Gresham Close Gillingham, Medway
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME8), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 32102613.
11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £347,000 across 1 sale. 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2). 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Medway costs £2,329 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Rainham (Kent), about 210 m away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Cherry Tree Orchard, is about 370 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 32 to 34 m above sea level. 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Orchard Family Practice, about 180 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km. About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 38% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 144 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £347,000 | £347,000 | £347,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £238,000 | £238,000 | £238,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £217,000 | £217,000 | £217,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 1997 | 4 | £91,000 | £87,500 | £112,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2020 | 2 ME8 7RR | Detached | £347,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2018 | 4 ME8 7RR | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2016 | 3 ME8 7RR | Detached | £300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Jun 2014 | 2 ME8 7RR | Detached | £238,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2011 | 4 ME8 7RR | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2007 | 2 ME8 7RR | Detached | £217,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2004 | 1 ME8 7RR | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 19 Sep 1997 | 2 ME8 7RR | Detached | £87,500 | New build. |
| 9 Jul 1997 | 1 ME8 7RR | Detached | £91,000 | New build. |
| 23 May 1997 | 3 ME8 7RR | Detached | £91,000 | New build. |
| 21 Apr 1997 | 4 ME8 7RR | Detached | £112,500 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1996-2002 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1); owner-occupied (1).
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 (53% of about 780 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 311 Station Road Rainham: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
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, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 7RR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME8 7RT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 32 m and 34 m above sea level (33 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME8 7RR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME8 7RT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainham (Kent) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 210 m |
| Newington 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Gillingham (Kent) 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Shopping Centre Rainham | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Waterfront Bus Station Chatham | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 23.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 60.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orchard Family Practice | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Rainham Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Medway Maritime Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Medway Police Station | 5.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Tree Orchard 1.8 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cozenton Park 6.6 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Bloors Lane Allotment 2.6 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 8.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Margaret, a listed building (Grade I), 230 m south. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bloors Lane Community Woodland | Wood | 930 m north-west |
| Silver Spot Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Culvers Hill | Hill | 2.1 km east |
| Horrid Hill | Headland | 2.8 km north |
| Spekes Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km west |
| Horsham Marsh | Wetland | 3.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 480 m | No published inspection |
| St Margaret's Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 480 m | No published inspection |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Miers Court Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 950 m | 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 |
| Thames View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.0 km | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leigh Academy Rainham | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Howard School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km | 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 |
| Rainham Mark Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rainham School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km | 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 |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
| Parkwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2.0 km | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Twydall Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 2.0 km | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kebab Two ME8 7RS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 4 Good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Mohim Express ME8 7RS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Benham's Off Licence ME8 7PH | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2026 |
| The Centre Cafe ME8 7HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2026 |
| Perfect Chicken ME8 7PH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Leah's Bistro ME8 7HW | Other catering premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| Royale Cosmetica ME8 7PH | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2026 |
| Collards Newsagents ME8 7RS | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| Forrester's Pottery Limited ME8 7PH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| Elle's Bakery ME8 7HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Tick Tocks ME8 7HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 24 Aug 2024 |
| Bargain Warehouse ME8 7HW | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Tesco ME8 7HW | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Boyces Bakery ME8 7HW | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 26 Oct 2024 |
| Just Cutts ME8 7HW | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Police Station (44); On or near Longley Road (29); On or near Hothfield Road (17); On or near Webster Road (14); On or near Gresham Close (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 The Candy Store (retailers - other, ME8 7SQ) now 4 Good, was 5 Very good (rated 25 September 2026) found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Tarana (other catering premises, ME8 7HS) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Cricketers (pub/bar/nightclub, ME8 7JH) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 19 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Rainham Shopping Centre · Webster Road · Longley Road · Suffolk Avenue · Tufton Road · Hothfield Road · Maplins Close · Holding Street · Brown Street · Northumberland Avenue · Ivy Street · Ashurst Place
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.