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William Street, Rainham, Gillingham

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME8 8HN, ME8 8HW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£294,742
38 sales
Price range
£173k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Jun 2025
ME8 8HN

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At a glance

House prices£295k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% 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 station5 min walkRainham (Kent) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 39 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

38 property sales on William Street, Rainham, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Jun 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £311,577. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 45% semi-detached, 42% terraced, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on William Street range from £173,000 to £460,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on William Street compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. William Street 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: £220,280 (5 sales)2016£220k2017: £270,333 (6 sales)2017£270k2018: £266,857 (7 sales)2018£267k2019: £331,667 (3 sales)2019£332k2020: £340,000 (1 sales)2020£340k2021: £308,000 (5 sales)2021£308k2022: £324,000 (2 sales)2022£324k2023: £364,000 (3 sales)2023£364k2024: £335,762 (5 sales)2024£336k2025: £315,000 (1 sales)2025£315k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 39 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£311,57728 Jun 2024
Terraced16£255,15027 Jun 2025
Detached5£364,20031 Oct 2023

Sold prices on William Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, William Street ME8 8HN 27 Jun 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
16, William Street ME8 8HN 21 Feb 2025£385,000 OtherFreehold
18, William Street ME8 8HN 1 Nov 2024£375,000 TerracedFreehold
30, William Street ME8 8HN 28 Jun 2024£377,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, William Street ME8 8HW 17 Apr 2024£282,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, William Street ME8 8HW 12 Apr 2024£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, William Street ME8 8HN 28 Feb 2024£269,810 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, William Street ME8 8HN 31 Oct 2023£425,000 DetachedFreehold
34, William Street ME8 8HN 20 Oct 2023£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, William Street ME8 8HW 23 Jun 2023£282,000 DetachedFreehold
54, William Street ME8 8HW 30 Sep 2022£298,000 TerracedFreehold
39, William Street ME8 8HW 14 Mar 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, William Street ME8 8HN 29 Sep 2021£350,000 TerracedFreehold
32, William Street ME8 8HN 24 Sep 2021£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, William Street ME8 8HN 26 Jul 2021£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, William Street ME8 8HN 27 May 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, William Street ME8 8HW 20 Jan 2021£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, William Street ME8 8HN 20 Jan 2020£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, William Street ME8 8HN 24 May 2019£460,000 DetachedFreehold
20, William Street ME8 8HN 28 Mar 2019£250,000 TerracedFreehold
25, William Street ME8 8HN 1 Feb 2019£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, William Street ME8 8HW 2 Nov 2018£238,000 TerracedFreehold
82, William Street ME8 8HW 14 Aug 2018£282,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, William Street ME8 8HW 19 Jun 2018£210,000 TerracedFreehold
2, William Street ME8 8HN 4 May 2018£372,000 DetachedFreehold
80, William Street ME8 8HW 4 Apr 2018£245,000 TerracedFreehold
34, William Street ME8 8HN 5 Mar 2018£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, William Street ME8 8HN 26 Jan 2018£241,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, William Street ME8 8HN 15 Dec 2017£282,000 DetachedFreehold
69, William Street ME8 8HW 1 Dec 2017£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, William Street ME8 8HN 21 Aug 2017£271,000 TerracedFreehold
58, William Street ME8 8HW 2 Jun 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
28, William Street ME8 8HN 24 Feb 2017£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, William Street ME8 8HW 3 Feb 2017£254,000 TerracedFreehold
68, William Street ME8 8HW 13 Jul 2016£173,000 TerracedFreehold
72, William Street ME8 8HW 20 May 2016£218,000 TerracedFreehold
18, William Street ME8 8HN 29 Apr 2016£230,000 TerracedFreehold
50, William Street ME8 8HW 29 Apr 2016£215,400 TerracedFreehold
75, William Street ME8 8HW 11 Feb 2016£265,000 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
20, William Street £250,000 (Mar 2019) → £315,000 (Jun 2025) +26%
over 6 yrs
18, William Street £230,000 (Apr 2016) → £375,000 (Nov 2024) +63%
over 9 yrs
30, William Street £241,000 (Jan 2018) → £340,000 (Jan 2020) → £377,000 (Jun 2024) +56%
over 6 yrs
69, William Street £355,000 (Dec 2017) → £375,000 (Apr 2024) +6%
over 6 yrs
34, William Street £280,000 (Mar 2018) → £385,000 (Oct 2023) +38%
over 6 yrs
13, William Street £271,000 (Aug 2017) → £350,000 (Sep 2021) +29%
over 4 yrs
28, William Street £285,000 (Feb 2017) → £350,000 (May 2021) +23%
over 4 yrs
68, William Street £173,000 (Jul 2016) → £238,000 (Nov 2018) +38%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near William Street

Crime

96 crimes were reported within about a mile of William Street in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences40
Anti-social behaviour19
Criminal damage & arson9
Shoplifting8
Other theft6
Public order5

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

Flood risk

William 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 William Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Riverside Primary School 453 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Leigh Academy Rainham 964 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Margaret's Infant School 312 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 363 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Thames View Primary School 459 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Miers Court Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Rainham Mark Grammar School 1,568 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.0 mi
Rainham School for Girls 1,622 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Newington station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • William Street (o/s 36, William Street) 1 min walk
  • Henry Street (adj, Station Road) 2 min walk
  • Tilbury Road (adj, Station Road) 2 min walk
  • Henry Street (opp, Station Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Orchard Family Practice
    The Red Suite, 103-107 High Street, Gillingham · 0.5 mi
  • Thames Ave Surgery
    2 Thames Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.7 mi
  • Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery
    53A-53B Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham · 0.8 mi
  • Pump Lane Surgery
    13 Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda PFS Asda Rainham High Street Petrol Filling Station · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Rainham Shopping Centre Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Gillingham Kent Extra · 1.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Upchurch · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.4 mi
  • J Spensley · 1.6 mi

Dentists

  • Portman Smile Clinic Rainham · 0.5 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 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
Crime6 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
Owned84.1%62.5%
Private rented12.6%20.3%
Social rented3.3%17.1%
Households672

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.3%64.1%
Aged 65+26.9%18.6%
Residents1,534

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 William Street

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White92.2%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%5.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%5.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian51.4%45.1%
No religion39.5%43%
Not answered4.8%5.5%
Hindu1.6%1.1%
Muslim1.4%2.7%
Sikh0.8%1.6%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK92.5%86.2%
Born outside the UK7.5%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above24.9%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%18%
No qualifications18%19.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%12.1%
Apprenticeship9.4%6.1%
Other qualifications3.4%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health43.3%47.5%
Good health36.5%34.6%
Fair health14.7%12.8%
Bad health3.8%4%
Very bad health1.6%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household48.8%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household28.4%28.9%
No cars or vans in household14.3%19.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%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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