The Fort, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Fort, Rochester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-medway/the-fort/

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£392,500

18 sales

Price range

£105k – £645k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Feb 2025

ME1 2FE

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At a glance

House prices£393k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkChatham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband83% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold91% freeholdAcross 22 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

18 property sales on The Fort, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Feb 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £381,944. 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 50% terraced, 28% flat, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Fort range from £105,000 to £645,000. 91% of homes sold here were freehold and 9% leasehold.

House prices on The Fort compared

ME1 postcode area£326,884

Rochester£354,600

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Fort has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 91% freehold and 9% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	9	£381,944	17 May 2022
Flat	5	£260,500	6 Feb 2025
Detached	3	£608,333	27 Jan 2022
Semi-detached	1	£500,000	12 Mar 2021

Sold prices on The Fort

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, The Fort ME1 2FE	27 Oct 2025	£425,000	Terraced	Freehold
71, The Fort ME1 2FE	6 Feb 2025	£342,500	Flat	Freehold
5, The Fort ME1 2FE	17 May 2022	£525,000	Terraced	Freehold
36, The Fort ME1 2FE	27 Jan 2022	£630,000	Detached	Freehold
22, The Fort ME1 2FE	13 Dec 2021	£340,000	Terraced	Freehold
51, The Fort ME1 2FE	30 Sep 2021	£225,000	Terraced	Freehold
30, The Fort ME1 2FE	28 Jun 2021	£285,000	Flat	Freehold
7, The Fort ME1 2FE	23 Jun 2021	£400,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, The Fort ME1 2FE	30 Apr 2021	£532,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, The Fort ME1 2FE	12 Mar 2021	£500,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, The Fort ME1 2FE	13 Nov 2020	£290,000	Flat	Freehold
46, The Fort ME1 2FE	28 Feb 2020	£645,000	Detached	Freehold
17, The Fort ME1 2FE	17 Dec 2019	£307,500	Terraced	Freehold
47, The Fort ME1 2FE	22 Mar 2019	£105,000	Flat	Leasehold
17, The Fort ME1 2FE	28 Feb 2019	£280,000	Terraced	Freehold
42, The Fort ME1 2FE	31 Jan 2019	£550,000	Detached	Freehold
39, The Fort ME1 2FE	7 Sep 2018	£280,000	Flat	Freehold
26, The Fort ME1 2FE	31 Aug 2018	£365,000	Terraced	Freehold
1, The Fort ME1 2FE	10 Nov 2017	£425,000	Terraced	Freehold
25, The Fort ME1 2FE	16 Dec 2016	£318,000	Terraced	Freehold
Garage G13, The Fort	16 Dec 2016	£318,000	Other	Leasehold
12, The Fort ME1 2FE	3 Aug 2016	£420,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
39, The Fort	£280,000 (Sep 2018) → £290,000 (Nov 2020)	+4% over 2 yrs
17, The Fort	£280,000 (Feb 2019) → £307,500 (Dec 2019)	+10% over under a year

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Schools near The Fort

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1,084 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.1 mi
Fort Pitt Grammar School 1,009 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Outstanding Report	0.1 mi
Ripplevale School Rochester 140 pupils	Other independent special school	6–25	Report	0.3 mi
St John's Church of England Infant School 77 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–7	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School 446 pupils	Primary Catholic	3–11	Report	0.4 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
Blue Skies School 16 pupils	Other independent special school	11–25	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 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
Rochester station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
Strood station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

St Bart's Hospital (opp, New Road) 4 min walk
St Bart's Hospital (adj, New Road) 4 min walk
Rochester Health Centre (opp, Delce Road) 4 min walk
Rochester Health Centre (o/s, Delce Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Thorndike Partnership
Health Care Centre, Longley Road, Rochester · 0.5 mi
City Way Surgery
65-67 City Way, Rochester · 0.5 mi
Bryant Street Medical Practice
James Williams Healthy Living Ctr, Pentagon Centre, Chatham · 0.6 mi
The Kings Family Practice
30-34 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Delce Road · 0.2 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Dickens Estate · 0.5 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Chatham · 0.6 mi
Iceland Iceland Chatham · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

Paydens Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Bod Pharma · 0.5 mi
Karsons Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

City Way Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Rochester Healthy Living Centre · 0.3 mi
Thorndike Dental Practice · 0.3 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 1 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.

Income	1 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	24.8%	62.5%
Private rented	51.4%	20.3%
Social rented	23.6%	17.1%
Households	729

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	74.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	6.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,498

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	83%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	83%	80%
Gigabit-capable	83%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	92%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	94%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on The Fort

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Who lives around The Fort

Ethnic group

	Here	Medway
White	63.1%	84.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	15.1%	5.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	12.8%	5.9%
Other ethnic group	5.2%	1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.7%	2.8%

Religion

	Here	Medway
Christian	42.6%	45.1%
No religion	36.9%	43%
Muslim	6.8%	2.7%
Not answered	6.7%	5.5%
Hindu	2.3%	1.1%
Sikh	1.9%	1.6%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.4%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Medway
Born in the UK	62.9%	86.2%
Born outside the UK	37.1%	13.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	Medway
Level 4 qualifications and above	38.8%	25.6%
No qualifications	16.3%	19.4%
Level 3 qualifications	15.3%	18%
Level 2 qualifications	12%	15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9%	12.1%
Apprenticeship	5.8%	6.1%
Other qualifications	2.7%	3%

General health

	Here	Medway
Very good health	49%	47.5%
Good health	34.4%	34.6%
Fair health	11.8%	12.8%
Bad health	3.5%	4%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Medway
1 car or van in household	45.6%	40.9%
No cars or vans in household	40.3%	19.2%
2 cars or vans in household	12.1%	28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2.1%	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.

Planning and heritage near The Fort

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Estate agents near The Fort

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