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Forge Lane, Gillingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forge Lane, Gillingham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gillingham-medway/forge-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME7 1UG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£245,833
6 sales
Price range
£155k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Mar 2024
ME7 1UG

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At a glance

House prices£246k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkGillingham (Kent) station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold73% freeholdAcross 15 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

6 property sales on Forge Lane, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 14 Mar 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £264,000. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% terraced, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Forge Lane range from £155,000 to £300,000. 73% of homes sold here were freehold and 27% leasehold.

House prices on Forge Lane compared

ME7 postcode area£294,211
Gillingham£328,493
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forge Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £155,000 (1 sales)2017£155k2018: £200,000 (1 sales)2018£200k2019: £250,000 (1 sales)2019£250k2023: £300,000 (1 sales)2023£300k2024: £285,000 (2 sales)2024£285k

Tenure: 73% freehold and 27% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced5£264,00014 Mar 2024
Semi-detached1£155,0006 Mar 2017

Sold prices on Forge Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
26, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 3 Feb 2025£318,000 FlatFreehold
14, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 10 Jun 2024£202,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 15 May 2024£193,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 15 Mar 2024£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 14 Mar 2024£270,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 1 Mar 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 13 Dec 2023£300,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 17 Dec 2019£250,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 13 Sep 2019£68,400 OtherFreehold
40 - 41, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 13 Sep 2019£102,600 OtherLeasehold
39, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 26 Oct 2018£100 OtherLeasehold
40 - 41, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 13 Jul 2018£15,000 OtherLeasehold
6, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 7 Mar 2018£200,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 6 Mar 2017£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Forge Lane ME7 1UG 13 Jun 2016£100,000 OtherLeasehold

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
14, Forge Lane £120,000 (Mar 2024) → £193,000 (May 2024) +61%
over under a year
6, Forge Lane £200,000 (Mar 2018) → £270,000 (Mar 2024) +35%
over 6 yrs
39, Forge Lane £100,000 (Jun 2016) → £100 (Oct 2018) → £68,400 (Sep 2019) -32%
over 3 yrs
40 - 41, Forge Lane £15,000 (Jul 2018) → £102,600 (Sep 2019) +584%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Forge Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Rivermead School 163 pupils Academy special converter 4–16 Report 0.0 mi
Saxon Way Primary School 396 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 450 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Burnt Oak Primary School Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Oasis Academy Skinner Street 372 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Barnsole Primary School 609 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Waterfront UTC 381 pupils Secondary 14–19 Good Report 0.8 mi
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy 597 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

  • Gillingham (Kent) station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Chatham station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Rochester station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Church Street Shops (opp, Church Street) 2 min walk
  • The Strand (NW-bound, Pier Road) 2 min walk
  • The Strand (E-bound, Pier Road) 2 min walk
  • Gillingham Green (opp, Ingram Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Princes Park Medical Ctr
    Sunlight Surgery, Sunlight Centre, Gillingham · 0.4 mi
  • Napier Road Surgery
    151 Napier Road, Gillingham · 0.8 mi
  • The Glebe Family Practice
    Vicarage Road, Gillingham · 0.9 mi
  • Woodlands Family Practice
    Gillingham Medical Centre, Woodlands Rd, Gillingham · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Victory Pier Gillingham Express · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl GIL-Medway Road · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Gillingham Pier Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Gillingham Gillingham Road Local · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Sunlight Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Osbon Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Osbon Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Franklin House Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Gillingham Dental Healthcare Practice · 0.7 mi
  • High Street (dental Surgery) · 0.7 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 1 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned35.2%62.5%
Private rented15.5%20.3%
Social rented48.7%17.1%
Households491

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.1%64.1%
Aged 65+10.2%18.6%
Residents1,282

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 Forge Lane

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White76.9%84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10%5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%2.8%
Other ethnic group2.4%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
No religion48.6%43%
Christian35.7%45.1%
Muslim7.6%2.7%
Not answered5%5.5%
Other religion1.3%0.6%
Hindu0.9%1.1%
Sikh0.9%1.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK81%86.2%
Born outside the UK19%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
No qualifications26%19.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.1%25.6%
Level 2 qualifications17%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14%12.1%
Level 3 qualifications13.6%18%
Apprenticeship5.6%6.1%
Other qualifications3.8%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health43.6%47.5%
Good health31.1%34.6%
Fair health15.7%12.8%
Bad health7.2%4%
Very bad health2.4%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household41.1%40.9%
No cars or vans in household39.7%19.2%
2 cars or vans in household14.9%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%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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