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Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-medway/ruggles-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME3 8RU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£432,964
14 sales
Price range
£360k – £585k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Sep 2025
ME3 8RU

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At a glance

House prices£433k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 28 min walkGillingham (Kent) station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 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

14 property sales on Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 4 Sep 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £436,654. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% detached, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Ruggles Close range from £360,000 to £585,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Ruggles Close compared

ME3 postcode area£404,691
Rochester£354,600
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ruggles Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £485,000 (1 sales)2016£485k2017: £421,250 (2 sales)2017£421k2018: £417,333 (3 sales)2018£417k2019: £378,500 (2 sales)2019£379k2020: £527,500 (2 sales)2020£528k2021: £395,000 (1 sales)2021£395k2022: £445,000 (2 sales)2022£445k2025: £385,000 (1 sales)2025£385k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£436,65429 Jul 2022
Semi-detached1£385,0004 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Ruggles Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 4 Sep 2025£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 29 Jul 2022£430,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 18 Mar 2022£460,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 19 Mar 2021£395,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 14 Aug 2020£585,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 14 Aug 2020£470,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 7 Nov 2019£360,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 1 Nov 2019£397,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 7 Sep 2018£480,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 20 Aug 2018£402,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 14 Jun 2018£370,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 13 Nov 2017£427,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 22 May 2017£415,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Ruggles Close ME3 8RU 5 Aug 2016£485,000 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
11, Ruggles Close £485,000 (Aug 2016) → £585,000 (Aug 2020) +21%
over 4 yrs
4, Ruggles Close £415,000 (May 2017) → £470,000 (Aug 2020) +13%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Ruggles Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leigh Academy High Halstow 241 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough 546 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 2.0 mi
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo 1,829 pupils All-through 4–19 Report 2.0 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

  • Gillingham (Kent) station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk
  • Higham station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk
  • Strood station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Longfield Avenue (opp, Britannia Road) 3 min walk
  • Longfield Avenue (adj, The Street) 3 min walk
  • Harrison Drive (opp, The Street) 3 min walk
  • Harrison Drive (adj, The Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St. Werburgh Med.practice
    98 Bells Lane, Hoo, Rochester · 1.8 mi
  • The Elms Medical Centre
    Tilley Close, Main Road, Hoo, Rochester · 2.1 mi
  • Highparks Medical Practice
    Parkside, Cliffe Woods, Rochester · 3.2 mi
  • Maritime Health Partnership
    St Mary's Island Surgery, Edgeway, Chatham · 3.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Hoo · 2.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hoo · 2.1 mi
  • Spar Spar - Chattenden South · 2.6 mi
  • Spar Spar - Chattenden North · 2.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Knights Pharmacy · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • The Dental Surgery · 1.8 mi
  • The Post Office Practice · 3.0 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 6 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.2%62.5%
Private rented8.8%20.3%
Social rented5.0%17.1%
Households854

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.2%64.1%
Aged 65+21.7%18.6%
Residents2,241

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 Ruggles Close

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White95.8%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%5.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian52.3%45.1%
No religion39.7%43%
Not answered5.4%5.5%
Sikh1.1%1.6%
Muslim0.8%2.7%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.3%–
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK94.3%86.2%
Born outside the UK5.7%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above26.7%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications21.8%18%
Level 2 qualifications15%15.9%
No qualifications14.9%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%12.1%
Apprenticeship8.1%6.1%
Other qualifications2.7%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health49.8%47.5%
Good health36.9%34.6%
Fair health9.3%12.8%
Bad health3.3%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
2 cars or vans in household41.7%28.9%
1 car or van in household28.1%40.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household24%11%
No cars or vans in household6.2%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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