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Richard Street, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Richard Street, Rochester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-medway/richard-street/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£210,292
25 sales
Price range
£150k – £330k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Oct 2024
ME1 2EB

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At a glance

House prices£210k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkChatham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 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

25 property sales on Richard Street, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 22 Oct 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £210,292. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Richard Street range from £150,000 to £330,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Richard Street compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Richard Street 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: £150,000 (1 sales)2016£150k2017: £213,250 (4 sales)2017£213k2018: £198,250 (4 sales)2018£198k2019: £178,600 (5 sales)2019£179k2020: £204,500 (2 sales)2020£205k2021: £225,000 (5 sales)2021£225k2022: £330,000 (1 sales)2022£330k2024: £234,770 (3 sales)2024£235k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced25£210,29222 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Richard Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
49, Richard Street ME1 2EB 20 Jun 2025£177,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Richard Street ME1 2EB 22 Oct 2024£235,310 TerracedFreehold
38, Richard Street ME1 2EB 8 May 2024£230,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Richard Street ME1 2EB 8 Jan 2024£239,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Richard Street ME1 2EB 12 Dec 2023£228,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Richard Street ME1 2EB 2 Aug 2022£330,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Richard Street ME1 2EB 12 Nov 2021£202,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Richard Street ME1 2EB 29 Oct 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Richard Street ME1 2EB 6 Sep 2021£248,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Richard Street ME1 2EB 25 Jun 2021£255,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Richard Street ME1 2EB 26 Feb 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Richard Street ME1 2EB 2 Oct 2020£240,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Richard Street ME1 2EB 6 Feb 2020£169,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Richard Street ME1 2EB 16 Sep 2019£173,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Richard Street ME1 2EB 26 Jul 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Richard Street ME1 2EB 4 Mar 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Richard Street ME1 2EB 4 Feb 2019£160,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Richard Street ME1 2EB 10 Jan 2019£180,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Richard Street ME1 2EB 19 Dec 2018£160,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Richard Street ME1 2EB 28 Sep 2018£180,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Richard Street ME1 2EB 28 Aug 2018£183,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Richard Street ME1 2EB 6 Apr 2018£240,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Richard Street ME1 2EB 20 Feb 2018£170,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Richard Street ME1 2EB 25 Jan 2018£210,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Richard Street ME1 2EB 12 Dec 2017£220,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Richard Street ME1 2EB 29 Sep 2017£205,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Richard Street ME1 2EB 8 Sep 2017£200,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Richard Street ME1 2EB 2 Jun 2017£228,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Richard Street ME1 2EB 24 May 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Richard Street ME1 2EB 26 Apr 2016£135,000 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
41, Richard Street £173,000 (Sep 2019) → £235,310 (Oct 2024) +36%
over 5 yrs
29, Richard Street £195,000 (Jul 2019) → £239,000 (Jan 2024) +23%
over 4 yrs
28, Richard Street £160,000 (Feb 2019) → £330,000 (Aug 2022) +106%
over 3 yrs
7, Richard Street £205,000 (Sep 2017) → £210,000 (Oct 2021) +2%
over 4 yrs
12, Richard Street £180,000 (Sep 2018) → £160,000 (Dec 2018) -11%
over under a year

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Schools near Richard Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Peter's Infant School 60 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.1 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1,084 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 216 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Ripplevale School Rochester 140 pupils Other independent special school 6–25 Report 0.4 mi
Fort Pitt Grammar School 1,009 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School 211 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Andrew's School (Rochester) 329 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Rochester Independent College 401 pupils Other independent school 11–21 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 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Strood station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Rose Supermarket (opp, Cecil Road) 2 min walk
  • Onslow Road (opp, St Williams Way) 3 min walk
  • Onslow Road (adj, St Williams Way) 3 min walk
  • St Margaret's Cemetery (adj, Maidstone Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Thorndike Partnership
    Health Care Centre, Longley Road, Rochester · 0.2 mi
  • City Way Surgery
    65-67 City Way, Rochester · 0.5 mi
  • Bryant Street Medical Practice
    James Williams Healthy Living Ctr, Pentagon Centre, Chatham · 0.9 mi
  • Borstal Village Surgery
    25 Wouldham Road, Borstal, Rochester · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Delce Road · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dickens Estate · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Rochester Express Petrol · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rochester - Riverside · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Paydens Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Bod Pharma · 0.2 mi
  • Karsons Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

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

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.0%62.5%
Private rented31.5%20.3%
Social rented14.4%17.1%
Households613

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.3%64.1%
Aged 65+9.7%18.6%
Residents1,551

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 Richard Street

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White85.7%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4%5.6%
Other ethnic group1%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
No religion52.8%43%
Christian35.7%45.1%
Not answered5.7%5.5%
Other religion2.2%0.6%
Muslim1.8%2.7%
Sikh0.8%1.6%
Hindu0.5%1.1%
Jewish0.4%–

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK86.7%86.2%
Born outside the UK13.3%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above34.5%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.4%18%
Level 2 qualifications15.3%15.9%
No qualifications14.8%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%12.1%
Apprenticeship3.2%6.1%
Other qualifications3%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health49%47.5%
Good health32.7%34.6%
Fair health11.9%12.8%
Bad health5.7%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household47.2%40.9%
No cars or vans in household28.2%19.2%
2 cars or vans in household19.8%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%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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