ME8 7LA, Gillingham
Sold prices and local information for ME8 7LA on Suffolk Avenue. Free
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Average sold price
£330,333
3 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in ME8 7LA
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Suffolk Avenue | 4 Jul 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced |
| 8, Suffolk Avenue | 15 Nov 2021 | £322,000 | Terraced |
| 6, Suffolk Avenue | 15 Aug 2017 | £269,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in ME8 7LA
- Suffolk Avenue£330k
Schools near ME8 7LA
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Infant School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| Thames View Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| Miers Court Primary School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| The Howard School | Secondary | – | 0.7 mi |
Living in ME8 7LA
Nearest stations
- Rainham (Kent) station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
- Newington station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk
- Gillingham (Kent) station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
Supermarkets
- Tesco 0.2 mi
- Asda PFS 0.4 mi
- Tesco Extra 1.1 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.2 mi
Pharmacies
- Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham 0.2 mi
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy 1.1 mi
- J Spensley 1.3 mi
Dentists
- The Rainham Dental Surgery 0.2 mi
- Maidstone Road (dental Surgery) 0.3 mi
- Doctors Surgery 0.4 mi
GP surgeries
- Orchard Family Practice 0.2 mi
- Thames Ave Surgery 0.3 mi
- Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery 0.4 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 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 7 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 5 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 8 of 10 |
| Crime | 6 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 7 of 10 |
| Living environment | 8 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in ME8 7LA
Ethnic group
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92.2% | 84.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 2.9% | 5.9% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 2.3% | 5.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.6% | 1.4% |
Religion
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 51.4% | 45.1% |
| No religion | 39.5% | 43% |
| Not answered | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Hindu | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| Muslim | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| Sikh | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Country of birth
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 92.5% | 86.2% |
| Born outside the UK | 7.5% | 13.8% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 24.9% | 25.6% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18.3% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19.4% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.7% | 15.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.3% | 12.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.4% | 6.1% |
| Other qualifications | 3.4% | 3% |
General health
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 43.3% | 47.5% |
| Good health | 36.5% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 14.7% | 12.8% |
| Bad health | 3.8% | 4% |
| Very bad health | 1.6% | 1.1% |
Occupation
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 17.2% | 16.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.8% | 13.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 14% | 11.2% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 13.7% | 12% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.8% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8% | 7.6% |
| Elementary occupations | 8% | 11.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7.1% | 9.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.4% | 8.4% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 48.8% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 28.4% | 28.9% |
| No cars or vans in household | 14.3% | 19.2% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 8.6% | 11% |
Economic activity
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 54.8% | 61.1% |
| Economically inactive | 44.1% | 36.9% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.2% | 2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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