Clavell Close Gillingham, Medway
84 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME8), about 420 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 32100417.
- Sales: 166 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £298,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 50 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15, D: 28, E: 6, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; 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 Rainham (Kent), about 2.8 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 110 m away, and Rainham Park (2.7 hectares) is about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 111 to 117 m above sea level.
- Noise: 55 of its 84 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Parkwood Family Practice, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 69 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £298,000 | £298,000 | £298,000 |
| 2025 | 7 | £325,000 | £175,000 | £355,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £172,000 | £172,000 | £172,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £242,500 | £159,000 | £326,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £167,500 | £167,500 | £167,500 |
| 2021 | 4 | £268,750 | £145,000 | £315,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £237,000 | £148,000 | £305,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £155,000 | £145,000 | £300,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £251,250 | £248,500 | £254,000 |
| 2016 | 9 | £210,000 | £114,000 | £280,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | £245,750 | £207,000 | £340,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | 50 ME8 9ND | Semi-detached | £298,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 54 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £307,500 | |
| 2 Sep 2025 | 7 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £350,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 49 ME8 9ND | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 37 ME8 9NB | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 12 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 15 May 2025 | 48 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2025 | 30 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Aug 2024 | 25 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £172,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2024 | 6 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £330,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Dec 2023 | 19 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £159,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 13 ME8 9NB | Semi-detached | £326,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2022 | 24 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £167,500 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 2022 | 21 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £136,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Apr 2022 | 33 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £152,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Jul 2021 | 52 ME8 9ND | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2021 | 20 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 36 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £154,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 69 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £267,500 | |
| 19 Jan 2021 | 72 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £315,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2020 | 64 ME8 9ND | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2019 | 56 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £237,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2019 | 61 ME8 9ND | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2019 | 36 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jul 2018 | 32 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jul 2018 | 80 ME8 9ND | Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jul 2018 | 65 ME8 9ND | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2017 | 16 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £248,500 | |
| 21 Jun 2017 | 15 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £254,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2016 | 18 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Nov 2016 | 61 ME8 9ND | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2016 | 69 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £242,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 54 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2016 | 19 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £114,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 30 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £121,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Mar 2016 | 79 ME8 9ND | Flat or maisonette | £102,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Feb 2016 | 24 ME8 9NB | Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Feb 2016 | 66 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 8 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2015 | 42 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 7 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £247,500 | |
| 25 Sep 2015 | 64 ME8 9ND | Semi-detached | £244,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2015 | 59 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £251,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2015 | 15 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £207,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2015 | 12 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2014 | 48 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2014 | 56 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £178,500 | |
| 23 Jul 2014 | 14 ME8 9NB | Terraced | £170,500 | |
| 14 Mar 2014 | 66 ME8 9ND | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2014 | 78 ME8 9ND | Flat or maisonette | £94,995 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
50 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 65 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (13); House, mid-terrace (10); Flat (9). Built: 1976-1982 (24); 1967-1975 (12); 1983-1990 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (34); rented (private) (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (29 addresses)
- 4, Clavell Close
- 8, Clavell Close
- 12, Clavell Close
- 13, Clavell Close
- 14, Clavell Close
- 15, Clavell Close
- 16, Clavell Close
- 19, Clavell Close
- 28, Clavell Close
- 30, Clavell Close
- 31, Clavell Close
- 32, Clavell Close
- 33, Clavell Close
- 36, Clavell Close
- 42, Clavell Close
- 47, Clavell Close
- 51, Clavell Close
- 53, Clavell Close
- 59, Clavell Close
- 61, Clavell Close, Rainham
- 64, Clavell Close
- 65, Clavell Close
- 66, Clavell Close
- 69, Clavell Close
- 74, Clavell Close
- 76, Clavell Close
- 78, Clavell Close
- 79, Clavell Close
- 80, Clavell Close
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (71% of about 1,210 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: in a protected area: G5-1969.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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 3 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 9NB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME8 9ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 84 addresses are between 111 m and 117 m above sea level (114 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME8 9NB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME8 9ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainham (Kent) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Newington 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Gillingham (Kent) 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nares Road Parkwood | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chatham Railway Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Hempstead Valley Purple Car Park | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 26.3 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 58.8 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkwood Family Practice | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fenns Chemist | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkwood Health Centre | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Kent undercover police. | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moto - Medway East Amenity, Rainham Cashzone | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rainham Park 2.7 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Kings Frith Playing Fields 7.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 920 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ryetop Wood | Wood | 290 m south-east |
| Brooms Wood | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Little Lennox Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Stoners Rough Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Purple Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Spekes Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 38 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 84 |
55 of the street's 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 230 m | No published inspection |
| Deanwood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parkwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fairview Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Miers Court Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hempstead Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Kebab Fish & Chips/Next Level Pizza ME8 9UH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Peverel Green Supermarket ME8 9UH | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 25 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Nares Road (19); On or near Deanwood Drive (13); On or near Hunstanton Close (13); On or near Clavell Close (10); On or near Burnham Walk (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 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 | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 7 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 Family Kebab Fish & Chips/Next Level Pizza (restaurant/cafe/canteen, ME8 9UH) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 20 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Sandringham Road · Standen Close · Stirling Close · Hunstanton Close · Burnham Walk · Old Castle Walk · Tyler Drive · Ormsby Green · Nares Road · Style Close · Middleton Close · Thrale Way
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.
- 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.