ME8 7BS, Gillingham
Sold prices and local information for ME8 7BS on Ripon Close. Free
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Average sold price
£290,500
5 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in ME8 7BS
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11, Ripon Close | 28 Feb 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached |
| 2, Ripon Close | 24 Jun 2024 | £315,000 | Semi-detached |
| 12, Ripon Close | 11 Apr 2018 | £270,000 | Semi-detached |
| 13, Ripon Close | 8 Dec 2017 | £245,000 | Semi-detached |
| 1, Ripon Close | 26 May 2016 | £272,500 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in ME8 7BS
- Ripon Close£291k
Schools near ME8 7BS
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainham Mark Grammar School | Secondary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Thames View Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Twydall Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Good | 0.6 mi |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| The Howard School | Secondary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Rainham School for Girls | Secondary | – | 0.8 mi |
Living in ME8 7BS
Nearest stations
- Rainham (Kent) station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
- Gillingham (Kent) station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
- Chatham station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
Supermarkets
- Spar 0.5 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.6 mi
- Tesco Extra 0.7 mi
- Tesco 0.8 mi
Pharmacies
- J Spensley 0.6 mi
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham 0.8 mi
Dentists
- Doctors Surgery 0.6 mi
- Uj Patel Imos - Twydall Lane 0.6 mi
- Mjs Patel & Associates 0.6 mi
GP surgeries
- Pump Lane Surgery 0.5 mi
- Waltham Road Medical Centre 0.5 mi
- Thames Ave Surgery 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 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 6 of 10 |
| Employment | 5 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 4 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 6 of 10 |
| Crime | 6 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 7 of 10 |
| Living environment | 7 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in ME8 7BS
Ethnic group
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90.8% | 84.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1% | 5.6% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 1.4% |
Religion
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 45.4% | 43% |
| Christian | 45.4% | 45.1% |
| Not answered | 4.4% | 5.5% |
| Muslim | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Sikh | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Other religion | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Jewish | 0.3% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 92.1% | 86.2% |
| Born outside the UK | 7.9% | 13.8% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 24.4% | 25.6% |
| No qualifications | 18.2% | 19.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.8% | 18% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 16.1% | 15.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.3% | 12.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.1% |
| Other qualifications | 3.5% | 3% |
General health
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 47.6% | 47.5% |
| Good health | 34.5% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 13.2% | 12.8% |
| Bad health | 3.6% | 4% |
| Very bad health | 1.1% | 1.1% |
Occupation
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 14.2% | 16.5% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 14.2% | 10.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 13.8% | 13.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 13.4% | 12% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 11.4% | 11.2% |
| Elementary occupations | 9.1% | 11.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 8.6% | 8.4% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.1% | 7.6% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7.1% | 9.7% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 44.4% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 31.9% | 28.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 12.4% | 11% |
| No cars or vans in household | 11.3% | 19.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 60.6% | 61.1% |
| Economically inactive | 37.5% | 36.9% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.9% | 2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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