ME8 0SN, Gillingham
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Average sold price
£531,600
15 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£640,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in ME8 0SN
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Swain Road | 10 Apr 2026 | £640,000 | Detached |
| 18, Swain Road | 2 Aug 2024 | £645,000 | Detached |
| 26, Swain Road | 31 Jul 2024 | £410,000 | Detached |
| 2B, Swain Road | 22 Jul 2024 | £475,000 | Semi-detached |
| 2, Swain Road | 22 Mar 2024 | £603,000 | Detached |
| 1, Swain Road | 29 Jan 2024 | £575,000 | Detached |
| 14, Swain Road | 23 Mar 2021 | £590,000 | Detached |
| 5, Swain Road | 18 Mar 2021 | £310,000 | Semi-detached |
| 18, Swain Road | 4 Mar 2021 | £570,000 | Detached |
| 2, Swain Road | 5 Sep 2019 | £625,000 | Detached |
| 36, Swain Road | 13 May 2019 | £455,000 | Detached |
| 20, Swain Road | 5 Sep 2018 | £775,000 | Detached |
| 1, Swain Road | 12 May 2017 | £425,000 | Detached |
| 6, Swain Road | 15 Sep 2016 | £476,000 | Detached |
| 34, Swain Road | 25 Aug 2016 | £400,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in ME8 0SN
- Swain Road£640k
Schools near ME8 0SN
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Community Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Hempstead Infant School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Hempstead Junior School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| The Howard School | Secondary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Rainham School for Girls | Secondary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Parkwood Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.8 mi |
Living in ME8 0SN
Nearest stations
- Rainham (Kent) station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
- Gillingham (Kent) station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
- Chatham station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.5 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.7 mi
- Tesco Extra 0.9 mi
Pharmacies
- Phoenix Pharmacy 0.4 mi
- Hempstead Pharmacy 0.5 mi
- Fenns Chemist 0.7 mi
Dentists
- Kentendo (maidstone Road) 0.4 mi
- Toothcare Dental 0.4 mi
- Wigmore Dental Practice 0.6 mi
GP surgeries
- Wigmore Medical Centre 0.3 mi
- Long Catlis Road Surgery 0.7 mi
- Parkwood Family Practice 0.8 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 92% of homes in Medway (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 | 7 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 10 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 6 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in ME8 0SN
Ethnic group
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93.4% | 84.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 3.5% | 5.9% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.8% | 5.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.1% | 1.4% |
Religion
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 56.7% | 45.1% |
| No religion | 34.7% | 43% |
| Not answered | 5.9% | 5.5% |
| Hindu | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Muslim | 0.7% | 2.7% |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 93.7% | 86.2% |
| Born outside the UK | 6.3% | 13.8% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 25.9% | 25.6% |
| No qualifications | 19.3% | 19.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.3% | 18% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.9% | 15.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.7% | 12.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 6.1% |
| Other qualifications | 4.4% | 3% |
General health
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 49.2% | 47.5% |
| Good health | 34.9% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 13% | 12.8% |
| Bad health | 2.1% | 4% |
| Very bad health | 0.7% | 1.1% |
Occupation
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 19.9% | 11.2% |
| Professional occupations | 17.9% | 16.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.4% | 13.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.9% | 12% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10.7% | 10.5% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7% | 7.6% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.7% | 8.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.2% | 11.1% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 36.9% | 28.9% |
| 1 car or van in household | 35.7% | 40.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 17% | 11% |
| No cars or vans in household | 10.4% | 19.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 52.1% | 61.1% |
| Economically inactive | 46.1% | 36.9% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.8% | 2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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