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Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-kent/forge-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME3 7AH, ME3 7AS, ME3 7AJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£423,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£467,178
27 sales
Price range
£167k – £1.14m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jun 2026
ME3 7AH

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At a glance

House prices£424k average17% above the Rochester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkHigham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband68% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

27 property sales on Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £423,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £385,653. That is 17% above the Rochester average of £362,458 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% semi-detached, 26% detached, 19% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Forge Lane range from £167,300 to £1,140,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 16 streets in Rochester with at least two sales in the last year, Forge Lane ranks 3rd for average price.

House prices on Forge Lane compared

Forge Lane£423,500
ME3 postcode area£404,691
Rochester£362,458
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all ME3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £373,433 (3 sales)2016£373k2017: £501,667 (3 sales)2017£502k2018: £375,667 (3 sales)2018£376k2019: £540,667 (3 sales)2019£541k2020: £368,333 (3 sales)2020£368k2021: £695,500 (2 sales)2021£696k2022: £413,000 (2 sales)2022£413k2023: £340,000 (1 sales)2023£340k2024: £562,625 (4 sales)2024£563k2025: £451,000 (2 sales)2025£451k2026: £425,000 (1 sales)2026£425k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£385,65312 Jun 2026
Detached7£753,8576 Dec 2024
Terraced5£310,40013 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Forge Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
76, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 12 Jun 2026£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 12 Dec 2025£422,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 31 Mar 2025£480,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Forge Lane ME3 7AL 13 Dec 2024£355,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Forge Lane ME3 7AJ 6 Dec 2024£940,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Forge Lane ME3 7AS 16 Sep 2024£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 27 Jun 2024£550,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Forge Lane ME3 7AS 11 Oct 2023£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Forge Lane ME3 7AS 26 Aug 2022£525,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Forge Lane ME3 7AS 3 Aug 2022£301,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 29 Oct 2021£1,140,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Forge Lane ME3 7AS 11 Feb 2021£251,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 28 Oct 2020£315,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 8 Oct 2020£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 28 Feb 2020£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Applegarth, 41, Forge Lane ME3 7AJ 21 Nov 2019£822,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Forge Lane ME3 7AS 30 Aug 2019£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 8 Aug 2019£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 17 Jun 2019£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 20 Aug 2018£330,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 31 Jul 2018£377,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 16 May 2018£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Forge Lane ME3 7AJ 14 Jul 2017£605,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 19 Apr 2017£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Forge Lane ME3 7AJ 20 Jan 2017£560,000 DetachedFreehold
64, Forge Lane ME3 7AL 11 Jul 2016£167,300 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Forge Lane ME3 7AH 5 May 2016£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Applegarth, 41, Forge Lane ME3 7AJ 15 Jan 2016£685,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
76, Forge Lane £377,000 (Jul 2018) → £425,000 (Jun 2026) +13%
over 8 yrs
37, Forge Lane £605,000 (Jul 2017) → £940,000 (Dec 2024) +55%
over 7 yrs
80, Forge Lane £330,000 (Aug 2018) → £315,000 (Oct 2020) -5%
over 2 yrs
55, Forge Lane £400,000 (Aug 2019) → £325,000 (Feb 2020) -19%
over under a year
Applegarth, 41, Forge Lane £685,000 (Jan 2016) → £822,000 (Nov 2019) +20%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Forge Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Gad's Hill School 326 pupils Other independent school 3–16 Report 0.1 mi
Higham Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Abbey Court Foundation Special School 236 pupils Community special school 3–19 Report 1.1 mi
Leigh Academy Strood 1,311 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 1.1 mi
Shorne Church of England Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 1.2 mi
Bligh Primary School (Juniors) 343 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Bligh Primary School (Infants) 303 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.2 mi
Elaine Primary School 270 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Higham station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Strood station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Rochester station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Forge Lane (opp, Gravesend Road) 2 min walk
  • Forge Lane (adj, Gravesend Road) 2 min walk
  • Copperfield Crescent (opp, Gravesend Road) 3 min walk
  • Copperfield Crescent (adj, Gravesend Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Court View Surgery
    2A Darnley Road, Rochester · 1.7 mi
  • Marlowe Park Medical Ctr.
    Wells Road, Strood, Rochester · 1.7 mi
  • Apex Medical Centre
    Gun Lane, Strood, Rochester · 1.8 mi
  • Highparks Medical Practice
    Parkside, Cliffe Woods, Rochester · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Express Asda Strood Express Petrol · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Rochester Gravesend Rd Esso Express · 1.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Strood Bligh Way · 1.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Strood Darnley Rd Express · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lawsat Pharm Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Gl Strood Ltd · 1.7 mi
  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 1.7 mi

Dentists

  • Louise Lunness-barnes Dental Clinic · 1.1 mi
  • Central Road (dental Surgery) · 1.6 mi
  • Gm Dental And Implant Centre · 1.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.5%62.5%
Private rented8.5%20.3%
Social rented24.4%17.1%
Households472

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.6%64.1%
Aged 65+24.8%18.6%
Residents1,140

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)68%80%
Gigabit-capable67%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks94%92%

Share of homes across Gravesham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Forge Lane

Ethnic group

HereGravesham
White87.5%76.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%11.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.6%6.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%2.6%
Other ethnic group1%3%

Religion

HereGravesham
Christian56.7%49.2%
No religion30.9%32.1%
Not answered5.4%5.2%
Sikh2.6%8%
Muslim2.2%3.1%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Jewish0.5%–
Buddhist0.4%0.3%

Country of birth

HereGravesham
Born in the UK92.6%80.8%
Born outside the UK7.4%19.2%

Highest qualification

HereGravesham
Level 4 qualifications and above24%26.7%
No qualifications19.9%20.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%16.5%
Level 2 qualifications17%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%11.9%
Apprenticeship6.7%5.9%
Other qualifications3.1%3.5%

General health

HereGravesham
Very good health48.2%48.6%
Good health33.9%34.1%
Fair health12.7%12.4%
Bad health3.6%3.8%
Very bad health1.6%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereGravesham
1 car or van in household40.8%41%
2 cars or vans in household33.8%27.9%
No cars or vans in household14.2%19.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%11.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Gravesham.

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