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Lordswood: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Lordswood neighbourhood of Medway, England (ONS area Medway 038). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes ME5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near ME5 8QN.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Lordswood is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Medway (3 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £300,000 and flats for £177,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Medway (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Chatham, is 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£300,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£177,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.13; 0 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£60,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Lordswood sits in Medway

Typical house price: joint 14th lowest of 38 neighbourhoods in Medway
Typical flat price: joint 7th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Medway with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 10th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Medway

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Lordswood

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Medway, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Medway, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Medway, 3 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Anti-social behaviour
Schools improving

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Chatham Railway station, 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Victoria (46 to 57 min); Southeastern and Thameslink to Rainham (Kent) (about 10 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 150 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.
Nearest state secondary school Greenacre School 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Mar 2023). Serious weaknesses.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Lordswood

What is the typical house price in Lordswood?

£300,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

How does Lordswood compare with the rest of Medway?

Typical house price: joint 14th lowest of 38 neighbourhoods in Medway. Typical flat price: joint 7th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Medway with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 10th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Medway.

Is Lordswood an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Lordswood gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 0 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Lordswood?

Chatham. Railway station, 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Victoria (46 to 57 min); Southeastern and Thameslink to Rainham (Kent) (about 10 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Lordswood?

Nearest state primary school. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School. 150 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected. Nearest state secondary school. Greenacre School. 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Mar 2023). Serious weaknesses.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.