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Homefield Drive, Rainham, Gillingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Homefield Drive, Rainham, Gillingham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gillingham-kent/homefield-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME8 8RS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£426,929
14 sales
Price range
£288k – £580k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jan 2025
ME8 8RS

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At a glance

House prices£427k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station14 min walkRainham (Kent) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 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

14 property sales on Homefield Drive, Rainham, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Jan 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £462,045. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 79% detached, 21% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Homefield Drive range from £287,500 to £580,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Homefield Drive compared

ME8 postcode area£358,478
Gillingham£490,727
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Homefield Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £370,000 (2 sales)2016£370k2017: £442,500 (1 sales)2017£443k2019: £287,500 (1 sales)2019£288k2020: £361,750 (4 sales)2020£362k2021: £513,333 (3 sales)2021£513k2022: £465,000 (1 sales)2022£465k2023: £530,000 (1 sales)2023£530k2025: £525,000 (1 sales)2025£525k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£462,04517 Jan 2025
Semi-detached3£298,16724 Jul 2020

Sold prices on Homefield Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
37, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 17 Jan 2025£525,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 28 Jul 2023£530,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 31 Aug 2022£465,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 19 May 2021£482,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 14 May 2021£580,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 23 Apr 2021£478,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 12 Oct 2020£440,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 24 Jul 2020£313,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 10 Feb 2020£294,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 27 Jan 2020£400,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 25 Nov 2019£287,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 5 May 2017£442,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 24 Aug 2016£385,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Homefield Drive ME8 8RS 22 Jan 2016£355,000 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
15, Homefield Drive £400,000 (Jan 2020) → £478,000 (Apr 2021) +20%
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Crime and flood risk near Homefield Drive

Crime

92 crimes were reported within about a mile of Homefield Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences38
Anti-social behaviour21
Criminal damage & arson8
Shoplifting8
Other theft5
Public order5

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

Flood risk

Homefield Drive 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 Homefield Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Riverside Primary School 453 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Leigh Academy Rainham 964 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 363 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 1.1 mi
St Margaret's Infant School 312 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 1.1 mi
Holywell Primary School 212 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.1 mi
Thames View Primary School 459 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Miers Court Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Rainham Mark Grammar School 1,568 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.4 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

  • Rainham (Kent) station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Newington station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Three Sisters (adj, Otterham Quay Lane) 2 min walk
  • Three Sisters (opp, Otterham Quay Lane) 2 min walk
  • Harwood Road (opp, Wakeley Road) 5 min walk
  • Otterham Quay (opp, Otterham Quay Lane) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Orchard Family Practice
    The Red Suite, 103-107 High Street, Gillingham · 0.9 mi
  • Thames Ave Surgery
    2 Thames Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham · 1.1 mi
  • Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery
    53A-53B Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham · 1.2 mi
  • Pump Lane Surgery
    13 Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda PFS Asda Rainham High Street Petrol Filling Station · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Rainham Shopping Centre Superstore · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Upchurch · 1.0 mi
  • Spar Spar - Gillingham · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.8 mi
  • J Spensley · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • Portman Smile Clinic Rainham · 0.8 mi
  • The Rainham Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
  • Maidstone Road (dental Surgery) · 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
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.6%62.5%
Private rented8.1%20.3%
Social rented0.4%17.1%
Households533

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+18.4%18.6%
Residents1,361

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 networks72%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks86%92%

Share of homes across Swale 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 Homefield Drive

Ethnic group

HereSwale
White93.9%93.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.8%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.5%

Religion

HereSwale
Christian50.7%47.2%
No religion42.9%45.4%
Not answered3.5%5.1%
Sikh1.3%–
Muslim0.5%1%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Hindu0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereSwale
Born in the UK94.6%92%
Born outside the UK5.4%8%

Highest qualification

HereSwale
Level 4 qualifications and above32.3%23.7%
No qualifications19.6%22%
Level 3 qualifications18.6%17.2%
Level 2 qualifications12.8%15.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%12.3%
Apprenticeship5.3%6.3%
Other qualifications2.5%2.9%

General health

HereSwale
Very good health54.3%45.5%
Good health31.1%34.8%
Fair health11.1%14.1%
Bad health2.6%4.4%
Very bad health0.9%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereSwale
2 cars or vans in household40.4%30.5%
1 car or van in household31.2%40.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household21.8%12.7%
No cars or vans in household6.6%16.6%

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 Swale.

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