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Borstal Road, Rochester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME1 3BB, ME1 3BD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£305,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£526,479
24 sales
Price range
£245k – £1.25m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Aug 2026
ME1 3BB

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At a glance

House prices£305k average14% below the Rochester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkRochester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold85% freeholdAcross 26 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

24 property sales on Borstal Road, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £305,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £604,374. That is 14% below the Rochester average of £354,600 over the same period. 3 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 33% semi-detached, 33% terraced, 17% flat. Recorded sale prices on Borstal Road range from £245,000 to £1,250,000. 85% of homes sold here were freehold and 15% leasehold. Of 218 streets in Rochester with at least two sales in the last year, Borstal Road ranks 134th for average price.

House prices on Borstal Road compared

Borstal Road£305,000
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: £306,665 (3 sales)2016£307k2017: £510,000 (3 sales)2017£510k2018: £555,000 (2 sales)2018£555k2019: £496,250 (2 sales)2019£496k2020: £667,500 (2 sales)2020£668k2021: £620,000 (1 sales)2021£620k2022: £520,000 (2 sales)2022£520k2023: £783,333 (3 sales)2023£783k2024: £646,500 (2 sales)2024£647k2025: £360,000 (3 sales)2025£360k2026: £365,000 (1 sales)2026£365k

Tenure: 85% freehold and 15% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£604,37414 Feb 2025
Terraced8£431,8754 Aug 2026
Flat4£295,62512 Nov 2025
Detached4£790,75023 May 2024

Sold prices on Borstal Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
124, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 4 Aug 2026£365,000 TerracedFreehold
136B, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 12 Nov 2025£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Riverview Lodge Guest House, 88, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 10 Oct 2025£1,040,000 OtherFreehold
120A, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 27 Jun 2025£405,000 TerracedFreehold
160, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 14 Feb 2025£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
110, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 23 May 2024£600,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 3 May 2024£693,000 DetachedFreehold
136C, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 10 Nov 2023£320,000 FlatLeasehold
90, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 27 Oct 2023£1,250,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 27 Mar 2023£780,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
118A, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 16 Dec 2022£390,000 TerracedFreehold
142, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 27 Jun 2022£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
152, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 18 Jun 2021£620,000 DetachedFreehold
80, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 14 Sep 2020£635,000 TerracedFreehold
144, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 21 Jul 2020£700,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
146, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 30 Oct 2019£660,000 TerracedFreehold
136, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 27 Aug 2019£332,500 FlatLeasehold
136C, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 6 Nov 2018£285,000 FlatLeasehold
104, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 4 Apr 2018£825,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120A, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 19 Dec 2017£380,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 8 Sep 2017£825,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
132, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 10 Feb 2017£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
130, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 28 Oct 2016£325,000 TerracedFreehold
92, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 7 Oct 2016£750,000 OtherFreehold
118A, Borstal Road ME1 3BD 15 Apr 2016£295,000 TerracedFreehold
126, Borstal Road ME1 3BB 29 Mar 2016£299,995 Semi-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
120A, Borstal Road £380,000 (Dec 2017) → £405,000 (Jun 2025) +7%
over 8 yrs
136C, Borstal Road £285,000 (Nov 2018) → £320,000 (Nov 2023) +12%
over 5 yrs
118A, Borstal Road £295,000 (Apr 2016) → £390,000 (Dec 2022) +32%
over 7 yrs

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Schools near Borstal Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School 211 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) 237 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 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 0.5 mi
St Peter's Infant School 60 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.6 mi
Delce Academy 287 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Andrew's School (Rochester) 329 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Crest Infant School 121 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.8 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

  • Rochester station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Cuxton station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Chatham station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cookham Hill (adj, Borstal Street) 1 min walk
  • Cookham Hill (opp, Borstal Street) 2 min walk
  • Sunderland Close (adj, Shorts Way) 2 min walk
  • Goddings Drive (opp, Borstal Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Borstal Village Surgery
    25 Wouldham Road, Borstal, Rochester · 0.4 mi
  • Thorndike Partnership
    Health Care Centre, Longley Road, Rochester · 0.6 mi
  • City Way Surgery
    65-67 City Way, Rochester · 0.9 mi
  • Court View Surgery
    2A Darnley Road, Rochester · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Borstal · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dickens Estate · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Delce Road · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Temple Farm · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Focus Chemists · 0.3 mi
  • Bod Pharma · 0.6 mi
  • Paydens Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Dept. · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 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 9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.8%62.5%
Private rented13.2%20.3%
Social rented2.9%17.1%
Households680

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+16.6%18.6%
Residents1,762

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 Borstal Road

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White84.3%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%5.6%
Other ethnic group1%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian48%45.1%
No religion38.7%43%
Not answered5.8%5.5%
Muslim2.4%2.7%
Sikh2.1%1.6%
Hindu1.9%1.1%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK87.4%86.2%
Born outside the UK12.6%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above40.2%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.5%18%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%15.9%
No qualifications11.9%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%12.1%
Apprenticeship6%6.1%
Other qualifications1.5%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health52.6%47.5%
Good health33.6%34.6%
Fair health10.8%12.8%
Bad health2.6%4%
Very bad health0.3%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household40.1%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household33%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household17.1%11%
No cars or vans in household9.9%19.2%

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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