ME8 8XU, Gillingham
Sold prices and local information for ME8 8XU on Fruit Fields Drive. Free
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Average sold price
£382,758
14 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
92%
of homes, gigabit 92%
Sold prices in ME8 8XU
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Fruit Fields Drive | 4 Sep 2025 | £441,750 | Detached New build |
| 12, Fruit Fields Drive | 2 Sep 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached |
| 3, Fruit Fields Drive | 20 Dec 2024 | £385,000 | Terraced New build |
| 16, Fruit Fields Drive | 15 Dec 2023 | £335,000 | Terraced New build |
| 8, Fruit Fields Drive | 25 Feb 2022 | £472,450 | Detached New build |
| 18, Fruit Fields Drive | 31 Jan 2022 | £325,000 | Terraced New build |
| 5, Fruit Fields Drive | 27 Jan 2022 | £364,950 | Terraced New build |
| 2, Fruit Fields Drive | 14 Jan 2022 | £472,450 | Detached New build |
| 14, Fruit Fields Drive | 23 Dec 2021 | £327,450 | Terraced New build |
| 10, Fruit Fields Drive | 23 Dec 2021 | £386,450 | Semi-detached New build |
| 4, Fruit Fields Drive | 23 Dec 2021 | £377,950 | Semi-detached New build |
| 12, Fruit Fields Drive | 23 Dec 2021 | £368,078 | Semi-detached New build |
| 6, Fruit Fields Drive | 23 Dec 2021 | £367,128 | Semi-detached New build |
| 7, Fruit Fields Drive | 21 Dec 2021 | £369,950 | Terraced New build |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in ME8 8XU
- Fruit Fields Drive£385k
Schools near ME8 8XU
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Leigh Academy Rainham | Secondary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| St Margaret's Infant School | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
| Miers Court Primary School | Primary | – | 1.0 mi |
| Thames View Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.2 mi |
Living in ME8 8XU
Nearest stations
- Rainham (Kent) station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
- Newington station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
- Gillingham (Kent) station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
Supermarkets
- Asda PFS 0.5 mi
- Tesco 0.8 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.2 mi
- Morrisons Daily 1.8 mi
Pharmacies
- Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham 0.8 mi
- Fenns Chemist 1.8 mi
- Phoenix Pharmacy 1.8 mi
Dentists
- Portman Smile Clinic Rainham 0.6 mi
- The Rainham Dental Surgery 0.9 mi
- Maidstone Road (dental Surgery) 1.0 mi
GP surgeries
- Orchard Family Practice 0.7 mi
- Thames Ave Surgery 1.0 mi
- Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery 1.1 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 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 6 of 10 |
| Employment | 8 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 7 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 7 of 10 |
| Crime | 5 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 5 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in ME8 8XU
Ethnic group
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93.2% | 84.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1% | 5.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.5% | 1.4% |
Religion
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 48.4% | 43% |
| Christian | 44.7% | 45.1% |
| Not answered | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| Other religion | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Muslim | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Sikh | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| Hindu | 0% | 1.1% |
Country of birth
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 93.8% | 86.2% |
| Born outside the UK | 6.2% | 13.8% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 28.5% | 25.6% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 20.9% | 18% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 16% | 15.9% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19.4% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.8% | 12.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.1% |
| Other qualifications | 1.3% | 3% |
General health
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 48.9% | 47.5% |
| Good health | 37.1% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 10.8% | 12.8% |
| Bad health | 2.5% | 4% |
| Very bad health | 0.7% | 1.1% |
Occupation
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 21% | 16.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.3% | 13.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.5% | 10.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 11.3% | 11.2% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.8% | 12% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 9.8% | 7.6% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Elementary occupations | 7.1% | 11.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 6.2% | 8.4% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 43.5% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 33.8% | 28.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 12.9% | 11% |
| No cars or vans in household | 9.8% | 19.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 68.3% | 61.1% |
| Economically inactive | 31% | 36.9% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 0.7% | 2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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