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Watersmeet, St Marys Island, Chatham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watersmeet, St Marys Island, Chatham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chatham-medway/watersmeet/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME4 3HB, ME4 3HD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£166,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£185,439
33 sales
Price range
£137k – £248k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Aug 2026
ME4 3HD

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At a glance

House prices£166k average46% below the Chatham average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station23 min walkGillingham (Kent) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 41 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

33 property sales on Watersmeet, St Marys Island, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £166,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £185,439. Average sale prices rose from £163,250 in 2016 to £166,000 in 2026 (+2%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 46% below the Chatham average of £305,913 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Watersmeet range from £136,500 to £248,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 166 streets in Chatham with at least two sales in the last year, Watersmeet ranks 159th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Watersmeet compared

Watersmeet£166,000
ME4 postcode area£292,196
Chatham£305,913
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all ME4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £163,250 (2 sales)2016£163k2017: £167,375 (4 sales)2017£167k2018: £185,000 (4 sales)2018£185k2019: £195,750 (4 sales)2019£196k2021: £206,000 (2 sales)2021£206k2022: £181,500 (3 sales)2022£182k2023: £201,500 (5 sales)2023£202k2024: £200,749 (4 sales)2024£201k2025: £167,167 (3 sales)2025£167k2026: £166,000 (2 sales)2026£166k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 41 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat33£185,43926 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Watersmeet

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
78, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 26 Aug 2026£194,000 FlatLeasehold
62, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 30 Jan 2026£138,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 21 Mar 2025£173,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 28 Feb 2025£171,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 13 Feb 2025£157,500 FlatLeasehold
21, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 14 Nov 2024£180,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 1 May 2024£227,995 FlatLeasehold
22, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 10 Apr 2024£190,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 28 Mar 2024£205,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 20 Dec 2023£212,500 FlatLeasehold
14, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 19 Oct 2023£190,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 4 Aug 2023£165,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 1 Mar 2023£205,000 FlatLeasehold
74, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 24 Jan 2023£235,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 19 Oct 2022£175,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 12 Sep 2022£191,500 FlatLeasehold
14, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 28 Feb 2022£178,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 8 Oct 2021£240,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 30 Apr 2021£172,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 30 Oct 2019£248,000 FlatLeasehold
54, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 27 Sep 2019£225,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 18 Sep 2019£160,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 6 Sep 2019£165,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 26 Jun 2019£150,000 FlatLeasehold
58, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 22 May 2018£206,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 21 May 2018£178,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 25 Apr 2018£171,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 8 Mar 2018£185,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 28 Nov 2017£191,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 17 Nov 2017£172,500 FlatLeasehold
41, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 14 Nov 2017£190,000 FlatLeasehold
40, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 8 Sep 2017£148,500 FlatLeasehold
45, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 28 Jul 2017£185,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 10 Mar 2017£140,000 FlatLeasehold
56, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 16 Feb 2017£140,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 28 Oct 2016£125,000 FlatLeasehold
74, Watersmeet ME4 3HD 6 Jul 2016£190,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 1 Jul 2016£153,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 29 Mar 2016£136,500 FlatLeasehold
35, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 11 Feb 2016£168,500 FlatLeasehold
13, Watersmeet ME4 3HB 25 Jan 2016£175,000 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
28, Watersmeet £136,500 (Mar 2016) → £173,000 (Mar 2025) +27%
over 9 yrs
8, Watersmeet £171,000 (Apr 2018) → £171,000 (Feb 2025) +0%
over 7 yrs
18, Watersmeet £153,000 (Jul 2016) → £205,000 (Mar 2024) +34%
over 8 yrs
14, Watersmeet £150,000 (Jun 2019) → £178,000 (Feb 2022) → £190,000 (Oct 2023) +27%
over 4 yrs
74, Watersmeet £190,000 (Jul 2016) → £235,000 (Jan 2023) +24%
over 7 yrs
50, Watersmeet £172,500 (Nov 2017) → £191,500 (Sep 2022) +11%
over 5 yrs
35, Watersmeet £168,500 (Feb 2016) → £185,000 (Mar 2018) +10%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Watersmeet

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Waterfront UTC 381 pupils Secondary 14–19 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School 663 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Burnt Oak Primary School Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Oasis Academy Skinner Street 372 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Rivermead School 163 pupils Academy special converter 4–16 Report 1.0 mi
Saxon Way Primary School 396 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 450 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School 460 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 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

  • Gillingham (Kent) station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Chatham station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Rochester station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Haven Way (adj, Island Way East) 4 min walk
  • Ship and Trades (adj, Maritime Way) 5 min walk
  • Ship and Trades (opp, Maritime Way) 5 min walk
  • New Kent Road (S-bound, New Kent Road) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Maritime Health Partnership
    St Mary's Island Surgery, Edgeway, Chatham · 0.4 mi
  • Princes Park Medical Ctr
    Sunlight Surgery, Sunlight Centre, Gillingham · 0.7 mi
  • The Glebe Family Practice
    Vicarage Road, Gillingham · 1.3 mi
  • The Elms Medical Centre
    Tilley Close, Main Road, Hoo, Rochester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chatham - Maritime Way · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Outlet M&S Chatham Outlet · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Gillingham Pier Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl GIL-Medway Road · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Island Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Sunlight Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Brompton Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Chatham Dental Centre · 0.8 mi
  • High Street (dental Surgery) · 1.0 mi
  • Gillingham Dental Healthcare Practice · 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.7%62.5%
Private rented24.7%20.3%
Social rented1.5%17.1%
Households777

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.7%64.1%
Aged 65+15.7%18.6%
Residents1,833

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 Watersmeet

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White83%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.3%5.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%5.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%2.8%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian47.2%45.1%
No religion38.4%43%
Not answered7.1%5.5%
Sikh2.6%1.6%
Hindu2%1.1%
Muslim2%2.7%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK84.3%86.2%
Born outside the UK15.7%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above38.6%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%18%
Level 2 qualifications17.2%15.9%
No qualifications10.5%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%12.1%
Apprenticeship4.4%6.1%
Other qualifications2.3%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health56.4%47.5%
Good health30.8%34.6%
Fair health10.2%12.8%
Bad health2.5%4%
Very bad health0.2%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household44.8%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household34.5%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%11%
No cars or vans in household7.7%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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