Prospect Row Gillingham, Medway
35 addresses across 1 postcode (ME7), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 32101538.
- Sales: 31 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £430,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 6, E: 3).
- 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 A; 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 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 41 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 35 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bryant Street Medical Practice, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 216 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £438,750 | £350,000 | £560,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £365,000 | £320,000 | £410,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | £259,000 | £225,500 | £290,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | £185,000 | £15,000 | £237,500 |
| 2001 | 2 | £130,498 | £115,995 | £145,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | £133,500 | £111,000 | £146,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £120,725 | £111,500 | £129,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2023 | 3 ME7 5AL | Semi-detached | £430,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2021 | 13 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £560,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2021 | 9 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £350,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 23 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £470,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2021 | 21 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £407,500 | |
| 27 Nov 2018 | 19 ME7 5AL | Semi-detached | £410,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2018 | 27 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £320,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2012 | 23 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2007 | 24 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £268,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2007 | 12A ME7 5AL | Flat or maisonette | £225,500 | |
| 10 May 2007 | 19 ME7 5AL | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2007 | 13 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 10 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 20 May 2005 | 5 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2003 | 23 ME7 5AL | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2002 | 16 ME7 5AL | Semi-detached | £237,500 | |
| 19 Jul 2002 | 10 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2002 | 25 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £15,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 12A ME7 5AL | Flat or maisonette | £115,995 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 21 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2000 | 18 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £133,500 | |
| 24 May 2000 | 11 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £146,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2000 | 8 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £111,000 | |
| 21 Oct 1999 | 3 ME7 5AL | Semi-detached | £129,950 | |
| 6 Aug 1999 | 23 ME7 5AL | Semi-detached | £111,500 | |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 13 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 3 ME7 5AL | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 29 Aug 1997 | 25 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £88,500 | |
| 18 Jun 1997 | 6 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £164,432 | |
| 14 May 1997 | 11 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £98,500 | |
| 28 Feb 1995 | 21 ME7 5AL | Terraced | £95,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 133 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (8); House, end-terrace (4). Built: before 1900 (4); 1983-1990 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (28% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brompton Lines. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 17.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Chatham Central & Brompton.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 13, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 14, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 15, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 16, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 17 AND 18, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 19, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 2, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 20, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 3 AND 4, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 5 and 6 Prospect Row, including attached front area railings and rear boundary wall, grade II
- 6, GARDEN STREET, grade II
- 7, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- 9, PROSPECT ROW, grade II
- KING GEORGE V PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- NUMBER 12 AND ATTACHED FRONT BASEMENT AREA RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 8 AND ATTACHED IRON RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 10 AND 11 AND ATTACHED FRONT RAILING, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Mountbatten House, Chatham: up to 164 homes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 5-7 Mill Road and 4 Fox Street Gillingham: up to 24 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Between Cross Street & The Brook, Chatham: up to 179 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 35 addresses are between 41 m and 44 m above sea level (42 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME7 5AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chatham 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Gillingham (Kent) 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Rochester 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Brompton | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Waterfront Bus Station Chatham | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Town Pier Gravesend | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Old Road Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allego Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 23 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 56.7 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bryant Street Medical Practice | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brompton Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chatham Dental Centre | 290 m |
| Hospital | Medway Maritime Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Medway Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Best ONE Brompton, Brompton Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 33 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,140 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Officers' Recreation Ground 3.0 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | Black Lion Mill Road Allotment 3,450 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 36 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stables, North Range and Attached Perimeter Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m north-west. 126 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 14 of them Grade I and 38 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stables, North Range and Attached Perimeter Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-west |
| Chatham Dockyard, two stables SE of Sail Loft | Scheduled monument | 270 m north-west |
| Stable, South Range and Attached Wall to South | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-west |
| Former Police Offices and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-west |
| Brompton Lines | Scheduled monument | 270 m south-east |
| Main Gate and Attached Dockyard Perimeter Wall to South West | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north-west |
| Chatham Dockyard, Main Gate | Scheduled monument | 280 m north-west |
| The Officers' Terrace, the Historic Dockyard, Chatham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 380 m north |
| Jewish Burial Ground, Chatham Memorial Synagogue | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Couvre Port Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-east |
| Chatham Ness | Headland | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Gashouse Point | Wetland | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Ordnance Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Snodhurst Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 34 | 35 |
1 of the street's 35 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brompton-Westbrook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| MidKent College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brompton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Oasis Academy Skinner Street | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Burnt Oak Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Waterfront UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Fort Pitt Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Public House ME7 5AS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 60 m | 4 Good | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Brompton Pharmacy ME7 5AA | Retailers - other | 60 m | Exempt | |
| Tracie's Cafe ME7 5AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Gurkha SP4 Minimarket ME7 5AA | Retailers - other | 70 m | 4 Good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Twenty One ME7 5AA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Brompton Fish Bar And Kebab ME7 5AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 4 Good | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Busy Bees At Gillingham Brompton ME7 5AX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Officers Mess Compass Group Ess ME4 4UG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Gordons Mess Food Hall ME4 4UG | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Gregg's ME4 4UG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Poppins Nursery ME7 5BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| The Commissioners House ME4 4TE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| The Wagon Stop Canteen ME4 4TZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Cannon Cafe @ Fort Amherst ME4 4UB | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 102 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other crime | 10 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brompton Hill (46); On or near Estuary Reach (37); On or near Middle Street (23); On or near High Street (19); On or near The Cut (17).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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 5AL: 35 addresses of 39 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Conway Mews · Garden Street · Flaxmans Court · Khartoum Road · Hawkins Close · High Street · Estuary Reach · Maxwell Road · Westcourt Street · Melville Court · Lendrim Close · Perie Row
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.