Typical 3-bedroom house£345kmost £306k–£393k
Houses per m²£4,252flats £3,221
Sold last year4302,872 in five years
Prices in Medway+1.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in ME8 sold for £345,488 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £306,079 and £393,350, for about 84 m² of space. That is 9% more than the same home across Gillingham (£317,000).
430 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 £154k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in ME8 6 (£3,821) and the most in ME8 0 (£4,631).
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 £1,575 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £69,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about ME8
Is ME8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% more than across Gillingham; prices in Medway are up 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.1% against 43.8%); 430 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 ME8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in ME8 sold for £345,488 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £306,079 and £393,350.
Is ME8 expensive for Gillingham?
A 3-bedroom house in ME8 costs 9% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Gillingham (£317,000).
How many homes sell in ME8 each year?
430 homes sold in the last year and 2,872 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 ME8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Thames View Primary School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near ME8?
For a 3-bedroom house, ME7 (£285k, 4 km), ME4 (£285k, 5 km), ME11 (£248k, 12 km).
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.