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Laurel Walk, Rainham, Gillingham

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£272,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£249,240
17 sales
Price range
£190k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Aug 2026
ME8 8HU

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At a glance

House prices£273k average17% below the Gillingham average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkRainham (Kent) station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% 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

17 property sales on Laurel Walk, Rainham, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £272,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £248,006. Average sale prices rose from £201,000 in 2016 to £272,667 in 2026 (+36%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 17% below the Gillingham average of £328,493 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% terraced, 6% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Laurel Walk range from £190,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 230 streets in Gillingham with at least two sales in the last year, Laurel Walk ranks 149th for average price.

House prices on Laurel Walk compared

Laurel Walk£272,667
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

2016: £201,000 (2 sales)2016£201k2017: £228,000 (2 sales)2017£228k2018: £240,000 (1 sales)2018£240k2020: £265,000 (1 sales)2020£265k2021: £244,250 (4 sales)2021£244k2022: £275,044 (2 sales)2022£275k2024: £260,000 (1 sales)2024£260k2025: £269,000 (1 sales)2025£269k2026: £272,667 (3 sales)2026£273k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£248,00612 Aug 2026
Semi-detached1£269,00021 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Laurel Walk

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 12 Aug 2026£278,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 13 Mar 2026£250,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 30 Jan 2026£290,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 21 Feb 2025£269,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 6 Feb 2024£260,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 30 Sep 2022£275,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 5 Aug 2022£275,088 TerracedFreehold
14, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 20 Aug 2021£230,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 10 May 2021£250,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 11 Mar 2021£264,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 3 Mar 2021£233,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 28 Oct 2020£265,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 2 Feb 2018£240,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 20 Nov 2017£234,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 28 Mar 2017£222,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 20 Dec 2016£212,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Laurel Walk ME8 8HU 16 Feb 2016£190,000 TerracedFreehold

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, Laurel Walk £230,000 (Aug 2021) → £290,000 (Jan 2026) +26%
over 4 yrs
20, Laurel Walk £190,000 (Feb 2016) → £222,000 (Mar 2017) → £260,000 (Feb 2024) +37%
over 8 yrs
30, Laurel Walk £234,000 (Nov 2017) → £250,000 (May 2021) +7%
over 3 yrs
10, Laurel Walk £212,000 (Dec 2016) → £233,000 (Mar 2021) +10%
over 4 yrs
8, Laurel Walk £240,000 (Feb 2018) → £265,000 (Oct 2020) +10%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Laurel Walk

Crime

122 crimes were reported within about a mile of Laurel Walk in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences40
Anti-social behaviour29
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson11
Other theft9
Public order7

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

Flood risk

Laurel Walk 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 Laurel Walk

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Miers Court Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Parkwood Primary School 476 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 363 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Margaret's Infant School 312 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 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
Fairview Community Primary School 670 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Deanwood Primary School 238 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Newington station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Nightingale Close (adj, Mierscourt Road) 2 min walk
  • Ploughmans Way East (opp, Mierscourt Road) 2 min walk
  • Nightingale Close (opp, Mierscourt Road) 2 min walk
  • Ploughmans Way East (adj, Mierscourt Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Long Catlis Road Surgery
    Parkwood Health Centre, Long Catlis Road, Rainham · 0.5 mi
  • Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery
    53A-53B Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.6 mi
  • Wigmore Medical Centre
    114 Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham · 0.6 mi
  • Thames Ave Surgery
    2 Thames Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rainham Parkwood Green · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rainham - Parkwood Green · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Rainham Shopping Centre Superstore · 0.7 mi
  • Asda PFS Asda Rainham High Street Petrol Filling Station · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fenns Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Phoenix Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Parkwood Health Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Kentendo (maidstone Road) · 0.6 mi
  • Toothcare Dental · 0.6 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.4%62.5%
Private rented16.4%20.3%
Social rented1.2%17.1%
Households562

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.3%64.1%
Aged 65+15.4%18.6%
Residents1,420

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 Laurel Walk

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White93.1%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%5.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%5.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
No religion52.9%43%
Christian38.9%45.1%
Not answered5.9%5.5%
Hindu0.8%1.1%
Muslim0.8%2.7%
Sikh0.3%1.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK94%86.2%
Born outside the UK6%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above27.1%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications21.5%18%
Level 2 qualifications17.1%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%12.1%
No qualifications12.1%19.4%
Apprenticeship5.7%6.1%
Other qualifications2.9%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health54.5%47.5%
Good health32.7%34.6%
Fair health10.8%12.8%
Bad health1.6%4%
Very bad health0.4%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household40.6%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household40.2%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%11%
No cars or vans in household8.5%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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