ME5 8YU

Birch Drive, Chatham

Median, last 3 years

£315,000

7 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£315,000

26 Jun 2026

Standard sales

107

since 1995

ME5 district median

£305,000

653 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £310,000 (5 sales) · Detached sold for £426,000 · Semi-detached sold for £382,500

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.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August)	£348,750	4
2025 (few sales)	£337,750	2
2024 (few sales)	£310,000	1
2023 (few sales)	£227,750	2
2022	£222,000	3
2021 (few sales)	£305,000	1
2020 (few sales)	£280,000	2
2019 (few sales)	£317,000	2
2018	£267,500	4
2017	£252,500	4
2016 (few sales)	£207,500	2
2015 (few sales)	£165,000	2
2014 (few sales)	£108,000	1
2013	£125,000	3
2012 (few sales)	£167,500	1
2011 (few sales)	£171,250	2
2010	£148,000	5
2008	£168,000	3
2007	£169,500	5
2006	£184,000	4
2005	£154,000	5
2004	£150,250	4
2003	£104,000	8
2002	£115,500	6
2001	£88,500	7
2000	£88,750	4
1999	£65,500	7
1998	£63,500	3
1997	£66,000	6
1996 (few sales)	£55,000	1
1995	£62,000	3

Sale history (107 records · 28 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
58, BIRCH DRIVE 21 Aug 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £208,000 (Jun 2006) · +6%	21 Aug 2006	Detached · Freehold	£220,000
58, BIRCH DRIVE 14 Jun 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £152,000 (Jun 2001) · +37%	14 Jun 2006	Detached · Freehold	£208,000
28, BIRCH DRIVE 21 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £100,000 (Jul 2003) · +60%	21 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£160,000
25, BIRCH DRIVE 14 Oct 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Oct 2003) · +20%	14 Oct 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£108,000
15, BIRCH DRIVE 26 Aug 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold	26 Aug 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£154,000
40, BIRCH DRIVE 12 Aug 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £93,000 (Aug 1998) · +118%	12 Aug 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£203,000
26, BIRCH DRIVE 28 Apr 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £93,000 (Jul 2004) · +19%	28 Apr 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£111,000
32, BIRCH DRIVE 25 Feb 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £220,000 (Dec 2004) · −1%	25 Feb 2005	Detached · Freehold	£218,000
32, BIRCH DRIVE 3 Dec 2004 · Detached · Freehold	3 Dec 2004	Detached · Freehold	£220,000
13, BIRCH DRIVE 15 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£154,500
26, BIRCH DRIVE 30 Jul 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £54,000 (May 2001) · +72%	30 Jul 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£93,000
57, BIRCH DRIVE 29 Mar 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £97,000 (Aug 2000) · +51%	29 Mar 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£146,000
52, BIRCH DRIVE 28 Nov 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Freehold	28 Nov 2003	Flat / maisonette · Freehold	£94,995
25, BIRCH DRIVE 10 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £66,000 (Jul 2002) · +36%	10 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
31, BIRCH DRIVE 31 Jul 2003 · Detached · Freehold	31 Jul 2003	Detached · Freehold	£222,000
17, BIRCH DRIVE 25 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £81,000 (Apr 2001) · +64%	25 Jul 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£132,995
28, BIRCH DRIVE 15 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Jul 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£100,000
53, BIRCH DRIVE 30 May 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	30 May 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£89,950
27, BIRCH DRIVE 21 Feb 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	21 Feb 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£117,000
3, BIRCH DRIVE 7 Feb 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Feb 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£108,000
44, BIRCH DRIVE 2 Oct 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,500 (Jun 1999) · +78%	2 Oct 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
16, BIRCH DRIVE 20 Sep 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £70,500 (Sep 1999) · +68%	20 Sep 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£118,500
25, BIRCH DRIVE 31 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,995 (Oct 1999) · +61%	31 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£66,000
60, BIRCH DRIVE 28 Jun 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	28 Jun 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£121,500
51, BIRCH DRIVE 31 Jan 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £65,500 (Jul 1999) · +50%	31 Jan 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£98,500
55, BIRCH DRIVE 18 Jan 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £95,000 (Aug 2000) · +22%	18 Jan 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£116,000
56, BIRCH DRIVE 30 Oct 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £74,995 (Mar 1999) · +47%	30 Oct 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£110,000
43, BIRCH DRIVE 28 Sep 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £63,500 (Jan 1998) · +39%	28 Sep 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£88,500
30, BIRCH DRIVE 31 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £62,000 (Feb 1995) · +53%	31 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£95,000
58, BIRCH DRIVE 15 Jun 2001 · Detached · Freehold	15 Jun 2001	Detached · Freehold	£152,000
26, BIRCH DRIVE 25 May 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	25 May 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£54,000
17, BIRCH DRIVE 18 Apr 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Apr 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£81,000
9, BIRCH DRIVE 15 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Apr 1996) · +51%	15 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£83,000
18, BIRCH DRIVE 1 Nov 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £66,000 (Dec 1997) · +25%	1 Nov 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£82,500
55, BIRCH DRIVE 31 Aug 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £52,000 (May 1997) · +83%	31 Aug 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£95,000
57, BIRCH DRIVE 18 Aug 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	18 Aug 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£97,000
48, BIRCH DRIVE 20 Apr 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	20 Apr 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£46,500
25, BIRCH DRIVE 26 Oct 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,500 (Jan 1998) · +19%	26 Oct 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£40,995
47, BIRCH DRIVE 24 Sep 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	24 Sep 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£39,000
16, BIRCH DRIVE 6 Sep 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £49,000 (Aug 1995) · +44%	6 Sep 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£70,500
6, BIRCH DRIVE 27 Aug 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Aug 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£75,000
51, BIRCH DRIVE 16 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	16 Jul 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£65,500
44, BIRCH DRIVE 21 Jun 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	21 Jun 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£64,500
56, BIRCH DRIVE 30 Mar 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 Mar 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£74,995
40, BIRCH DRIVE 24 Aug 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	24 Aug 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£93,000
25, BIRCH DRIVE 30 Jan 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jan 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£34,500
43, BIRCH DRIVE 30 Jan 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jan 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£63,500
18, BIRCH DRIVE 15 Dec 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	15 Dec 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£66,000
62, BIRCH DRIVE 31 Oct 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	31 Oct 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£71,995
66, BIRCH DRIVE 24 Oct 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	24 Oct 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£69,995

Area

Postcode district: ME5
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 7 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01024333
Introduced: Jun 1981

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

Maidstone, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £352,722
Change since July 2025: −0.1%
First-time buyers: £292,157

Average by property type

Detached: £610,754
Semi-detached: £377,955
Terraced: £295,292
Flat / maisonette: £181,667

The official index for Maidstone as a whole, not ME5 8YU 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 8XW £209,000 · 4 sales
ME5 8XQ £308,500 · 2 sales
ME5 8XN £392,500 · 2 sales
ME5 8XX £300,000 · 3 sales
ME5 8XF £320,000 · 1 sale
ME5 8XB £200,000 · 5 sales
ME5 8XD £275,000 · 7 sales
ME5 8XU £300,000 · 1 sale
ME5 8XL £287,500 · 2 sales
ME5 8XP £277,500 · 8 sales
ME5 8XY £306,250 · 4 sales
ME5 8XA £365,000 · 2 sales