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Stratford Lane, Rainham, Gillingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Stratford Lane, Rainham, Gillingham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gillingham-medway/stratford-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME8 8AG, ME8 8AP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£210,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£181,333
15 sales
Price range
£136k – £210k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Jan 2026
ME8 8AG

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At a glance

House prices£181k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) 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 station6 min walkRainham (Kent) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 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 Stratford Lane, Rainham, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £210,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £181,333. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Stratford Lane range from £136,000 to £210,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Stratford Lane compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Stratford Lane 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: £180,000 (2 sales)2016£180k2017: £187,750 (2 sales)2017£188k2018: £185,000 (1 sales)2018£185k2019: £192,500 (2 sales)2019£193k2020: £142,500 (1 sales)2020£143k2021: £182,500 (3 sales)2021£183k2023: £136,000 (1 sales)2023£136k2024: £208,500 (1 sales)2024£209k2025: £170,000 (1 sales)2025£170k2026: £210,000 (1 sales)2026£210k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat15£181,33329 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Stratford Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 9, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 29 Jan 2026£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane ME8 8AP 1 Sep 2025£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 9 Jul 2024£208,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane ME8 8AP 25 Aug 2023£136,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane ME8 8AP 29 Oct 2021£195,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 7, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane ME8 8AP 20 Sep 2021£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 10 Sep 2021£192,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 17 Jun 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane ME8 8AP 15 Jan 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane ME8 8AP 13 Nov 2020£142,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 20 Sep 2019£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 17 May 2019£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 8 May 2018£185,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane ME8 8AP 13 Nov 2017£168,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 28 Jul 2017£207,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, The Oast House, Stratford Lane ME8 8AG 25 Nov 2016£190,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane ME8 8AP 31 Mar 2016£170,000 FlatLeasehold

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
Flat 9, The Oast House, Stratford Lane £192,500 (Sep 2021) → £210,000 (Jan 2026) +9%
over 4 yrs
Flat 8, The Oast House, Stratford Lane £175,000 (Sep 2019) → £208,500 (Jul 2024) +19%
over 5 yrs
Flat 5, Stratford Court, Stratford Lane £168,500 (Nov 2017) → £136,000 (Aug 2023) -19%
over 6 yrs
Flat 3, The Oast House, Stratford Lane £190,000 (Nov 2016) → £210,000 (May 2019) +11%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Stratford Lane

Crime

118 crimes were reported within about a mile of Stratford Lane 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 offences49
Anti-social behaviour22
Criminal damage & arson10
Other theft9
Shoplifting8
Public order6

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

Flood risk

Stratford Lane 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 Stratford Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Margaret's Infant School 312 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.3 mi
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 363 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Miers Court Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Riverside Primary School 453 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Leigh Academy Rainham 964 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.5 mi
Rainham School for Girls 1,622 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
The Howard School 1,471 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Thames View Primary School 459 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Newington station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Post Office (opp, High Street) 1 min walk
  • Mierscourt Close (opp, Mierscourt Road) 2 min walk
  • White Horse (adj, High Street) 3 min walk
  • Mierscourt Close (adj, Mierscourt Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Orchard Family Practice
    The Red Suite, 103-107 High Street, Gillingham · 0.1 mi
  • Thames Ave Surgery
    2 Thames Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.4 mi
  • Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery
    53A-53B Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.5 mi
  • Pump Lane Surgery
    13 Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda PFS Asda Rainham High Street Petrol Filling Station · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Rainham Shopping Centre Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rainham Parkwood Green · 1.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rainham - Parkwood Green · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham · 0.2 mi
  • Phoenix Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Fenns Chemist · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Portman Smile Clinic Rainham · 0.1 mi
  • The Rainham Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Maidstone Road (dental Surgery) · 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+)95%80%
Gigabit-capable95%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 Stratford Lane

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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