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The average house price in Medway is £317,644 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 0.2%.

England

Medway

£317,644

Average price, last 12 months

−0.2% in a year
OCT 2016£230kSEPT 2026£318k

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What can I buy with my budget in Medway?

With £320,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Medway.

£320,000

Medway

  • Flats

    £180,143

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £273,759

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £353,916

    £34k short

  • Detached

    £513,114

    £193k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Medway?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Medway costs £1,589 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Medway

    £1,589

    a month

    Average price
    £317,644
    Deposit
    £31,764
    Mortgage
    £285,880
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £63,529

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £513,114

Semi-detached

  • £353,916

Terraced

  • £273,759

Flats

  • £180,143

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Medway

Mostly terraced houses

14%
29%
46%

How much do prices vary within Medway?

In Medway the priciest area costs 3.0× the cheapest.

Medway15 areas

Cheapest: Isle of Grain, £241,854. Priciest: St. Mary Hoo, £722,500.

Isle of Grain: £241,854Chatham: £290,144Strood: £311,543Gillingham: £312,917Rochester: £325,534Frindsbury: £347,841Allhallows: £361,950Stoke: £364,357Hoo St. Werburgh: £369,639Halling: £377,052Cliffe and Cliffe Woods: £435,786Cuxton: £459,687High Halstow: £460,365Cooling: £524,333St. Mary Hoo: £722,500
  • Medway average, £317,644

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Medway?

Medway has 74 public parks among 469 green space sites. Green space covers 3.2% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Medway

    3.2%

    of the land is green space
    31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    74 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Medway?

Medway has about 7.4 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,691 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Medway
7.4 people per football pitch of land · 2,691 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Medway?

Prices in Medway were down on a year earlier in 19 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 0.2% on a year earlier.

Medway19 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    £317,644

Change over 1 year

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    −£757

Change over ~10 years

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    +£89,713

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    3,275

Number of postcodes

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    8,467

Households (Census 2021)

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    111,458

Household density

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    1,072 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    279,820

Population density

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    2,691 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    31 m² per resident · more than 50% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    3.2%

Public parks

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    74

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    85 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    −6.9%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    23 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    SEPT 2022 · £342,175

Most common price band

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    £200k – £300k · 36.9%

Detached average

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    £513,114

Semi-detached average

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    £353,916

Terraced average

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    £273,759

Flats average

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    £180,143

Detached share of sales

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    13.5%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    28.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    46.1%

Flats share of sales

  • Medway

    England / Medway

    11.6%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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