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Wordsworth Close, Chatham

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME5 7NU, ME5 7NT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£311,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£261,296
27 sales
Price range
£220k – £365k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jan 2026
ME5 7NT

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At a glance

House prices£312k averageAbout the Chatham average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station34 min walkChatham station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 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

27 property sales on Wordsworth Close, Chatham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £311,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £257,727. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 81% terraced, 19% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wordsworth Close range from £220,000 to £365,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 166 streets in Chatham with at least two sales in the last year, Wordsworth Close ranks 59th for average price.

House prices on Wordsworth Close compared

Wordsworth Close£311,667
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: £225,000 (2 sales)2016£225k2017: £229,000 (2 sales)2017£229k2018: £246,250 (4 sales)2018£246k2019: £228,333 (3 sales)2019£228k2020: £245,250 (4 sales)2020£245k2021: £245,000 (1 sales)2021£245k2022: £268,200 (5 sales)2022£268k2023: £310,000 (1 sales)2023£310k2024: £300,000 (1 sales)2024£300k2025: £335,000 (3 sales)2025£335k2026: £295,000 (1 sales)2026£295k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£257,72730 Jan 2026
Semi-detached5£277,00021 May 2025

Sold prices on Wordsworth Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
38, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NT 30 Jan 2026£295,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 10 Nov 2025£297,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 6 Nov 2025£343,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 21 May 2025£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 15 Nov 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 17 Feb 2023£310,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NT 25 Nov 2022£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NT 28 Oct 2022£235,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 24 Aug 2022£263,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 10 Aug 2022£275,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 9 Jun 2022£288,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 4 Nov 2021£245,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 24 Jul 2020£226,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 10 Jul 2020£265,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 13 Mar 2020£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 11 Feb 2020£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 6 Sep 2019£235,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 16 Aug 2019£230,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 19 Jun 2019£220,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 28 Nov 2018£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 26 Oct 2018£250,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 12 Oct 2018£250,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 22 Jun 2018£235,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 23 Mar 2017£225,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 3 Feb 2017£233,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 12 Jul 2016£225,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Wordsworth Close ME5 7NU 24 Jun 2016£225,000 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
38, Wordsworth Close £235,000 (Oct 2022) → £295,000 (Jan 2026) +26%
over 3 yrs
17, Wordsworth Close £230,000 (Aug 2019) → £297,000 (Nov 2025) +29%
over 6 yrs
25, Wordsworth Close £225,000 (Mar 2017) → £265,000 (Jul 2020) → £343,000 (Nov 2025) +52%
over 9 yrs
29, Wordsworth Close £250,000 (Nov 2018) → £365,000 (May 2025) +46%
over 6 yrs
22, Wordsworth Close £250,000 (Oct 2018) → £300,000 (Nov 2024) +20%
over 6 yrs
20, Wordsworth Close £220,000 (Jun 2019) → £310,000 (Feb 2023) +41%
over 4 yrs
33, Wordsworth Close £225,000 (Jul 2016) → £288,000 (Jun 2022) +28%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Wordsworth Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kingfisher Community Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Wayfield Primary School 428 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Maundene School 385 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
The Rowans 54 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
INSPIRE Free Special School 98 pupils Free schools special 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Bradfields Academy 452 pupils Academy special converter 4–19 Report 0.7 mi
The Victory Academy 1,213 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Luton Primary School 613 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Rochester station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Devon Close (adj, Heron Way) 1 min walk
  • Devon Close (opp, Heron Way) 2 min walk
  • Kingfisher Drive (opp, Princes Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Kingfisher Drive (adj, Princes Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Churchill Clinic
    94 Churchill Avenue, Chatham · 0.4 mi
  • Stonecross And West Drive Surgery
    25 Street End Road, Chatham · 0.6 mi
  • Matrix Medical Practice
    10A Beacon Hill, Luton, Chatham · 0.8 mi
  • Maidstone Road Surgery
    262 Maidstone Road, Chatham · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Churchill Avenue · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Wayfield Chatham · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chatham Luton Road · 1.0 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chatham Watling Street Local · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wayfield Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Street End Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Watling Street Dental Care · 1.1 mi
  • Medway Dental Care · 1.1 mi
  • Nelson Road Dental & Implant Centre · 1.3 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.3%62.5%
Private rented9.9%20.3%
Social rented29.8%17.1%
Households506

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.5%64.1%
Aged 65+11.4%18.6%
Residents1,477

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 Wordsworth Close

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White86.5%84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.8%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
No religion50.5%43%
Christian38.7%45.1%
Not answered4.2%5.5%
Sikh2.9%1.6%
Muslim2.2%2.7%
Hindu0.9%1.1%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK89.7%86.2%
Born outside the UK10.3%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
No qualifications23.9%19.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%25.6%
Level 2 qualifications17.6%15.9%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%18%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%12.1%
Apprenticeship5.9%6.1%
Other qualifications3.1%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health46.5%47.5%
Good health36.5%34.6%
Fair health12.2%12.8%
Bad health3.7%4%
Very bad health1.1%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household36.7%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household33.1%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%11%
No cars or vans in household14.8%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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