ME8 6SW, Gillingham
Sold prices and local information for ME8 6SW on Newnham Close. Free
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Average sold price
£283,600
5 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£328,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in ME8 6SW
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11, Newnham Close | 17 Jul 2026 | £328,000 | Semi-detached |
| 7, Newnham Close | 1 Feb 2023 | £311,500 | Semi-detached |
| 11, Newnham Close | 22 Apr 2021 | £258,500 | Semi-detached |
| 6, Newnham Close | 11 Jul 2018 | £235,000 | Semi-detached |
| 5, Newnham Close | 26 May 2016 | £285,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in ME8 6SW
- Newnham Close£328k
Schools near ME8 6SW
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainham Mark Grammar School | Secondary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Twydall Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Thames View Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Featherby Infant and Nursery School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| The Howard School | Secondary | – | 0.7 mi |
Living in ME8 6SW
Nearest stations
- Rainham (Kent) station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
- Gillingham (Kent) station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
- Chatham station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
Supermarkets
- Spar 0.3 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.3 mi
- Tesco Extra 0.5 mi
- Aldi 0.6 mi
Pharmacies
- J Spensley 0.4 mi
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy 0.5 mi
- Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham 1.0 mi
Dentists
- Mjs Patel & Associates 0.4 mi
- Uj Patel Imos - Twydall Lane 0.4 mi
- Doctors Surgery 0.6 mi
GP surgeries
- Waltham Road Medical Centre 0.3 mi
- Pump Lane Surgery 0.3 mi
- Eastcourt Lane Surgery 0.5 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 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 4 of 10 |
| Employment | 3 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 2 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 4 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in ME8 6SW
Ethnic group
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90% | 84.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 3.2% | 5.9% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 1.4% |
Religion
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 47.1% | 43% |
| Christian | 44.6% | 45.1% |
| Not answered | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| Muslim | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Hindu | 1% | 1.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Other religion | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 92.4% | 86.2% |
| Born outside the UK | 7.6% | 13.8% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 26.6% | 19.4% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 18.5% | 15.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.2% | 18% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 16.2% | 25.6% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 11.1% | 12.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| Other qualifications | 3.2% | 3% |
General health
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 38.4% | 47.5% |
| Good health | 35.5% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 17.4% | 12.8% |
| Bad health | 6.4% | 4% |
| Very bad health | 2.3% | 1.1% |
Occupation
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 13% | 16.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 12.7% | 12% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 12.1% | 13.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 12.1% | 9.7% |
| Elementary occupations | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.5% | 10.5% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 10.4% | 8.4% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 8.8% | 11.2% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7.7% | 7.6% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 42.3% | 40.9% |
| No cars or vans in household | 24.3% | 19.2% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 24.1% | 28.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 9.3% | 11% |
Economic activity
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 55.8% | 61.1% |
| Economically inactive | 42.5% | 36.9% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.7% | 2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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