High Street, Rainham, Gillingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: High Street, Rainham, Gillingham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gillingham-medway/high-street-rainham/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME8 7JE, ME8 8AZ, ME8 8AY.

Average price (last 12 months)

£267,143

7 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£278,714

115 sales

Price range

£125k – £517k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

1 Sep 2026

ME8 8DR

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At a glance

House prices£267k average19% below the Gillingham average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station9 min walkRainham (Kent) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% leaseholdAcross 152 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

115 property sales on High Street, Rainham, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 7 homes sold here for an average of £267,143. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £280,636. Average sale prices rose from £203,111 in 2016 to £270,000 in 2026 (+33%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 19% below the Gillingham average of £328,493 over the same period. 25 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 21 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 77% flat, 11% terraced, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on High Street range from £125,000 to £516,950. 39% of homes sold here were freehold and 61% leasehold. Of 230 streets in Gillingham with at least two sales in the last year, High Street ranks 157th for average price.

House prices on High Street compared

High Street£267,143

ME8 postcode area£358,478

Gillingham£328,493

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 39% freehold and 61% leasehold across 152 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	89	£280,636	24 Jun 2026
Terraced	13	£205,538	1 Sep 2026
Semi-detached	10	£331,600	20 May 2026
Detached	3	£362,500	28 Jun 2022

Sold prices on High Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
267, High Street ME8 8DR	1 Sep 2026	£230,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 30, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	24 Jun 2026	£320,000	Flat	Leasehold
236, High Street ME8 8AX	20 May 2026	£467,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 5, Axford Court, 231, High Street ME8 8AY	18 Mar 2026	£173,000	Flat	Leasehold
15, High Street ME8 7HX	25 Feb 2026	£350,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 10, Appletree Court, 117, High Street ME8 8AZ	4 Feb 2026	£215,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 12, Appletree Court, 117, High Street ME8 8AZ	23 Jan 2026	£215,000	Flat	Leasehold
156C, High Street ME8 8AR	16 Jan 2026	£685,000	Other	Freehold
147A, High Street ME8 8BA	28 Nov 2025	£250,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 124, High Street ME8 8AR	24 Oct 2025	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 34, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	24 Oct 2025	£350,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat, 119, High Street ME8 8AN	6 Oct 2025	£470,000	Other	Freehold
299, High Street ME8 8DS	6 Oct 2025	£235,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 43, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	19 Sep 2025	£337,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 40, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	29 Aug 2025	£344,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 44, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	30 Jun 2025	£347,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 24, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	27 Jun 2025	£338,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
142, High Street ME8 8AR	11 Jun 2025	£53,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 38, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	30 May 2025	£361,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	30 Apr 2025	£339,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 15, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	28 Mar 2025	£472,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 55, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	21 Mar 2025	£365,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 8, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	31 Jan 2025	£434,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 21, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	20 Dec 2024	£323,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
244, High Street ME8 8AJ	13 Dec 2024	£287,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 45, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	12 Dec 2024	£340,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 2, 124, High Street ME8 8AR	31 Oct 2024	£186,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 18, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	11 Oct 2024	£323,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 19, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	24 Sep 2024	£365,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 39, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	30 Aug 2024	£353,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 47, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	16 Aug 2024	£360,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 6, Appletree Court, 117, High Street ME8 8AZ	2 Aug 2024	£210,000	Flat	Leasehold
248, High Street ME8 8AJ	22 Jul 2024	£320,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 50, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	28 Jun 2024	£318,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 48, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	28 Jun 2024	£334,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 28, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	27 Jun 2024	£359,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 31, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	26 Jun 2024	£356,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
303, High Street ME8 8DS	18 Jun 2024	£171,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 23, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	5 Jun 2024	£481,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 22, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	4 Jun 2024	£311,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 27, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	25 Apr 2024	£486,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
303, High Street ME8 8DS	19 Apr 2024	£169,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 42, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	28 Mar 2024	£343,590	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 17, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	28 Mar 2024	£346,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 25, Appletree Court, 117, High Street ME8 8AZ	13 Mar 2024	£200,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 27, Appletree Court, 117, High Street ME8 8AZ	5 Feb 2024	£200,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 29, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	5 Feb 2024	£480,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 49, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	12 Jan 2024	£361,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 20, Appletree Court, 117, High Street ME8 8AZ	5 Jan 2024	£210,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street ME8 7JE	15 Dec 2023	£295,950	Flat New build	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 30, Bond Lodge, 4 - 22, High Street	£364,950 (Oct 2023) → £320,000 (Jun 2026)	-12% over 3 yrs
236, High Street	£270,000 (Apr 2017) → £467,000 (May 2026)	+73% over 9 yrs
Flat 5, Axford Court, 231, High Street	£125,000 (Oct 2018) → £173,000 (Mar 2026)	+38% over 7 yrs
Flat 12, Appletree Court, 117, High Street	£180,000 (Jun 2017) → £215,000 (Jan 2026)	+19% over 9 yrs
147A, High Street	£220,000 (Jun 2016) → £250,000 (Nov 2025)	+14% over 9 yrs
Flat 1, 124, High Street	£159,995 (Jul 2016) → £165,000 (Oct 2025)	+3% over 9 yrs
299, High Street	£210,000 (Mar 2022) → £235,000 (Oct 2025)	+12% over 4 yrs
Flat 2, 124, High Street	£168,000 (Jun 2016) → £178,000 (Sep 2019) → £186,000 (Oct 2024)	+11% over 8 yrs
Flat 6, Appletree Court, 117, High Street	£210,000 (Apr 2021) → £210,000 (Aug 2024)	+0% over 3 yrs
248, High Street	£283,500 (Jul 2020) → £320,000 (Jul 2024)	+13% over 4 yrs
303, High Street	£169,000 (Apr 2024) → £171,000 (Jun 2024)	+1% over under a year
Flat 25, Appletree Court, 117, High Street	£192,500 (Oct 2021) → £200,000 (Mar 2024)	+4% over 2 yrs
Flat 32, Appletree Court, 117, High Street	£190,000 (Aug 2019) → £200,000 (Jul 2023)	+5% over 4 yrs
27, High Street	£210,000 (Apr 2017) → £160,000 (Jul 2023)	-24% over 6 yrs
Flat 9, Appletree Court, 117, High Street	£180,000 (Aug 2016) → £220,000 (Nov 2022)	+22% over 6 yrs
277, High Street	£180,000 (Jul 2018) → £230,500 (Aug 2022)	+28% over 4 yrs
28, High Street	£250,000 (Feb 2016) → £505,000 (Jun 2022)	+102% over 6 yrs
175, High Street	£200,000 (Jul 2018) → £250,000 (Feb 2022)	+25% over 4 yrs
177, High Street	£200,000 (Jul 2018) → £255,000 (Feb 2022)	+28% over 4 yrs
Flat 7, Appletree Court, 117, High Street	£180,000 (Aug 2016) → £195,000 (Nov 2021)	+8% over 5 yrs
Flat 1, Appletree Court, 117, High Street	£220,000 (Feb 2017) → £245,000 (Jul 2018) → £260,000 (Aug 2021)	+18% over 5 yrs
297, High Street	£205,000 (Feb 2017) → £222,000 (Jun 2021)	+8% over 4 yrs
Flat 6, Axford Court, 231, High Street	£163,000 (Jul 2017) → £187,500 (Jan 2020)	+15% over 3 yrs
Flat 35, Appletree Court, 117, High Street	£185,000 (Feb 2019) → £200,000 (Dec 2019)	+8% over under a year
55, High Street	£100,000 (Oct 2019) → £30,000 (Dec 2019)	-70% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near High Street

Crime

134 crimes were reported within about a mile of High Street in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	55
Anti-social behaviour	26
Criminal damage & arson	12
Other theft	10
Shoplifting	8
Public order	7

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

Flood risk

High Street 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 High Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Leigh Academy Rainham 964 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Good Report	0.3 mi
Riverside Primary School 453 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Margaret's Infant School 312 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.6 mi
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 363 pupils	Primary Church of England	7–11	Report	0.6 mi
Miers Court Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
The Howard School 1,471 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	1.0 mi
Rainham School for Girls 1,622 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	1.0 mi
Thames View Primary School 459 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.1 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 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
Newington station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
Gillingham (Kent) station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Mierscourt Road Bottom (adj, High Street) 1 min walk
Otterham Quay Lane (opp, High Street) 2 min walk
Mierscourt Road Bottom (opp, High Street) 2 min walk
Otterham Quay Lane (adj, High Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Orchard Family Practice
The Red Suite, 103-107 High Street, Gillingham · 0.4 mi
Thames Ave Surgery
2 Thames Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.6 mi
Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery
53A-53B Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.8 mi
Pump Lane Surgery
13 Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Asda PFS Asda Rainham High Street Petrol Filling Station · 0.1 mi
Tesco Tesco Rainham Shopping Centre Superstore · 0.5 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rainham Parkwood Green · 1.4 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Rainham - Parkwood Green · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham · 0.5 mi
Fenns Chemist · 1.3 mi
Phoenix Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

Portman Smile Clinic Rainham · 0.2 mi
The Rainham Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
Maidstone Road (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 2 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.

Income	3 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	5 of 10
Living environment	6 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	47.2%	62.5%
Private rented	20.3%	20.3%
Social rented	32.4%	17.1%
Households	621

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,438

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	99%	80%
Gigabit-capable	99%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	92%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	94%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on High Street

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Who lives around High Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Medway
White	91.3%	84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.1%	5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.4%	5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.5%	2.8%
Other ethnic group	0.7%	1.4%

Religion

	Here	Medway
No religion	49.3%	43%
Christian	42.4%	45.1%
Not answered	5.4%	5.5%
Sikh	1.1%	1.6%
Hindu	0.5%	1.1%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%
Muslim	0.4%	2.7%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Medway
Born in the UK	91.6%	86.2%
Born outside the UK	8.4%	13.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	Medway
No qualifications	24.9%	19.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above	20.4%	25.6%
Level 3 qualifications	17.4%	18%
Level 2 qualifications	15.7%	15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12.1%	12.1%
Apprenticeship	6.3%	6.1%
Other qualifications	3.1%	3%

General health

	Here	Medway
Very good health	41.8%	47.5%
Good health	34.1%	34.6%
Fair health	15.6%	12.8%
Bad health	6.2%	4%
Very bad health	2.3%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Medway
1 car or van in household	46.5%	40.9%
2 cars or vans in household	24.3%	28.9%
No cars or vans in household	21.9%	19.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.2%	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.

Planning and heritage near High Street

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