Buying a home in ME7, Gillingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£285kmost £250k–£336k
Houses per m²£3,559flats £3,474
Sold last year3372,402 in five years
Prices in Medway+1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in ME7 sold for £284,857 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £249,805 and £336,161, for about 83 m² of space. That is 10% less than the same home across Gillingham (£317,000).

337 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £142k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in ME7 5 (£3,204) and the most in ME7 3 (£4,605).

Across Medway, prices are up 1.1% on a year ago and up 14.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,336 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,299 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £57,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in ME7 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£221,109£189k–£232k44 m²26
2£252,533£228k–£292k68 m²649
3£284,857£250k–£336k83 m²1,093
4£361,606£302k–£434k106 m²261
5+£484,551£374k–£680k148 m²158

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£221k£253k£285k£362k£485k
Detached—£341k£448k£515k£667k
Semi-detached—£312k£361k£383k£457k
Terraced£224k£244k£272k£317k£340k
Flats£142k£183k£175k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across ME7

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
ME7 1£3,300£3,896
ME7 2£3,656£3,040
ME7 3£4,605£3,624
ME7 4£3,240£2,887
ME7 5£3,204£2,706

Schools near ME7

Best state primary within 2 kmNapier Community Primary and Nursery Academy84% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%17 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Howard School36.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%23 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about ME7

Is ME7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 10% less than across Gillingham; prices in Medway are up 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (84% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.1% against 43.8%); 337 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in ME7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in ME7 sold for £284,857 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £249,805 and £336,161.

Is ME7 expensive for Gillingham?

A 3-bedroom house in ME7 costs 10% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Gillingham (£317,000).

How many homes sell in ME7 each year?

337 homes sold in the last year and 2,402 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near ME7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.