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Herbert Road, Gillingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Herbert Road, Gillingham · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gillingham-medway/herbert-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME8 9BY, ME8 9BZ, ME8 9DA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£433,000
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£413,304
23 sales
Price range
£184k – £700k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Jan 2026
ME8 9DA

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At a glance

House prices£433k average31% above the Gillingham average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station11 min walkRainham (Kent) station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

23 property sales on Herbert Road, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £433,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £507,885. That is 31% above the Gillingham average of £331,404 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Herbert Road compared

Herbert Road£433,000
ME8 postcode area£361,474
Gillingham£331,404
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all ME8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £299,000 (2 sales)2016£299k2017: £375,500 (2 sales)2017£376k2018: £367,500 (3 sales)2018£368k2019: £376,667 (3 sales)2019£377k2020: £325,000 (1 sales)2020£325k2021: £430,625 (4 sales)2021£431k2022: £450,000 (1 sales)2022£450k2023: £510,000 (1 sales)2023£510k2024: £592,500 (2 sales)2024£593k2025: £434,000 (3 sales)2025£434k2026: £430,000 (1 sales)2026£430k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£507,88513 Jan 2026
Terraced5£239,70028 Nov 2025
Semi-detached5£341,00018 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Herbert Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
59, Herbert Road ME8 9DA 13 Jan 2026£430,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 28 Nov 2025£282,000 TerracedFreehold
64A, Herbert Road ME8 9DA 7 Nov 2025£595,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Herbert Road ME8 9BZ 24 Oct 2025£425,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 27 Aug 2024£485,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Herbert Road ME8 9BZ 2 Feb 2024£700,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Herbert Road ME8 9BZ 24 Nov 2023£595,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Herbert Road ME8 9BZ 15 Sep 2023£510,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 18 Aug 2022£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 9 Apr 2021£492,500 DetachedFreehold
12, Herbert Road ME8 9BZ 25 Mar 2021£635,000 DetachedFreehold
1B, Herbert Road ME8 9BZ 5 Mar 2021£295,000 TerracedFreehold
77, Herbert Road ME8 9DA 26 Feb 2021£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Herbert Road ME8 9HP 24 Jan 2020£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Herbert Road ME8 9HP 9 Aug 2019£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 24 May 2019£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72A, Herbert Road ME8 9DA 24 May 2019£500,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 12 Nov 2018£365,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 20 Jun 2018£510,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 23 Feb 2018£227,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Herbert Road ME8 9BZ 6 Jul 2017£567,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 6 Jan 2017£184,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 18 Nov 2016£210,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Herbert Road ME8 9BY 7 Oct 2016£388,000 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
40, Herbert Road £210,000 (Nov 2016) → £227,500 (Feb 2018) → £282,000 (Nov 2025) +34%
over 9 yrs
6, Herbert Road £595,000 (Nov 2023) → £700,000 (Feb 2024) +18%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Herbert Road

Crime

125 crimes were reported within about a mile of Herbert Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences48
Anti-social behaviour28
Criminal damage & arson9
Other theft9
Shoplifting9
Public order7

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

Flood risk

Herbert Road 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 Herbert Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 363 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Margaret's Infant School 312 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.1 mi
Miers Court Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
The Howard School 1,471 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Rainham School for Girls 1,622 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Parkwood Primary School 476 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Thames View Primary School 459 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Riverside Primary School 453 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

  • Rainham (Kent) station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Newington station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Orchard Street (o/s 117, Orchard Street) 1 min walk
  • Herbert Road (opp, Lonsdale Drive) 2 min walk
  • Herbert Road (adj, Lonsdale Drive) 2 min walk
  • Arthur Road (opp, Lonsdale Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery
    53A-53B Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.3 mi
  • Thames Ave Surgery
    2 Thames Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.3 mi
  • Orchard Family Practice
    The Red Suite, 103-107 High Street, Gillingham · 0.4 mi
  • Wigmore Medical Centre
    114 Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Maidstone Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • The Rainham Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Portman Smile Clinic Rainham · 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 7 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 skills5 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned76.5%62.5%
Private rented12.9%20.3%
Social rented10.6%17.1%
Households667

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.0%64.1%
Aged 65+26.5%18.6%
Residents1,547

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 Herbert Road

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White93.2%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%5.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian54.5%45.1%
No religion38.9%43%
Not answered3.6%5.5%
Sikh0.8%1.6%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Muslim0.7%2.7%
Hindu0.6%1.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK92.7%86.2%
Born outside the UK7.3%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above26.1%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%18%
No qualifications17.8%19.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%12.1%
Apprenticeship7.4%6.1%
Other qualifications3.5%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health46.1%47.5%
Good health35.8%34.6%
Fair health13%12.8%
Bad health3.8%4%
Very bad health1.3%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household42.2%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household28.4%28.9%
No cars or vans in household17.4%19.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household12%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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