ME8 8BY, Gillingham
Sold prices and local information for ME8 8BY on Russells Avenue. Free
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Average sold price
£280,625
4 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£379,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in ME8 8BY
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17, Russells Avenue | 29 Jul 2026 | £379,000 | Terraced |
| 19, Russells Avenue | 8 Sep 2022 | £292,500 | Terraced |
| 15, Russells Avenue | 12 Jul 2019 | £258,000 | Terraced |
| 30, Russell Avenue | 23 Aug 2016 | £193,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in ME8 8BY
Schools near ME8 8BY
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Leigh Academy Rainham | Secondary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| St Margaret's Infant School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Miers Court Primary School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| Thames View Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.0 mi |
Living in ME8 8BY
Nearest stations
- Rainham (Kent) station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
- Newington station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
- Gillingham (Kent) station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Supermarkets
- Asda PFS 0.1 mi
- Tesco 0.5 mi
- Morrisons Daily 1.4 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.5 mi
Pharmacies
- Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham 0.5 mi
- Fenns Chemist 1.4 mi
- Phoenix Pharmacy 1.4 mi
Dentists
- Portman Smile Clinic Rainham 0.3 mi
- The Rainham Dental Surgery 0.6 mi
- Maidstone Road (dental Surgery) 0.7 mi
GP surgeries
- Orchard Family Practice 0.4 mi
- Thames Ave Surgery 0.7 mi
- Maidstone Rd Rainham 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 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 1 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 2 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 2 of 10 |
| Crime | 2 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 5 of 10 |
| Living environment | 6 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in ME8 8BY
Ethnic group
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91.3% | 84.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 2.4% | 5.9% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.5% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.7% | 1.4% |
Religion
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 49.3% | 43% |
| Christian | 42.4% | 45.1% |
| Not answered | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| Sikh | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Hindu | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Muslim | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Country of birth
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 91.6% | 86.2% |
| Born outside the UK | 8.4% | 13.8% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 24.9% | 19.4% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 20.4% | 25.6% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.4% | 18% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15.7% | 15.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Other qualifications | 3.1% | 3% |
General health
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 41.8% | 47.5% |
| Good health | 34.1% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 15.6% | 12.8% |
| Bad health | 6.2% | 4% |
| Very bad health | 2.3% | 1.1% |
Occupation
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.6% | 13.1% |
| Professional occupations | 12.4% | 16.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 12% | 12% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11.4% | 9.7% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 11.4% | 7.6% |
| Elementary occupations | 10.6% | 11.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 10% | 11.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 10% | 8.4% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 7.6% | 10.5% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 46.5% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 24.3% | 28.9% |
| No cars or vans in household | 21.9% | 19.2% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.2% | 11% |
Economic activity
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 56.6% | 61.1% |
| Economically inactive | 42.4% | 36.9% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1% | 2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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