ME5 7RW
Last sold £262,500 in October 2025
53, Illustrious Close, Chatham
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Price history in context
- May 1995 — £47,995
- Nov 2004 — £63,500 · +32.3% · 138 pts behind the UK market
- Feb 2013 — £124,500 · +96.1% · 86 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jun 2014 — £144,500 · +16.1% · 5 pts ahead of the UK market
- Apr 2017 — £177,500 · +22.8% · 6 pts ahead of the UK market
- Oct 2025 — £262,500 · +47.9% · 13 pts ahead of the UK market
paid in line with the local norm
vs 50 nearby sales within a year · 2-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km
Facts
- Bedrooms
- 2 (est.)
- Property type
- semi detached
- Tenure
- freehold
- Floor area
- 560 sq ft / 52 sq m
- Plot area
- about 1,100 sq ft / 100 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
The life around it
- Maundene School is a 3-minute walk, crossing no major roads.
- Bradfields Academy is a 16-minute walk, crossing no major roads.
- Chatham station is 3.2km away.
- Woodland is 1.3km away.
- The coast (coastline) is 3.7km away.
Broadband
- Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Ultrafast broadband (100Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Chatham, 3.2km away
- 40 min London
- 105 min Cambridge
- 114 min Oxford
- 119 min Brighton
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Nearby schools
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Maundene Schoolis a 3-minute walk, crossing no major roads.
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Bradfields Academyis a 16-minute walk, crossing no major roads.
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INSPIRE Free Special Schoolis a 16-minute walk, crossing no major roads.
Crime
Around average for England & Wales — 100 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Nearby sold homes
- 54, Illustrious Close, Chatham — £230,000 (2024)
- 50, Illustrious Close, Chatham — £301,000 (2022)
- 2, Illustrious Close, Chatham — £160,000 (2017)
- 3, Illustrious Close, Chatham — £217,000 (2021)
- Appollo House, Flat 4, Illustrious Close, Chatham — £132,500 (2026)
- Apollo House, Flat 9, Illustrious Close, Chatham — £46,500 (2002)
Planning activity nearby
- Construction of a single storey extension to front — in progress, Nov 2025 source
- Construction of a shed. — Conditions, Apr 2026 source
- Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for construction of hard… — in progress, Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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