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Sopwith Drive, Hoo, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sopwith Drive, Hoo, Rochester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-medway/sopwith-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME3 9UH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£399,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£337,458
35 sales
Price range
£230k – £473k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Jun 2026
ME3 9UH

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At a glance

House prices£399k average13% above the Rochester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 1 min walkGillingham (Kent) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 35 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

35 property sales on Sopwith Drive, Hoo, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £399,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £324,216. Average sale prices rose from £304,238 in 2019 to £412,500 in 2026 (+36%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 13% above the Rochester average of £354,600 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 34% semi-detached, 31% detached, 31% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Sopwith Drive range from £229,995 to £472,995. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold. Of 218 streets in Rochester with at least two sales in the last year, Sopwith Drive ranks 53rd for average price.

House prices on Sopwith Drive compared

Sopwith Drive£399,000
ME3 postcode area£404,691
Rochester£354,600
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all ME3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £304,238 (17 sales)2019£304k2020: £376,139 (7 sales)2020£376k2022: £365,000 (4 sales)2022£365k2024: £346,333 (3 sales)2024£346k2025: £341,000 (2 sales)2025£341k2026: £412,500 (2 sales)2026£413k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£324,2164 Jun 2026
Detached11£382,6794 Jul 2024
Terraced11£316,45230 Oct 2025
Flat1£229,99529 Aug 2019

Sold prices on Sopwith Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 4 Jun 2026£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 30 Jan 2026£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 30 Oct 2025£372,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 27 Mar 2025£310,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 4 Jul 2024£410,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 28 Jun 2024£319,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 12 Jan 2024£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 9 Dec 2022£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 24 Nov 2022£435,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 22 Jul 2022£395,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 1 Mar 2022£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 18 Dec 2020£472,995 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 1 Dec 2020£335,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
11, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 5 Nov 2020£330,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 29 Sep 2020£455,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 20 Jul 2020£369,995 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 6 Jul 2020£349,995 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 29 Jan 2020£318,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
36, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 22 Nov 2019£348,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
30, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 28 Oct 2019£324,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
28, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 25 Oct 2019£314,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
32, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 18 Oct 2019£337,000 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 11 Oct 2019£274,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
20, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 27 Sep 2019£264,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
22, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 27 Sep 2019£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
12, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 20 Sep 2019£344,995 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 30 Aug 2019£325,495 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 30 Aug 2019£326,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
18, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 30 Aug 2019£349,995 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 29 Aug 2019£229,995 FlatLeasehold
34, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 29 Aug 2019£358,995 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 14 Aug 2019£282,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
10, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 31 Jul 2019£280,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 31 Jul 2019£277,600 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Sopwith Drive ME3 9UH 31 Jul 2019£280,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

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, Sopwith Drive £330,000 (Nov 2020) → £390,000 (Jun 2026) +18%
over 6 yrs
36, Sopwith Drive £348,000 (Nov 2019) → £435,000 (Jan 2026) +25%
over 6 yrs
30, Sopwith Drive £324,995 (Oct 2019) → £372,000 (Oct 2025) +14%
over 6 yrs
20, Sopwith Drive £264,995 (Sep 2019) → £310,000 (Mar 2025) +17%
over 5 yrs
12, Sopwith Drive £344,995 (Sep 2019) → £410,000 (Jul 2024) +19%
over 5 yrs
22, Sopwith Drive £250,000 (Sep 2019) → £319,000 (Jun 2024) +28%
over 5 yrs
6, Sopwith Drive £280,000 (Jul 2019) → £310,000 (Jan 2024) +11%
over 4 yrs
10, Sopwith Drive £280,000 (Jul 2019) → £325,000 (Dec 2022) +16%
over 3 yrs
34, Sopwith Drive £358,995 (Aug 2019) → £435,000 (Nov 2022) +21%
over 3 yrs
26, Sopwith Drive £318,995 (Jan 2020) → £395,000 (Jul 2022) +24%
over 2 yrs
4, Sopwith Drive £277,600 (Jul 2019) → £305,000 (Mar 2022) +10%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Sopwith Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough 546 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo 1,829 pupils All-through 4–19 Report 0.7 mi
Leigh Academy High Halstow 241 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 1.5 mi
Chattenden Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School 663 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.8 mi
Wainscott Primary School 454 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 2.5 mi
Maritime Academy 736 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 2.8 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

  • Gillingham (Kent) station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
  • Strood station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Rochester station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fourwents Road (adj, Bells Lane) 1 min walk
  • Fourwents Road (opp, Bell's Lane) 1 min walk
  • Bell's Lane (NW-bound, Bell's Lane) 4 min walk
  • Bell's Lane (SE-bound, Bell's Lane) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St. Werburgh Med.practice
    98 Bells Lane, Hoo, Rochester · 0.6 mi
  • The Elms Medical Centre
    Tilley Close, Main Road, Hoo, Rochester · 0.7 mi
  • Maritime Health Partnership
    St Mary's Island Surgery, Edgeway, Chatham · 1.8 mi
  • Princes Park Medical Ctr
    Sunlight Surgery, Sunlight Centre, Gillingham · 2.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hoo · 0.8 mi
  • Spar Spar - Hoo · 0.8 mi
  • Spar Spar - Chattenden South · 1.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Chattenden North · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Knights Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Hoo Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Island Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • The Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Chatham Dental Centre · 2.8 mi
  • Rochester Orthodontic Centre · 2.8 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 4 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.8%62.5%
Private rented9.3%20.3%
Social rented6.9%17.1%
Households983

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.7%64.1%
Aged 65+30.7%18.6%
Residents2,041

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 Sopwith Drive

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White92.5%84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.5%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian53.3%45.1%
No religion38.8%43%
Not answered5.5%5.5%
Muslim1.3%2.7%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Hindu0.2%1.1%
Sikh0.1%1.6%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK92.2%86.2%
Born outside the UK7.8%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
No qualifications29.1%19.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above18.9%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.1%18%
Level 2 qualifications13.4%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%12.1%
Apprenticeship7.2%6.1%
Other qualifications3.5%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health39.6%47.5%
Good health34.9%34.6%
Fair health17.7%12.8%
Bad health5.6%4%
Very bad health2.2%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household46.6%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household29%28.9%
No cars or vans in household14.6%19.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%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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