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Arethusa Road, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Arethusa Road, Rochester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-medway/arethusa-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME1 2TZ, ME1 2UN, ME1 2UR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£367,333
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£288,421
30 sales
Price range
£132k – £560k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
ME1 2UN

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At a glance

House prices£367k average4% above the Rochester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkChatham station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold77% freeholdAcross 31 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

30 property sales on Arethusa Road, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £367,333. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £231,968. Average sale prices rose from £286,364 in 2016 to £421,000 in 2026 (+47%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 4% above the Rochester average of £354,600 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 40% terraced, 27% detached, 20% flat. Recorded sale prices on Arethusa Road range from £132,000 to £560,000. 77% of homes sold here were freehold and 23% leasehold. Of 218 streets in Rochester with at least two sales in the last year, Arethusa Road ranks 75th for average price.

House prices on Arethusa Road compared

Arethusa Road£367,333
ME1 postcode area£326,884
Rochester£354,600
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all ME1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £286,364 (4 sales)2016£286k2017: £233,500 (3 sales)2017£234k2018: £255,667 (3 sales)2018£256k2019: £185,000 (1 sales)2019£185k2020: £360,000 (2 sales)2020£360k2021: £237,500 (1 sales)2021£238k2022: £259,833 (6 sales)2022£260k2023: £389,833 (3 sales)2023£390k2024: £266,665 (4 sales)2024£267k2025: £260,000 (1 sales)2025£260k2026: £421,000 (2 sales)2026£421k

Tenure: 77% freehold and 23% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£231,96824 Jul 2026
Detached8£409,68830 Jan 2026
Flat6£164,16728 Nov 2022
Semi-detached4£401,62522 Aug 2023

Sold prices on Arethusa Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
102, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 24 Jul 2026£282,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 30 Jan 2026£560,000 DetachedFreehold
117, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 31 Oct 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
104, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 22 Nov 2024£282,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 7 Nov 2024£150,000 TerracedLeasehold
111, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 23 Jul 2024£214,661 TerracedFreehold
18, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 9 Feb 2024£420,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 22 Aug 2023£390,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 2 Aug 2023£385,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 7 Jul 2023£394,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 28 Nov 2022£185,000 FlatLeasehold
79, Arethusa Road ME1 2UR 2 Sep 2022£200,000 FlatLeasehold
101, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 21 Jan 2022£286,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 19 Jan 2022£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 14 Jan 2022£310,000 DetachedFreehold
79A, Arethusa Road ME1 2UR 5 Jan 2022£168,000 FlatLeasehold
117, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 30 Jun 2021£237,500 TerracedFreehold
35, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 29 Jun 2021£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 20 Nov 2020£500,000 DetachedFreehold
102, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 16 Oct 2020£220,000 TerracedFreehold
100, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 6 Dec 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
55A, Arethusa Road ME1 2UR 30 Nov 2018£165,000 FlatLeasehold
101, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 19 Oct 2018£190,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 28 Feb 2018£412,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 7 Nov 2017£220,500 TerracedFreehold
25, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 17 Jul 2017£345,000 DetachedFreehold
85A, Arethusa Road ME1 2UN 14 Jul 2017£135,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 22 Jul 2016£432,500 DetachedFreehold
26, Arethusa Road ME1 2TZ 30 Jun 2016£325,000 DetachedFreehold
55A, Arethusa Road ME1 2UR 10 Jun 2016£132,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Arethusa Road ME1 2UR 6 May 2016£255,955 TerracedFreehold

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
102, Arethusa Road £220,000 (Oct 2020) → £282,000 (Jul 2026) +28%
over 6 yrs
30, Arethusa Road £432,500 (Jul 2016) → £560,000 (Jan 2026) +29%
over 10 yrs
117, Arethusa Road £237,500 (Jun 2021) → £260,000 (Oct 2025) +9%
over 4 yrs
101, Arethusa Road £190,000 (Oct 2018) → £286,000 (Jan 2022) +51%
over 3 yrs
55A, Arethusa Road £132,000 (Jun 2016) → £165,000 (Nov 2018) +25%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Arethusa Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Thomas Aveling School 1,201 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.1 mi
Warren Wood Primary School 458 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Medway Secure Training Centre Secure units 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Crest Infant School 121 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.5 mi
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 1,555 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
The Rochester Grammar School 1,206 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Delce Academy 287 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Balfour Infant School 244 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.7 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

  • Chatham station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Rochester station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
  • Cuxton station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Thomas Aveling School (opp, Arethusa Road) 1 min walk
  • Primary Academy (o/s, Arethusa Road) 2 min walk
  • Binnacle Road (opp, The Tideway) 2 min walk
  • Orion Road Shops (opp, Orion Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Maidstone Road Surgery
    262 Maidstone Road, Chatham · 0.7 mi
  • City Way Surgery
    65-67 City Way, Rochester · 0.7 mi
  • Borstal Village Surgery
    25 Wouldham Road, Borstal, Rochester · 1.0 mi
  • Thorndike Partnership
    Health Care Centre, Longley Road, Rochester · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rochester Orion Road · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Rochester Express Petrol · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Pattens Lane · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dickens Estate · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rochester Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Karsons Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Karsons Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Dept. · 0.4 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.9%62.5%
Private rented11.4%20.3%
Social rented29.7%17.1%
Households589

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.6%64.1%
Aged 65+16.4%18.6%
Residents1,449

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks94%92%

Share of homes across Medway 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 Arethusa Road

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White84.9%84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.2%5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%2.8%
Other ethnic group1.2%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian46.7%45.1%
No religion44.3%43%
Not answered4.2%5.5%
Muslim2.3%2.7%
Hindu1.1%1.1%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Sikh0.4%1.6%
Jewish0.3%–

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK86.8%86.2%
Born outside the UK13.2%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
No qualifications25.8%19.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above25%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications15.4%18%
Level 2 qualifications13.5%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%12.1%
Apprenticeship5.1%6.1%
Other qualifications1.9%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health43.8%47.5%
Good health34.6%34.6%
Fair health14.7%12.8%
Bad health5.5%4%
Very bad health1.3%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household40.4%40.9%
No cars or vans in household26.5%19.2%
2 cars or vans in household25.9%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%11%

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 Medway.

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