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May Road, Rochester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME1 2HY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£323,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£258,977
22 sales
Price range
£195k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jun 2026
ME1 2HY

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At a glance

House prices£324k average9% below the Rochester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkChatham station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

22 property sales on May Road, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £323,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £258,071. Average sale prices rose from £205,750 in 2016 to £323,500 in 2026 (+57%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% below the Rochester average of £354,600 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 95% terraced, 5% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on May Road range from £195,000 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 218 streets in Rochester with at least two sales in the last year, May Road ranks 114th for average price.

House prices on May Road compared

May Road£323,500
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: £205,750 (2 sales)2016£206k2017: £218,000 (1 sales)2017£218k2018: £237,500 (4 sales)2018£238k2019: £277,667 (3 sales)2019£278k2020: £242,500 (4 sales)2020£243k2021: £240,000 (2 sales)2021£240k2022: £297,500 (2 sales)2022£298k2023: £293,000 (1 sales)2023£293k2024: £300,000 (1 sales)2024£300k2026: £323,500 (2 sales)2026£324k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced21£258,07130 Jun 2026
Semi-detached1£278,0002 Apr 2019

Sold prices on May Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
45A, May Road ME1 2HY 30 Jun 2026£297,000 TerracedFreehold
19, May Road ME1 2HY 5 Jan 2026£350,000 TerracedFreehold
37, May Road ME1 2HY 19 Apr 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
45A, May Road ME1 2HY 6 Oct 2023£293,000 TerracedFreehold
40, May Road ME1 2HY 11 Aug 2022£295,000 TerracedFreehold
6, May Road ME1 2HY 29 Apr 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
27, May Road ME1 2HY 23 Apr 2021£230,000 TerracedFreehold
45, May Road ME1 2HY 11 Feb 2021£250,000 TerracedFreehold
45A, May Road ME1 2HY 27 Nov 2020£245,000 TerracedFreehold
3, May Road ME1 2HY 26 Oct 2020£240,000 TerracedFreehold
23, May Road ME1 2HY 30 Jun 2020£245,000 TerracedFreehold
1, May Road ME1 2HY 24 Jan 2020£235,000 TerracedFreehold
56, May Road ME1 2HY 6 Jan 2020£250,000 TerracedFreehold
44, May Road ME1 2HY 2 Oct 2019£310,000 TerracedFreehold
45, May Road ME1 2HY 9 Aug 2019£280,000 TerracedFreehold
52, May Road ME1 2HY 2 Apr 2019£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, May Road ME1 2HY 8 Feb 2019£245,000 TerracedFreehold
48, May Road ME1 2HY 14 Dec 2018£263,000 TerracedFreehold
54, May Road ME1 2HY 13 Aug 2018£232,000 TerracedFreehold
13, May Road ME1 2HY 23 Apr 2018£210,000 TerracedFreehold
40, May Road ME1 2HY 29 Mar 2018£245,000 TerracedFreehold
6, May Road ME1 2HY 26 Jun 2017£218,000 TerracedFreehold
25, May Road ME1 2HY 30 Sep 2016£216,500 TerracedFreehold
3, May Road ME1 2HY 29 Feb 2016£195,000 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
45A, May Road £245,000 (Nov 2020) → £293,000 (Oct 2023) → £297,000 (Jun 2026) +21%
over 6 yrs
40, May Road £245,000 (Mar 2018) → £295,000 (Aug 2022) +20%
over 4 yrs
6, May Road £218,000 (Jun 2017) → £300,000 (Apr 2022) +38%
over 5 yrs
45, May Road £280,000 (Aug 2019) → £250,000 (Feb 2021) -11%
over 2 yrs
3, May Road £195,000 (Feb 2016) → £240,000 (Oct 2020) +23%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near May Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Peter's Infant School 60 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.0 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1,084 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Delce Academy 287 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School 211 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Rochester Grammar School 1,206 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Fort Pitt Grammar School 1,009 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Ripplevale School Rochester 140 pupils Other independent special school 6–25 Report 0.5 mi
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 216 pupils Primary Church of England 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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Rochester station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Strood station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Catherine Street (N-bound, Weller Avenue) 2 min walk
  • The Rose Supermarket (opp, Cecil Road) 2 min walk
  • Onslow Road (opp, St Williams Way) 2 min walk
  • Jasper Avenue (adj, St Williams Way) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Thorndike Partnership
    Health Care Centre, Longley Road, Rochester · 0.3 mi
  • City Way Surgery
    65-67 City Way, Rochester · 0.4 mi
  • Bryant Street Medical Practice
    James Williams Healthy Living Ctr, Pentagon Centre, Chatham · 1.0 mi
  • Borstal Village Surgery
    25 Wouldham Road, Borstal, Rochester · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dickens Estate · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Delce Road · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Rochester Express Petrol · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Chatham BP · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Rochester Healthy Living Centre · 0.2 mi
  • City Way Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • New Road Dental Practice · 0.5 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 May Road

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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