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Barleycorn Drive, Gillingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Barleycorn Drive, Gillingham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gillingham-medway/barleycorn-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME8 9NA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£290,883
15 sales
Price range
£225k – £533k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Oct 2025
ME8 9NA

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At a glance

House prices£291k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkRainham (Kent) station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband90% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

15 property sales on Barleycorn Drive, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 7 Oct 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £271,694. 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 60% terraced, 33% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Barleycorn Drive range from £224,750 to £533,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Barleycorn Drive compared

ME8 postcode area£358,478
Gillingham£328,493
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Barleycorn 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: £227,500 (2 sales)2016£228k2017: £246,583 (3 sales)2017£247k2018: £260,000 (1 sales)2018£260k2019: £302,500 (2 sales)2019£303k2020: £225,000 (1 sales)2020£225k2021: £405,250 (2 sales)2021£405k2022: £350,000 (1 sales)2022£350k2023: £325,000 (1 sales)2023£325k2024: £318,000 (1 sales)2024£318k2025: £275,000 (1 sales)2025£275k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£271,6947 Oct 2025
Semi-detached5£277,0003 Feb 2023
Detached1£533,00014 Sep 2021

Sold prices on Barleycorn Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 7 Oct 2025£275,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 17 Feb 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 3 Jun 2024£318,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 3 Feb 2023£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 3 Oct 2022£350,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 14 Sep 2021£533,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 12 Mar 2021£277,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 18 Dec 2020£225,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 11 Jun 2019£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 3 Jun 2019£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 7 Mar 2018£260,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 18 Aug 2017£280,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 10 Mar 2017£235,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 24 Feb 2017£224,750 TerracedFreehold
15, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 30 Sep 2016£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 30 Mar 2016£128,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Barleycorn Drive ME8 9NA 11 Mar 2016£230,000 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
18, Barleycorn Drive £235,000 (Mar 2017) → £350,000 (Oct 2022) +49%
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Crime and flood risk near Barleycorn Drive

Crime

119 crimes were reported within about a mile of Barleycorn Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences40
Anti-social behaviour27
Vehicle crime12
Other theft10
Criminal damage & arson9
Public order7

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

Flood risk

Barleycorn 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 Barleycorn Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Parkwood Primary School 476 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Miers Court Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 363 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Margaret's Infant School 312 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.6 mi
Fairview Community Primary School 670 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Rainham School for Girls 1,622 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
The Howard School 1,471 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Deanwood Primary School 238 pupils Primary 2–11 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

  • Rainham (Kent) station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Newington station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ploughmans Way West (adj, Lonsdale Drive) 2 min walk
  • Tanker Hill (adj, Lonsdale Drive) 2 min walk
  • Tanker Hill (opp, Lonsdale Drive) 3 min walk
  • Ploughmans Way West (opp, Lonsdale Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Long Catlis Road Surgery
    Parkwood Health Centre, Long Catlis Road, Rainham · 0.4 mi
  • Wigmore Medical Centre
    114 Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham · 0.5 mi
  • Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery
    53A-53B Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.6 mi
  • Parkwood Family Practice
    119 Long Catlis Road, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rainham Parkwood Green · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rainham - Parkwood Green · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Rainham Shopping Centre Superstore · 0.8 mi
  • Asda PFS Asda Rainham High Street Petrol Filling Station · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fenns Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Phoenix Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Kentendo (maidstone Road) · 0.4 mi
  • Toothcare Dental · 0.4 mi
  • Parkwood Health Centre · 0.4 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
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.5%62.5%
Private rented10.4%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households625

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.3%64.1%
Aged 65+24.9%18.6%
Residents1,502

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)98%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)90%80%
Gigabit-capable90%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 Barleycorn Drive

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White93.9%84.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%5.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%5.6%
Other ethnic group0.9%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian49.7%45.1%
No religion43.2%43%
Not answered4.8%5.5%
Hindu0.8%1.1%
Sikh0.6%1.6%
Muslim0.4%2.7%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK94.2%86.2%
Born outside the UK5.8%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above22.7%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications19.7%18%
No qualifications17.8%19.4%
Level 2 qualifications16.6%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%12.1%
Apprenticeship8.6%6.1%
Other qualifications2.1%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health49.9%47.5%
Good health34.5%34.6%
Fair health11.1%12.8%
Bad health3.7%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household36.2%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household35.7%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.5%11%
No cars or vans in household12.5%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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