Estate agents in Chatham
Chatham is a town in the South East with about 76,956 residents and 21 estate agent branches with an office in the town. HM Land Registry recorded 817 homes sold there between August 2025 and July 2026 with a median price paid of £295,000.
How estate agents in Chatham compare
Chatham at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 806 sales in Chatham from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £295,000.
40.3% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.9 years and sold for a median of 20.0% more than they paid.
The median price was £203,250 in 2016 and £287,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Chatham
Median sale price in Chatham: £295,000
| All homes | 806 sales, median £295,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 116 sales, median £438,000 |
| Semi-detached | 253 sales, median £325,000 |
| Terraced | 358 sales, median £270,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 79 sales, median £154,000 |
Across Medway the average price was £296,211 in June 2026, up 1.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £203,250 (1,318 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £219,000 (1,249 sales) |
| 2018 | £227,500 (1,149 sales) |
| 2019 | £225,000 (1,017 sales) |
| 2020 | £237,500 (886 sales) |
| 2021 | £255,000 (1,294 sales) |
| 2022 | £277,000 (1,086 sales) |
| 2023 | £269,500 (880 sales) |
| 2024 | £280,000 (841 sales) |
| 2025 | £287,500 (951 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Chatham station is about 0.4 miles from the centre, with Rochester about 0.8 miles away, Gillingham about 1.1 miles and Strood about 1.4 miles. The A231, A230, A2, A229 and A289 all pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junction is M2 junction 2 (Merrals Shaw), about 2 miles away, while M20 junction 6 and 5 (Sandling) is about 6 miles off. For flights, London Southend Airport is about 15 miles away and London City Airport about 22 miles. Central London is about 29 miles from Chatham in a straight line.
Schools in and near Chatham
Chatham has 38 primary schools within about 2.1 miles of the centre. The nearest are Brompton-Westbrook Primary School (academy) at about 0.4 miles, then St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School (Catholic, academy), New Road Primary School and St John's Church of England Infant School (Church of England, academy), all about 0.5 miles away. For secondary education, Fort Pitt Grammar School (grammar school, girls only, sixth form, academy), St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School (Roman Catholic, sixth form) and Brompton Academy (sixth form, academy) are each about 0.6 miles away. Independent options include Rochester Independent College at about 0.7 miles, plus King's School, Rochester (Church of England) and St Andrew's School (Rochester) at about 1.1 miles. Special schools nearby are Ripplevale School Rochester and Blue Skies School. MidKent College, about 0.9 miles away, provides further education.
Living in Chatham
Chatham is an urban town in Medway with around 76,000 residents. Terraced and semi-detached houses make up most homes and about 63% are owner occupied. More than 800 shops are mapped within about 1.9 miles of the centre, including at least 19 supermarkets such as Sainsbury's at about 0.1 miles. There are more than 120 convenience stores, around 90 cafés, around 90 restaurants and more than 60 pubs, with The Prince of Wales, The Command House and The Thomas Waghorn all about 0.2 miles away. For health there are at least 18 doctors' surgeries, 28 pharmacies and 19 dentists and Medway Maritime Hospital has an emergency department about 0.8 miles away. Chatham Library & Community Hub and Chatham Post Office are each about 0.1 miles from the centre. Riverside Gardens is about 0.1 miles away, among at least 20 named parks.
A short history of Chatham
Chatham was enfranchised as a borough in 1832 under the Reform Act of that year, which gave it a single seat in Parliament. Five listed buildings, all Grade II, lie within about 1.3 miles of the centre, among them Pheasant House with its front garden walls, Capstone Farmhouse and Snodhurst Farmhouse with its former outbuildings. The same area also holds two scheduled monuments, Fort Horstead and Fort Luton.
Sport and leisure
Chatham's sports centres include Chatham Ski & Snowboard Centre, Health & Fitness Club and Gillingham Gymnastics Club. For football there are The Bauvill Stadium and Chatham Town FC and Holcombe Hockey Club is a field hockey club. Chatham Bowling Club has a bowls pitch, Platform 26 Padel has a padel pitch and Thomas Aveling Running track is open to runners. Golf is covered by Gillingham Golf Club and Snodhurst Bottom Pitch & Putt, while Unique Training Centre is a boxing and martial arts club. Pitches and courts for soccer, tennis and basketball are found in several places. Open space includes Capstone Farm Country Park, Victoria Gardens, Darland Banks nature reserve and Horsted Valley, along with a number of recreation grounds and children's playgrounds. TKO Elite, lifestyles and JD Gyms are fitness centres.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Chatham?
- The median price paid in Chatham over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £295,000. This is based on HM Land Registry Price Paid data for standard sales.
- What is the median price paid for each type of property in Chatham?
- Over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 the median price paid was £440,000 for detached houses (116 sales) and £321,750 for semi-detached houses (259 sales). For terraced houses it was £273,500 (360 sales) and for flats it was £156,750 (82 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Chatham and how many estate agent branches are there?
- There were 817 homes sold in Chatham in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 according to HM Land Registry. There are 21 estate agent sales branches with an office in Chatham.
- What are the transport links from Chatham?
- Chatham station is about 1.4 miles from the centre and Gillingham station is about 1.9 miles away. M2 junction 3 (Bluebell) is about 2 miles away. Central London is about 30 miles away in a straight line.
- How many schools are near the centre of Chatham?
- There are 39 primary schools within about 2.1 miles of the centre. The nearest secondary school is The Victory Academy at about 0.5 miles.
Areas near Chatham
- Gillingham
- Blue Bell Hill
- Bredhurst
- Rochester
- Kit's Coty
- Burham
- Peters Village
- Lower Upnor
Chatham is in Medway.
Estate agents near Chatham
- GreyfoxChatham ME4 4JA0.1 miles
- Robinson Michael & JacksonChatham ME4 4JA0.1 miles
- Hunters Estate Agents MedwayChatham ME4 4JA0.1 miles
- Wards of Chatham Estate AgentsChatham ME4 4JG0.1 miles
- Mann Estate Agents ChathamChatham ME4 4BY0.1 miles
- Evolution EstatesChatham ME4 4RH0.2 miles
- Martin & Co. (Medway)Chatham ME4 4EE0.3 miles
- Garratt Anderson & PartnersChatham ME4 4DS0.3 miles
- Wards of Medway Letting AgentsRochester ME2 4FX0.4 miles
- Linda Matthews & CoChatham ME4 5AA0.6 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Chatham.