Gads Hill Gillingham, Medway
27 addresses across 6 postcodes (ME7), about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 32100732.
- Sales: 35 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £200,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 4, E: 5).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 B; Band D in Medway costs £2,329 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 25% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Kent), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 30 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodlands Family Practice, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,730 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 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 | 2 | £200,000 | £185,000 | £215,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £345,500 | £320,000 | £371,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £147,250 | £107,500 | £187,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £113,498 | £101,000 | £125,995 |
| 2006 | 3 | £122,995 | £95,000 | £129,995 |
| 2005 | 2 | £121,498 | £118,000 | £124,995 |
| 2004 | 2 | £71,500 | £60,000 | £83,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £82,250 | £78,000 | £86,500 |
| 2001 | 3 | £85,000 | £56,000 | £130,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | 41 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 39 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | 27 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £310,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Nov 2021 | 25 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £213,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Nov 2021 | 45 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £371,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2021 | 17 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £320,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2017 | 25 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2017 | 35A ME7 2RU | Detached | £225,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Nov 2016 | 25 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2015 | 37 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £130,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Oct 2011 | 17 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £187,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2011 | 35A ME7 2RU | Detached | £107,500 | |
| 1 Oct 2010 | 45 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2007 | 23 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £125,995 | |
| 8 Jan 2007 | 33 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £101,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2006 | 17A ME7 2RU | Terraced | £122,995 | |
| 27 Jul 2006 | 25 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £129,995 | |
| 10 Mar 2006 | 41 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2005 | 21 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £124,995 | |
| 15 Jun 2005 | 19 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £118,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2004 | 37 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 39 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £83,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2002 | 25 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £78,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2002 | 21A ME7 2RU | Detached | £86,500 | |
| 17 Dec 2001 | 21A ME7 2RU | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2001 | 17 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2001 | 35 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £56,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2000 | 37 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £36,000 | |
| 8 Dec 1999 | 21A ME7 2RU | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 8 Dec 1999 | 43 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £44,000 | |
| 21 Oct 1998 | 31 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £25,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 41 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £21,000 | |
| 29 May 1998 | 33 ME7 2RU | Semi-detached | £22,500 | |
| 20 Mar 1998 | 27 ME7 2RU | Terraced | £72,000 | |
| 16 Jun 1997 | 17A ME7 2RU | Terraced | £39,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); House, end-terrace (4); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (6); before 1900 (4); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (3); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 B (43% of about 1,630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Gillingham North.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II*
- CHEST TOMB APPROIMATELY 40 METRES NORTH OF EAST END OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES NORTH EAST OF EAST END, CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL, CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES WEST OF WEST END, CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II
- PEDESTAL TOMB APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES WEST OF TOWER, CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II
- THE SHIP PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 12 October 2026 to 13 October 2026: MEDWAY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the footway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME7 2RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME7 1TT | zone 2 | 2 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME7 2RX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME7 1TJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME7 2AW | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME7 2RS | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 3 m and 18 m above sea level (10 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME7 1TJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME7 1TT | 100% | 57% | 57% | 0% |
| ME7 2AW | 100% | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| ME7 2RS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME7 2RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME7 2RX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gillingham (Kent) 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Rainham (Kent) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Chatham 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Hastings Arms Gillingham | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Waterfront Bus Station Chatham | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Allego Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 21.7 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 59.5 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodlands Family Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sturdee Avenue Pharmacy | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Franklin House Dental Practice | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Medway Maritime Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Medway Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Gillingham - Beechings Way PFS, Beechings Way Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,390 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9.8 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,310 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Magdalen, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m (0.5 miles) west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Magdalen | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Hoo Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cinque Port Marshes | Wetland | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Folly Point | Headland | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Bloors Lane Community Woodland | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Couvre Port Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Spekes Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 11 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 33 |
30 of the street's 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxon Way Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Academy of Woodlands | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barnsole Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Featherby Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 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 |
| Featherby Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Robert Napier School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 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 |
| Burnt Oak Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Waterfront UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plough & Chequers PH ME7 2TY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 4 Good | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Nollywood Heavens ME7 2YD | Other catering premises | 170 m | 4 Good | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Grange Road Stores ME7 2TL | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Grace Manor ME7 2UD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Grange Tandoori ME7 2QT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Conqueor Drive (8); On or near Danes Hill (6); On or near Lower Woodlands Road (5); On or near Owens Way (1); On or near Grove Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 5 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
- ME7 2RU: 18 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- ME7 1TT: 3 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- ME7 2RX: 3 addresses
- ME7 1TJ: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
- ME7 2AW: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- ME7 2RS: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Danes Hill · Grove Road · Conqueor Drive · Plantation Road · Owens Way · Lower Woodlands Road · Lower Rainham Road · Sovereign Place · Herluin Way · Dial Close · Coniston Close · Cypress Court
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.