Chatham house sitting is paid work: stay over with pets in Walderslade or St Mary's Island
St Mary's Island was built on former Royal Dockyard land, and its first residents moved in during 1996. Its homes sit beside riverside walks and cycle paths on the Medway. House sitting in Chatham runs £30 to £48 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Chatham
Chatham has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When owners travel
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Chatham areas
Most bookings cluster Luton to Lordswood. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Chatham
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Overnight stays in dockyard and valley homes
Chatham Maritime is a 340-acre former Royal Navy site that includes St Mary's Island and the Dockside Outlet Centre. St Mary's Island has no shops of its own, so a paid house sitter staying there shops at Dockside, within a twenty-minute walk. Regular buses run from Chatham Waterfront bus station to Dockside. St Mary's Island also has buses to the railway station.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Chatham. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
House sitting
£30 to £48 per night
Overnight boarding
£24 to £38 per night
Drop-in visits
£11 to £17 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Dog walking
£11 to £17 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Chatham areas you can cover
Chatham Maritime is a 340-acre former Royal Navy site that includes St Mary's Island and the Dockside Outlet Centre.
Built for sitters in Chatham
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
£20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
House Sitting Jobs in Chatham
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House sitting jobs near Chatham
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Chatham
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
