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Vale Drive, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Vale Drive, Chatham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-medway/vale-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME5 9XD, ME5 9XB, ME5 9XA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£283,125
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£247,835
40 sales
Price range
£135k – £405k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Jul 2026
ME5 9XD

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At a glance

House prices£283k average7% below the Chatham average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station40 min walkChatham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold59% freeholdAcross 44 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

40 property sales on Vale Drive, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £283,125. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £286,229. Average sale prices rose from £212,875 in 2016 to £268,750 in 2026 (+26%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 7% below the Chatham average of £305,913 over the same period. 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 70% semi-detached, 30% flat. Recorded sale prices on Vale Drive range from £135,000 to £405,000. 59% of homes sold here were freehold and 41% leasehold. Of 166 streets in Chatham with at least two sales in the last year, Vale Drive ranks 99th for average price.

House prices on Vale Drive compared

Vale Drive£283,125
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: £212,875 (4 sales)2016£213k2017: £171,400 (5 sales)2017£171k2018: £155,500 (1 sales)2018£156k2019: £275,667 (3 sales)2019£276k2020: £135,000 (1 sales)2020£135k2021: £316,000 (2 sales)2021£316k2022: £252,750 (4 sales)2022£253k2023: £271,536 (11 sales)2023£272k2024: £250,500 (2 sales)2024£251k2025: £283,800 (5 sales)2025£284k2026: £268,750 (2 sales)2026£269k

Tenure: 59% freehold and 41% leasehold across 44 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached28£286,2299 Mar 2026
Flat12£158,2507 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Vale Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 7 Jul 2026£167,500 FlatLeasehold
36, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 9 Mar 2026£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Vale Drive ME5 9XA 30 Oct 2025£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 29 Oct 2025£190,000 FlatLeasehold
13A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 21 May 2025£168,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 22 Apr 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 18 Feb 2025£331,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 10 May 2024£191,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
66, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 30 Apr 2024£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 2 Feb 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 10 Aug 2023£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 25 Jul 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Vale Drive ME5 9XA 17 Jul 2023£342,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 15 Jun 2023£282,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 5 May 2023£145,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 30 Mar 2023£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 24 Mar 2023£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
108, Vale Drive ME5 9XA 3 Mar 2023£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 2 Mar 2023£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 17 Feb 2023£190,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
63, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 10 Feb 2023£297,400 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 20 Dec 2022£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 26 Oct 2022£176,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 5 Oct 2022£170,000 OtherFreehold
1C, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 18 Mar 2022£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 2 Mar 2022£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Vale Drive ME5 9XA 14 Oct 2021£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 24 Sep 2021£332,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 15 Sep 2021£165,000 OtherLeasehold
1, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 22 Oct 2020£135,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 18 Dec 2019£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 16 Aug 2019£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 2 May 2019£160,000 FlatLeasehold
1B, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 21 Feb 2019£262,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Lower Floor Maisonette, 12, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 6 Jul 2018£155,500 FlatLeasehold
3A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 7 Dec 2017£155,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Vale Drive ME5 9XA 27 Oct 2017£248,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 2 May 2017£155,000 FlatLeasehold
4A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 10 Mar 2017£144,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 17 Jan 2017£155,000 FlatLeasehold
20A, Vale Drive ME5 9XD 5 Sep 2016£153,000 FlatLeasehold
66, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 24 May 2016£221,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Vale Drive ME5 9XA 1 Mar 2016£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Vale Drive ME5 9XB 6 Jan 2016£172,500 Semi-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
20A, Vale Drive £153,000 (Sep 2016) → £167,500 (Jul 2026) +9%
over 10 yrs
26, Vale Drive £175,000 (Mar 2023) → £191,000 (May 2024) +9%
over 1 yr
66, Vale Drive £221,000 (May 2016) → £295,000 (Dec 2022) → £310,000 (Apr 2024) +40%
over 8 yrs
55, Vale Drive £172,500 (Jan 2016) → £282,500 (Jun 2023) +64%
over 7 yrs
16A, Vale Drive £155,000 (May 2017) → £160,000 (May 2019) +3%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Vale Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Horsted Junior School Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Horsted Infant School Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.2 mi
Walderslade School 697 pupils Secondary 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.6 mi
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade Sixth form centres 16–19 Report 0.6 mi
Oaklands School 444 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Greenacre School 747 pupils Secondary 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.7 mi
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 397 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Bradfields Academy 452 pupils Academy special converter 4–19 Report 0.7 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 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Rochester station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Cuxton station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Greenway (adj, Vale Drive) 1 min walk
  • Greenway (opp, Vale Drive) 1 min walk
  • Highview Drive (opp, Shirley Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Horsted Primary School (adj, Barberry Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King George Road Surgery
    52A King George Road, Chatham · 0.4 mi
  • Maidstone Road Surgery
    262 Maidstone Road, Chatham · 0.7 mi
  • The Churchill Clinic
    94 Churchill Avenue, Chatham · 1.1 mi
  • Reach Healthcare
    Walderslade Village Surgery, 62A Robin Hood Lane, Chatham · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Horstead RP Maidstone Road · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Chatham Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Chatham · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rochester Orion Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Delmergate Limited · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Merlin Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Medway Dental Care · 0.5 mi
  • Lavender Dental Care · 0.5 mi
  • Kent Smile Studio · 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 9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.4%62.5%
Private rented10.2%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households954

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.0%64.1%
Aged 65+20.2%18.6%
Residents2,360

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 Vale Drive

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White75.3%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.3%5.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%5.6%
Other ethnic group2.8%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%2.8%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian42.3%45.1%
No religion37.4%43%
Sikh5.9%1.6%
Not answered5%5.5%
Hindu4.7%1.1%
Muslim3.8%2.7%
Buddhist0.7%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK82.2%86.2%
Born outside the UK17.8%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above33.2%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%18%
No qualifications16.6%19.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%12.1%
Apprenticeship6.2%6.1%
Other qualifications3.1%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health49.9%47.5%
Good health33.7%34.6%
Fair health12.5%12.8%
Bad health3.2%4%
Very bad health0.8%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household39%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household34.8%28.9%
No cars or vans in household14.3%19.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household12%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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