Acres Green Close Chatham, Medway
21 addresses across 1 postcode (ME5), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 32103170.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Medway cost £297,757 in August 2026 (+0.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,235 a month.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (B: 20).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 0 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Medway costs £2,329 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chatham, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Chestnut Ave Open Space, is about 740 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 111 to 114 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is King George Road Surgery, about 410 m (0.3 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 64 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Medway
A typical home in Medway cost £297,757 in August 2026, 0.5% more than a year before. That is 13% more than five years earlier and 31% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £530,444 |
| Semi-detached | £352,795 |
| Terraced | £276,029 |
| Flat or maisonette | £168,915 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £270,313 |
Private renters in Medway paid £1,235 a month on average in September 2026, 1.6% more than a year before. That is 36% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £897 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,140 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,340 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,827 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, detached (11); House, semi-detached (4); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 2017 (20).
Each home's certificates and sales (20 addresses)
- 1, Acres Green Close
- 2, Acres Green Close
- 3, Acres Green Close
- 4, Acres Green Close
- 5, Acres Green Close
- 6, Acres Green Close
- 7, Acres Green Close
- 8, Acres Green Close
- 9, Acres Green Close
- 10, Acres Green Close
- 11, Acres Green Close
- 12, Acres Green Close
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- 14, Acres Green Close
- 15, Acres Green Close
- 16, Acres Green Close
- 17, Acres Green Close
- 18, Acres Green Close
- 19, Acres Green Close
- 20, Acres Green Close
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,542 kWh of it on average in 2024, 18% more than the district's 10,621 kWh, and 2,740 kWh of electricity, 18% less than the district's 3,336 kWh. There are gas meters for about 50% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is ME5.
Council tax
What each band costs in Medway in 2026-27: Band D £2,329 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,552 | £1,811 | £2,070 | £2,329 | £2,846 | £3,363 | £3,881 | £4,657 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (38% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 0 times, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Medway.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Avenue Chatham Cso Southern Water; monitored 51% of the year | River Medway | 0 | 0 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 111 m and 114 m above sea level (113 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME5 0FB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chatham 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Gillingham (Kent) 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Rochester 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barrington Close Walderslade | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chatham Railway Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 27.2 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54.4 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King George Road Surgery Good Oct 2022 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Merlin Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medway Dental Care | 230 m |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital Requires improvement Sep 2017 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Aquarius Care Home Requires improvement Dec 2025 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Kent undercover police. | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Br Spar Chatham | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chestnut Ave Open Space 4,280 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hook Meadow 2.4 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Hatton Road Allotment 3,080 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fort Horstead, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Horstead | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Fort Luton | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Snodhurst Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Snodhurst Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| East Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Borstal Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
| Couvre Port Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Chatham Ness | Headland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Medway: see them on the Medway page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenacre School | Secondary | 11–18 | 140 m | Inadequate (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 29.4 (29.8 in 2025); 15.5% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade D; progress average |
| Walderslade School | Secondary | 11–18 | 160 m | Inadequate (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 29.2 (29.9 in 2025); 12% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C-; progress average |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 250 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | None published |
| Oaklands School | Primary | 3–11 | 340 m | No published inspection | 70% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 48% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| Maundene School | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Walderslade Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 20% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 71% in 2023) |
| Horsted Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Horsted Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Wayfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Urgent improvement; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | 31% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 40% in 2024 and 71% in 2023) |
| Lordswood School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 76% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| Kingfisher Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| New Horizons Children's Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 35% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 49% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1 km (0.6 miles); the nearest is 330 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Acorns ME5 0QS | Sessional day care | 16 | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 330 m |
| Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club ME5 7QB | Full day care | 30 | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Maundene ME5 ME5 7QB | Out-of-school day care | 30 | Not inspected yet | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| ID PE & Sport's Maundene Holiday Course Centre ME5 7QB | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 640 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Honeypot Day Nursery Ltd ME5 8AJ | Full day care | 46 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Owl & Bear Daycare ME5 7PQ | Full day care | 72 | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Alphabets Day Nursery ME5 9EP | Full day care | 40 | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Buttercups at Little Teddies ME5 9LW | Full day care | 26 | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Little Teddies Walderslade ME5 9LW | Full day care | 12 | Good (Feb 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Conexus Tuition Chatham Class ME5 7PX | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 172 childminders and 53 home childcarers (nannies) in Medway. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenacre Academy ME5 0LP | School/college/university | 140 m | 4 Good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Caterlink Ltd At St Thomas More Catholic Primary School ME5 0NF | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| The Poachers Pocket ME5 0NB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| TT Africa Food Minimart ME5 0PQ | Retailers - other | 200 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dominion Stores ME5 0NB | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Best Kebab ME5 0LY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Little Acorns Pre School ME5 0QS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| TCDC C/O Oaklands Primary School ME5 0QS | School/college/university | 330 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| ATLANTIS KENT LIMITED ME5 0QX | Other catering premises | 390 m | 4 Good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Shop \& Save Liquor Mart ME5 0QX | Retailers - other | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jun 2025 |
| GIDO CRISPY AND INDIAN GRILL ME5 0QX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Sep 2026 |
| W Bruce ME5 0QX | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| The Net Community Hub ME5 0QX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Spar ME5 0QX | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (17); On or near Walderslade Road (15); On or near Myrtle Crescent (10); On or near Barrington Close (9); On or near Bleakwood Road (8).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings GIDO CRISPY AND INDIAN GRILL (takeaway/sandwich shop, ME5 0QX) now 3 Generally satisfactory, was Awaiting inspection (rated 30 September 2026) found 5 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- ME5 0FB: 21 addresses
Nearby streets
Barrington Close · Beckley Mews · Bleakwood Road · Myrtle Crescent · Bradfields Avenue · Saffron Way · Greenacre Close · Gorse Avenue · Heather Close · Kings Oak Mews · Bradfields Avenue West · Spencer Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.