Close, Chatham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-medway/swingate-close/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£341,167
6 sales
Price range
£315k – £367k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Sep 2025
ME5 8RH

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At a glance

House prices£341k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 1 min walkChatham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 8 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

6 property sales on Swingate Close, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 30 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £345,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% semi-detached, 33% detached. Recorded sale prices on Swingate Close range from £315,000 to £367,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Swingate Close compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2019: £315,000 (1 sales)2019£315k2020: £325,000 (1 sales)2020£325k2021: £367,000 (1 sales)2021£367k2023: £350,000 (1 sales)2023£350k2024: £350,000 (1 sales)2024£350k2025: £340,000 (1 sales)2025£340k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached4£345,50030 Sep 2025
Detached2£332,5003 Apr 2023

Sold prices on Swingate Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Swingate Close ME5 8RH 30 Sep 2025£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Swingate Close ME5 8RH 27 Jun 2025£292,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Swingate Close ME5 8RH 19 Dec 2024£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Swingate Close ME5 8RH 22 Nov 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Swingate Close ME5 8RH 3 Apr 2023£350,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Swingate Close ME5 8RH 10 Dec 2021£367,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Swingate Close ME5 8RH 10 Nov 2020£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Swingate Close ME5 8RH 22 Feb 2019£315,000 DetachedFreehold

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
16, Swingate Close £292,000 (Jun 2025) → £340,000 (Sep 2025) +16%
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Schools near Swingate Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lordswood School 409 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 205 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Walderslade Primary School 235 pupils Primary 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 0.9 mi
Oaklands School 444 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Maundene School 385 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 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 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Snodland station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Redwood Close (adj, Dargets Road) 1 min walk
  • Kellaway Road (opp, Dargets Road) 1 min walk
  • Lynton Drive (adj, Lordswood Lane) 2 min walk
  • Lynton Drive (opp, Lordswood Lane) 2 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 · 1.1 mi
  • The Churchill Clinic
    94 Churchill Avenue, Chatham · 1.6 mi
  • Maidstone Road Surgery
    262 Maidstone Road, Chatham · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Chatham Vic Cross Express · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chatham Admirals Walks · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chatham Lords Wood Express · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Walderslade · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Kent Smile Studio · 0.4 mi
  • Lordswood Healthy Living Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Lavender Dental Care · 1.1 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 Swingate Close

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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