ME5 7RW

Illustrious Close, Chatham

Median, last 3 years

£308,000

5 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£251,000

17 Aug 2026

Standard sales

108

since 1995 (+6 additional entries)

ME5 district median

£305,000

653 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Detached sold for £417,500 and £435,000 · Semi-detached sold for £262,500 and £308,000 · Flats sold for £230,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£251,000	1
2025	£308,000	3
2024 (few sales)	£332,500	2
2022	£232,000	3
2021 (few sales)	£253,500	2
2020 (few sales)	£190,000	1
2019	£198,000	3
2018 (few sales)	£232,000	2
2017	£177,500	3
2016	£220,000	4
2015	£140,500	4
2014	£195,000	3
2013	£124,500	3
2012 (few sales)	£167,500	1
2011 (few sales)	£185,000	1
2009 (few sales)	£121,998	2
2008 (few sales)	£119,000	2
2007	£142,000	5
2006	£127,748	6
2005	£125,500	5
2004	£97,000	3
2003	£112,000	7
2002	£89,500	5
2001	£67,995	7
2000	£65,500	6
1999	£45,498	8
1998	£46,000	6
1997	£41,375	6
1996 (few sales)	£66,500	1
1995	£40,000	3

Sale history (114 records · 29 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
25, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 1 Mar 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £35,000 (Oct 1999) · +229%	1 Mar 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
21, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 21 Dec 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,000 (Feb 1998) · +184%	21 Dec 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£130,500
26, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 15 Dec 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £96,000 (Mar 2003) · +30%	15 Dec 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£124,995
24, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 23 Oct 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £44,000 (Sep 1999) · +177%	23 Oct 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£122,000
41, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 18 Oct 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £87,000 (Nov 1998) · +105%	18 Oct 2006	Detached · Freehold	£178,000
38, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 29 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£216,000
8, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 18 May 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £67,500 (Mar 2002) · +66%	18 May 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£112,000
12, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 9 Dec 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £112,000 (Oct 2003) · +12%	9 Dec 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£125,500
31, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 17 Aug 2005 · Terraced · Freehold	17 Aug 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£125,500
37, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 27 Jun 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £157,995 (Apr 2003) · +4%	27 Jun 2005	Detached · Freehold	£164,800
3, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 24 Jun 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £84,000 (May 2002) · +37%	24 Jun 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
16, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 27 May 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £97,000 (Mar 2003) · +24%	27 May 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
9, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 7 Dec 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold	7 Dec 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£97,000
53, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 26 Nov 2004 · Terraced · Leasehold Previously £47,995 (May 1995) · +32%	26 Nov 2004	Terraced · Leasehold	£63,500
35, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 9 Jul 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £105,000 (Aug 2001) · +60%	9 Jul 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£168,000
12, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 10 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £54,500 (Nov 1999) · +106%	10 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£112,000
43, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 19 Sep 2003 · Detached · Freehold	19 Sep 2003	Detached · Freehold	£171,500
52, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 31 Jul 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	31 Jul 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£147,000
37, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 25 Apr 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £66,500 (Jan 1996) · +138%	25 Apr 2003	Detached · Freehold	£157,995
16, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 14 Mar 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,995 (Aug 1999) · +106%	14 Mar 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£97,000
26, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 3 Mar 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £57,500 (Jan 2001) · +67%	3 Mar 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£96,000
34, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 27 Feb 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £39,000 (Jun 1999) · +114%	27 Feb 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£83,500
15, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 3 Dec 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £40,000 (Aug 1997) · +124%	3 Dec 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£89,500
11, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 21 Nov 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £53,000 (Nov 1999) · +74%	21 Nov 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£92,000
27, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 21 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (Sep 1998) · +128%	21 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£91,000
3, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 9 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £67,500 (Oct 2000) · +24%	9 May 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£84,000
8, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 20 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £36,500 (Mar 1999) · +85%	20 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£67,500
48, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 29 Oct 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 Oct 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£104,995
10, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 28 Sep 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £63,500 (Jul 2000) · +6%	28 Sep 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£67,500
35, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 24 Aug 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £66,500 (Sep 1997) · +58%	24 Aug 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£105,000
20, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 27 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£66,000
30, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 20 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £49,500 (Aug 1998) · +41%	20 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£70,000
28, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 1 Jun 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	1 Jun 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£67,995
26, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 12 Jan 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	12 Jan 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£57,500
40, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 14 Dec 2000 · Detached · Freehold	14 Dec 2000	Detached · Freehold	£149,500
18, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 10 Nov 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	10 Nov 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£48,000
3, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 27 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (Dec 1995) · +69%	27 Oct 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£67,500
10, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 20 Jul 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Jul 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£63,500
51, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 7 Jun 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	7 Jun 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£89,995
2, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 26 May 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	26 May 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£54,500
46, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 1 Dec 1999 · Detached · Freehold	1 Dec 1999	Detached · Freehold	£94,000
12, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 19 Nov 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,000 (May 1997) · +21%	19 Nov 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£54,500
11, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 19 Nov 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	19 Nov 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£53,000
25, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 29 Oct 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £35,995 (Nov 1997) · −3%	29 Oct 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£35,000
24, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 30 Sep 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £41,000 (Mar 1998) · +7%	30 Sep 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£44,000
16, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 27 Aug 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Aug 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£46,995
34, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 30 Jun 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jun 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£39,000
8, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 11 Mar 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Mar 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£36,500
41, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 10 Nov 1998 · Detached · Freehold	10 Nov 1998	Detached · Freehold	£87,000
27, ILLUSTRIOUS CLOSE 18 Sep 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Sep 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£40,000

Area

Postcode district: ME5
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 6 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01016078
Introduced: Oct 1985

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Medway, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £298,547
Change since July 2025: +1.1%
First-time buyers: £270,791

Average by property type

Detached: £535,212
Semi-detached: £354,042
Terraced: £276,192
Flat / maisonette: £168,832

The official index for Medway as a whole, not ME5 7RW alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

ME5 7RN £132,500 · 1 sale
ME5 7RJ £242,000 · 3 sales
ME5 7QB £460,000 · 1 sale
ME5 7PD £270,000 · 7 sales
ME5 7SB £250,000 · 7 sales
ME5 7SA £246,500 · 6 sales
ME5 7QD £350,000 · 7 sales
ME5 7QQ £355,000 · 1 sale
ME5 7LY £287,500 · 5 sales
ME5 7LX £166,005 · last sale 2021
ME5 7QE £450,000 · 6 sales
ME5 7LF £260,000 · 3 sales