ME1 3AR, Rochester
Sold prices and local information for ME1 3AR on Shorts Way. Free
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Average sold price
£145,600
5 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£98,500
2 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in ME1 3AR
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Shorts Way | 10 Dec 2025 | £111,000 | Flat |
| 18, Shorts Way | 5 Nov 2025 | £86,000 | Flat |
| 40, Shorts Way | 25 Oct 2022 | £195,000 | Flat |
| 42, Shorts Way | 5 Sep 2022 | £185,000 | Flat |
| 40, Shorts Way | 19 Feb 2021 | £151,000 | Flat |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 0% freehold, 100% leasehold.
Streets in ME1 3AR
- Shorts Way£145k
Schools near ME1 3AR
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.6 mi |
| The Rochester Grammar School | Secondary | Good | 0.6 mi |
| St Peter's Infant School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| St Andrew's School (Rochester) | Other independent school | – | 0.7 mi |
Living in ME1 3AR
Nearest stations
- Rochester station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
- Cuxton station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
- Chatham station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.4 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.8 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.9 mi
Pharmacies
- Focus Chemists 0.3 mi
- Bod Pharma 0.7 mi
- Paydens Pharmacy 0.9 mi
Dentists
- Dental Dept. 0.7 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.8 mi
- Rochester Healthy Living Centre 0.8 mi
GP surgeries
- Borstal Village Surgery 0.4 mi
- Thorndike Partnership 0.7 mi
- City Way Surgery 1.0 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 92% of homes in Medway (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 3 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 3 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 5 of 10 |
| Crime | 1 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 6 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in ME1 3AR
Ethnic group
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85.6% | 84.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 5.1% | 5.9% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Religion
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 46.3% | 43% |
| Christian | 43.6% | 45.1% |
| Not answered | 5.7% | 5.5% |
| Muslim | 1.9% | 2.7% |
| Hindu | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Sikh | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0.3% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 85% | 86.2% |
| Born outside the UK | 15% | 13.8% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 34.6% | 25.6% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 16.2% | 15.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.1% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13.2% | 19.4% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| Other qualifications | 2.5% | 3% |
General health
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 49.3% | 47.5% |
| Good health | 34.3% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 11.1% | 12.8% |
| Bad health | 4% | 4% |
| Very bad health | 1.3% | 1.1% |
Occupation
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 20.9% | 16.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.4% | 13.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 14.2% | 11.2% |
| Elementary occupations | 10% | 11.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 8.4% | 12% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 8.1% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7.8% | 7.6% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 7.4% | 8.4% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 55.9% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 21.4% | 28.9% |
| No cars or vans in household | 17.8% | 19.2% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 4.9% | 11% |
Economic activity
| Here | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 66.4% | 61.1% |
| Economically inactive | 32.2% | 36.9% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.4% | 2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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