ME5 9LY, Chatham
Sold prices and local information for ME5 9LY on Podkin Wood. Free
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Average sold price
£631,111
9 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£835,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in ME5 9LY
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Podkin Wood | 23 Mar 2026 | £835,000 | Detached |
| 3, Podkin Wood | 14 May 2025 | £590,000 | Detached |
| 17, Podkin Wood | 20 Sep 2024 | £650,000 | Detached |
| 16, Podkin Wood | 16 Aug 2024 | £1,000,000 | Detached |
| 7, Podkin Wood | 11 Dec 2020 | £535,000 | Detached |
| 17, Podkin Wood | 27 Nov 2020 | £540,000 | Detached |
| 10, Podkin Wood | 23 Mar 2018 | £550,000 | Detached |
| 9, Podkin Wood | 3 Jan 2018 | £515,000 | Detached |
| 15, Podkin Wood | 10 Nov 2017 | £465,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in ME5 9LY
- Podkin Wood£835k
Schools near ME5 9LY
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbury Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Walderslade Primary School | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
| Lordswood School | Primary | – | 1.0 mi |
| Swingate Primary School | Primary | – | 1.0 mi |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | Primary | – | 1.1 mi |
| Oaklands School | Primary | – | 1.2 mi |
Living in ME5 9LY
Nearest stations
- Aylesford station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
- New Hythe station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
- Snodland station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.7 mi
- Tesco Express 0.9 mi
- Morrisons Daily 1.0 mi
- Tesco Express 1.0 mi
Pharmacies
- Fenns Chemist 0.7 mi
- Lordswood Pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Merlin Pharmacy 1.2 mi
Dentists
- Kent Smile Studio 0.7 mi
- Lordswood Healthy Living Centre 1.0 mi
- Lavender Dental Care 1.2 mi
GP surgeries
- Reach Healthcare 0.5 mi
- King George Road Surgery 1.3 mi
- Phoenix Medical Practice 1.8 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 85% of homes in Maidstone (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 10 of 10 |
| Employment | 10 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 10 of 10 |
| Crime | 10 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 3 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in ME5 9LY
Ethnic group
| Here | Maidstone | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93.9% | 89.8% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 2.4% | 2.1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2% | 2.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.4% | 4.7% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.2% | 1.2% |
Religion
| Here | Maidstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 49.6% | 49.3% |
| No religion | 43.2% | 40.1% |
| Not answered | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Hindu | 0.7% | 1.4% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Maidstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 93.7% | 86.1% |
| Born outside the UK | 6.3% | 13.9% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Maidstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 32% | 29.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 21.2% | 17.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 17.8% | 15.3% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.8% | 10.9% |
| No qualifications | 10.2% | 17.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6% |
| Other qualifications | 2.1% | 2.9% |
General health
| Here | Maidstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 56.8% | 49.8% |
| Good health | 33.2% | 34% |
| Fair health | 7.3% | 12% |
| Bad health | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Very bad health | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Maidstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 21.9% | 18.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 17.6% | 14.7% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16.8% | 14% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.7% | 10% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9.6% | 10.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 6.3% | 8.2% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.8% | 10.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.1% | 6.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Maidstone | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 45.2% | 32.7% |
| 1 car or van in household | 30.2% | 39.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 21.9% | 13.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 2.7% | 14.6% |
Economic activity
| Here | Maidstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 67% | 62% |
| Economically inactive | 31% | 36.5% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.1% | 1.6% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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