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The Close, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Close, Rochester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-medway/the-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME1 1SD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£275,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£491,063
16 sales
Price range
£275k – £630k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Aug 2026
ME1 1SD

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At a glance

House prices£491k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkRochester station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

16 property sales on The Close, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £275,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £491,063. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on The Close range from £275,000 to £630,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Close 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: £445,000 (1 sales)2016£445k2017: £390,000 (1 sales)2017£390k2018: £460,000 (1 sales)2018£460k2019: £440,000 (3 sales)2019£440k2020: £456,000 (2 sales)2020£456k2021: £515,000 (1 sales)2021£515k2022: £565,000 (2 sales)2022£565k2023: £555,000 (1 sales)2023£555k2025: £618,333 (3 sales)2025£618k2026: £275,000 (1 sales)2026£275k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£491,0633 Aug 2026

Sold prices on The Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, The Close ME1 1SD 3 Aug 2026£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, The Close ME1 1SD 12 Sep 2025£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, The Close ME1 1SD 15 Aug 2025£630,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, The Close ME1 1SD 25 Jul 2025£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, The Close ME1 1SD 9 Aug 2023£555,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, The Close ME1 1SD 1 Feb 2023£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, The Close ME1 1SD 10 Oct 2022£565,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, The Close ME1 1SD 28 Sep 2022£565,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, The Close ME1 1SD 28 Sep 2021£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, The Close ME1 1SD 9 Nov 2020£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, The Close ME1 1SD 22 May 2020£452,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, The Close ME1 1SD 15 Nov 2019£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, The Close ME1 1SD 22 Feb 2019£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, The Close ME1 1SD 11 Jan 2019£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, The Close ME1 1SD 9 Mar 2018£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, The Close ME1 1SD 7 Sep 2017£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, The Close ME1 1SD 7 Sep 2016£445,000 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
1, The Close £405,000 (Jan 2019) → £600,000 (Sep 2025) +48%
over 7 yrs
11, The Close £390,000 (Sep 2017) → £625,000 (Jul 2025) +60%
over 8 yrs
25, The Close £452,000 (May 2020) → £565,000 (Sep 2022) +25%
over 2 yrs
12, The Close £460,000 (Mar 2018) → £515,000 (Sep 2021) +12%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near The Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Andrew's School (Rochester) 329 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 216 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Peter's Infant School 60 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.4 mi
Rochester Independent College 401 pupils Other independent school 11–21 Report 0.4 mi
Ripplevale School Rochester 140 pupils Other independent special school 6–25 Report 0.4 mi
King's School, Rochester 574 pupils Other independent school Church of England 2–18 Report 0.4 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1,084 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School 211 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 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

  • Rochester station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Chatham station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Strood station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Watts Avenue (adj, Maidstone Road) 2 min walk
  • Roebuck Road (N-bound, Roebuck Road) 2 min walk
  • Longley Road (adj, Maidstone Road) 2 min walk
  • Watts Avenue (opp, 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 · 0.8 mi
  • Borstal Village Surgery
    25 Wouldham Road, Borstal, Rochester · 1.1 mi
  • Bryant Street Medical Practice
    James Williams Healthy Living Ctr, Pentagon Centre, Chatham · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Delce Road · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rochester - Riverside · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dickens Estate · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Frindsbury Strood · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bod Pharma · 0.2 mi
  • Paydens Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Ryders Chemist · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Rochester Healthy Living Centre · 0.4 mi
  • City Way Dental Practice · 0.4 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 7 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.2%62.5%
Private rented20.1%20.3%
Social rented21.7%17.1%
Households815

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+23.3%18.6%
Residents1,699

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 The Close

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White90.9%84.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%5.9%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian49.4%45.1%
No religion42.8%43%
Not answered4.5%5.5%
Muslim1.3%2.7%
Jewish0.5%–
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%
Hindu0.4%1.1%

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK88.1%86.2%
Born outside the UK11.9%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above43.4%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%18%
No qualifications14.9%19.4%
Level 2 qualifications11%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%12.1%
Apprenticeship4.5%6.1%
Other qualifications1.9%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health50.4%47.5%
Good health33.5%34.6%
Fair health12.6%12.8%
Bad health3.1%4%
Very bad health0.5%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household42.4%40.9%
No cars or vans in household24.4%19.2%
2 cars or vans in household23.6%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%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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