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Howard Avenue, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Howard Avenue, Rochester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-medway/howard-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME1 2AW, ME1 2AP, ME1 2AN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£300,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£285,026
31 sales
Price range
£185k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Nov 2025
ME1 2AW

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At a glance

House prices£285k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkChatham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

31 property sales on Howard Avenue, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £300,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £301,947. 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 61% terraced, 32% semi-detached, 6% detached. Recorded sale prices on Howard Avenue range from £185,000 to £390,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Howard Avenue compared

ME1 postcode area£326,884
Rochester£354,600
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Howard Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £185,000 (1 sales)2016£185k2017: £255,857 (7 sales)2017£256k2018: £290,000 (1 sales)2018£290k2019: £255,000 (2 sales)2019£255k2020: £251,667 (3 sales)2020£252k2021: £261,417 (6 sales)2021£261k2022: £341,250 (4 sales)2022£341k2023: £316,900 (2 sales)2023£317k2024: £348,750 (2 sales)2024£349k2025: £346,667 (3 sales)2025£347k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced19£301,94727 Nov 2025
Semi-detached10£240,0002 Sep 2021
Detached2£349,40017 May 2024

Sold prices on Howard Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
42, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 27 Nov 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 25 Jul 2025£360,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 25 Jun 2025£380,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 17 May 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 15 May 2024£347,500 TerracedFreehold
37, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 24 Nov 2023£348,800 DetachedFreehold
54, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 9 Jun 2023£285,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 12 Dec 2022£375,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 20 May 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 22 Apr 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 24 Feb 2022£390,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 2 Sep 2021£261,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 26 Aug 2021£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 12 Aug 2021£290,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 28 Jun 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 15 Apr 2021£285,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 26 Feb 2021£240,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 18 Dec 2020£290,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 3 Aug 2020£250,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 17 Jan 2020£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 6 Sep 2019£285,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 23 Aug 2019£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 31 Aug 2018£290,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 19 Dec 2017£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 15 Dec 2017£268,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 8 Dec 2017£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Howard Avenue ME1 2AN 12 Jul 2017£246,500 TerracedFreehold
5, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 21 Apr 2017£247,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 31 Mar 2017£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Howard Avenue ME1 2AW 23 Mar 2017£255,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Howard Avenue ME1 2AP 25 Jan 2016£185,000 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
42, Howard Avenue £290,000 (Aug 2021) → £300,000 (Nov 2025) +3%
over 4 yrs
72, Howard Avenue £268,000 (Dec 2017) → £360,000 (Jul 2025) +34%
over 8 yrs
88, Howard Avenue £290,000 (Aug 2018) → £380,000 (Jun 2025) +31%
over 7 yrs
13, Howard Avenue £225,000 (Aug 2019) → £261,500 (Sep 2021) +16%
over 2 yrs
5, Howard Avenue £185,000 (Jan 2016) → £247,000 (Apr 2017) +34%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Howard Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1,084 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.1 mi
St Peter's Infant School 60 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.2 mi
Fort Pitt Grammar School 1,009 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Ripplevale School Rochester 140 pupils Other independent special school 6–25 Report 0.3 mi
Rochester Independent College 401 pupils Other independent school 11–21 Report 0.4 mi
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 216 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St John's Church of England Infant School 77 pupils Primary Church of England 5–7 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School 446 pupils Primary Catholic 3–11 Report 0.5 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

  • Chatham station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Rochester station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Strood station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Rochester Health Centre (opp, Delce Road) 2 min walk
  • Rochester Health Centre (o/s, Delce Road) 2 min walk
  • Onslow Road (opp, St Williams Way) 2 min walk
  • The Rose Supermarket (opp, Cecil Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Thorndike Partnership
    Health Care Centre, Longley Road, Rochester · 0.3 mi
  • City Way Surgery
    65-67 City Way, Rochester · 0.5 mi
  • Bryant Street Medical Practice
    James Williams Healthy Living Ctr, Pentagon Centre, Chatham · 0.8 mi
  • The Kings Family Practice
    30-34 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Delce Road · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dickens Estate · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Rochester Express Petrol · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Chatham · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Paydens Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Bod Pharma · 0.3 mi
  • Karsons Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Rochester Healthy Living Centre · 0.1 mi
  • City Way Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • New Road Dental Practice · 0.3 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.5%62.5%
Private rented30.6%20.3%
Social rented1.8%17.1%
Households757

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.7%64.1%
Aged 65+12.4%18.6%
Residents1,747

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 Howard Avenue

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White80.7%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%5.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.9%5.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%2.8%
Other ethnic group2.5%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
No religion46.1%43%
Christian40.8%45.1%
Not answered5.1%5.5%
Muslim3.7%2.7%
Sikh1.4%1.6%
Hindu1.3%1.1%
Buddhist0.6%0.4%
Other religion0.6%0.6%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK82%86.2%
Born outside the UK18%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above35.1%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.8%18%
No qualifications15.6%19.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.5%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%12.1%
Apprenticeship5.3%6.1%
Other qualifications3.6%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health47.6%47.5%
Good health36.3%34.6%
Fair health12%12.8%
Bad health3.4%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household48.4%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household24.2%28.9%
No cars or vans in household20.6%19.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%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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