1, Gleaming Wood Drive
1, Gleaming Wood Drive
Description & Estimates
1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,356 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 544 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham is £399,952 and its rental estimate is £1,637 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham, ME5 falls within the ME5 postal district, in the borough of Maidstone.
Our Data Sources
1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham has 41 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2024 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2023.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham, we estimate a market value of £419,950 and a rental value of £1,719 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £371,956 and £1,522 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham has seen its estimated sale value rise by £2,498 (0.6%) and its estimated rental value move up by £49 per month (3.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham as measuring 544 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 6 of the 8 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 11 Jul 2023.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham completed on 26th July 2024 at £392,500 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 4 times.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 5.9% over the period since July 2024.
- Sold Jul 2024£392,500
- Sold Feb 2004£233,000
- Sold Feb 2000£121,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham have sold within a radius of 1.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 15th October 2025, was 15, Arundel Close, Chatham, ME5 8UZ, a freehold house which sold for £395,000.
Read more about house prices in ME5.
- Sold Oct 2025£395,000 | 4 Bed House15, Arundel Close, Chatham, ME5 8UZ15, Arundel Close, Chatham, ME5 8UZ
- Sold Jan 2021£344,000 | 4 Bed House67, Badger Road, Chatham, ME5 8TY67, Badger Road, Chatham, ME5 8TY
- Sold Jul 2020£295,000 | 4 Bed House24, Birch Drive, Chatham, ME5 8YU24, Birch Drive, Chatham, ME5 8YU
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 31 addresses on Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham, ME5, 1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham comes out as the largest and the most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £81k more expensive than the average property across the ME5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mSwingate Primary School
- 1.1kmSt Benedict's Catholic Primary School
- 1.7kmLordswood School
- 3.0kmGreenacre School
- 3.1kmWalderslade School
- 4.8kmThe Victory Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 1, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham, the nearest station is Maidstone East, 5.9 kilometres away.
- 5.9kmMaidstone East
- 6.1kmBearsted
- 6.1kmRainham (Kent)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
