Ambley Green Gillingham, Medway
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME8), about 250 m long. USRN 32102720.
- 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.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Gill B Park, is 0 m away.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Phinia, Courteney Road - Solar Panels, is 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Medway costs £2,329 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 85% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rainham (Kent), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Vinall Park, is about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 92 to 96 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Eastcourt Lane Surgery, about 800 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2024 | UNIT 2 ME8 0NJ | Other | £1,440,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 May 2022 | UNIT 2 ME8 0NJ | Other | £900,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 D (39% of about 590 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): Watling.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phinia, Courteney Road - Solar Panels Medway MC/23/2763 | Solar farm | 1.8 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2024 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME8 0NJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| ME8 0PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any 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
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 3 to 5%: 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 that area 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
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 0 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gill B Park Gillingham, Kent | Not recorded | Inert | 0 m |
| East Hoath Wood Gillingham, Kent | Not recorded | Not recorded | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 92 m and 96 m above sea level (95 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME8 0NJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME8 0PZ | 85% | 85% | 85% | 15% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainham (Kent) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Gillingham (Kent) 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Chatham 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Rainham | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Chatham Railway Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Hempstead Valley Purple Car Park | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Station Road | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 58.2 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eastcourt Lane Surgery Good Oct 2026 | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 7 - 8 Ambley Green Dental Practice | 20 m |
| Hospital | Medway Maritime Hospital Requires improvement Nov 2025 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Darland House Good Jun 2018 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Kent undercover police. | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vinall Park 2.4 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 13 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Allington Road Allotment 4,650 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ambley Wood | Wood | 290 m south-west |
| Spekes Bottom | Valley | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| East Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Cinque Port Marshes | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Horrid Hill | Headland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Couvre Port Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Twydall Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 43% in 2024 and 36% in 2023) |
| Featherby Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 64% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 47% in 2023) |
| The Howard School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 47.3 (45.2 in 2025 and 42.5 in 2024); 36.1% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade D+; 0% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Rainham School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 44.8 (44.3 in 2025 and 46.1 in 2024); 28.8% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 4.9% AAB or better; progress above average |
| Featherby Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | None published |
| Rainham Mark Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 63.1 (62.7 in 2025 and 63.4 in 2024); 88.9% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade B-; 15.4% AAB or better; progress below average |
| The Robert Napier School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 30.2 (32.5 in 2025 and 27.9 in 2024); 11% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade D; 0% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Hempstead Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Thames View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 80% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 48% in 2023) |
| The Academy of Woodlands | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 69% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 49% in 2024 and 49% in 2023) |
| Hempstead Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 56% in 2024 and 56% 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
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 220 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gillingham Nursery ME8 0RR | Full day care | 67 | Good (Aug 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 220 m |
| 1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd ME8 6BY | Full day care | 24 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| MFSE ME8 6JH | Out-of-school day care | 20 | Not inspected yet | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Conexus Tuition Broadway Class ME8 6BA | Full day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Hempstead Pavilion Playgroup ME7 3RH | Sessional day care | 24 | Good (Feb 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuji Seal Europe Ltd ME8 0RJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 9 May 2025 |
| Gillingham Nursery ME8 0GD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 4 Good | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Planet Ice ME8 0PU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Henry's Cafe ME8 0SB | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Batleys Cash & Carry Ltd ME8 0RT | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| SOAR Electric Karting ME8 0RT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Iceland ME8 0PU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Dec 2025 |
| Aldi ME8 0PU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Poundland ME8 0PU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sabre Court (10); On or near Campus Way (7); On or near Valentine Close (3); On or near Crusader Close (3).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2024 13:35 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 8 Nov 2023 08:10 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 7 Jul 2021 14:05 | Slight | 3 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Scimitar Close · Ambley Road · Saracen Close · Crusader Close · Bailey Drive · Valentine Close · Matilda Close · Campus Way · Bailey Drive · Hoath Way · Hoath Way · Chieftain 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.