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Watts Avenue, Rochester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watts Avenue, Rochester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochester-medway/watts-avenue/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£1,150,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£572,029
17 sales
Price range
£135k – £1.15m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Mar 2026
ME1 1RX

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At a glance

House prices£572k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkRochester station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% freeholdAcross 18 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

17 property sales on Watts Avenue, Rochester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £1,150,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £159,929. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 41% flat, 35% semi-detached, 24% detached. Recorded sale prices on Watts Avenue range from £135,000 to £1,150,000. 61% of homes sold here were freehold and 39% leasehold.

House prices on Watts Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Watts Avenue 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: £750,000 (1 sales)2016£750k2017: £760,000 (2 sales)2017£760k2018: £151,125 (4 sales)2018£151k2019: £880,000 (1 sales)2019£880k2021: £850,000 (1 sales)2021£850k2022: £567,500 (2 sales)2022£568k2023: £375,000 (1 sales)2023£375k2024: £177,500 (2 sales)2024£178k2025: £1,052,500 (2 sales)2025£1.05m2026: £1,150,000 (1 sales)2026£1.15m

Tenure: 61% freehold and 39% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat7£159,92912 Jul 2024
Semi-detached6£909,16717 Mar 2026
Detached4£787,50012 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Watts Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 17 Mar 2026£1,150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 17 Oct 2025£1,005,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 12 Sep 2025£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, 9, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 12 Jul 2024£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 9, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 19 Apr 2024£150,000 FlatLeasehold
2A, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 19 May 2023£375,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 6, 9, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 23 Nov 2022£160,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 22 Jun 2022£975,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 21 Jun 2021£850,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 28 Aug 2020£850,000 OtherFreehold
16, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 25 Feb 2019£880,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 6, 9, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 11 Oct 2018£157,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 9, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 11 May 2018£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 9, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 23 Feb 2018£167,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 9, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 9 Feb 2018£135,000 FlatLeasehold
11A, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 12 Dec 2017£795,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 29 Sep 2017£725,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Watts Avenue ME1 1RX 2 Aug 2016£750,000 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
17, Watts Avenue £975,000 (Jun 2022) → £1,150,000 (Mar 2026) +18%
over 4 yrs
16, Watts Avenue £880,000 (Feb 2019) → £1,100,000 (Sep 2025) +25%
over 7 yrs
Flat 2, 9, Watts Avenue £135,000 (Feb 2018) → £150,000 (Apr 2024) +11%
over 6 yrs
Flat 6, 9, Watts Avenue £157,000 (Oct 2018) → £160,000 (Nov 2022) +2%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Watts Avenue

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
King's School, Rochester 574 pupils Other independent school Church of England 2–18 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
St Peter's Infant School 60 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.5 mi
Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School 298 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1,084 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Chatham station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Strood station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Roebuck Road (N-bound, Roebuck Road) 1 min walk
  • Watts Avenue (adj, Maidstone Road) 2 min walk
  • Ridley Road (adj, St Margaret's Street) 2 min walk
  • Watts Avenue (opp, Maidstone Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Thorndike Partnership
    Health Care Centre, Longley Road, Rochester · 0.2 mi
  • City Way Surgery
    65-67 City Way, Rochester · 0.9 mi
  • Apex Medical Centre
    Gun Lane, Strood, Rochester · 1.0 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 · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rochester - Riverside · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dickens Estate · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Frindsbury Strood · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Photay And Associates · 0.3 mi
  • Coco Dental Rochester Limited · 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 5 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned50.4%62.5%
Private rented39.4%20.3%
Social rented10.3%17.1%
Households955

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.1%64.1%
Aged 65+18.2%18.6%
Residents1,825

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 Watts Avenue

Ethnic group

HereMedway
White86.8%84.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%5.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%5.6%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.4%

Religion

HereMedway
Christian46%45.1%
No religion44.7%43%
Not answered4.8%5.5%
Muslim1.4%2.7%
Hindu1%1.1%
Other religion0.9%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%
Jewish0.4%–

Country of birth

HereMedway
Born in the UK82.2%86.2%
Born outside the UK17.8%13.8%

Highest qualification

HereMedway
Level 4 qualifications and above47.7%25.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%18%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%15.9%
No qualifications10.6%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%12.1%
Apprenticeship3.1%6.1%
Other qualifications1.8%3%

General health

HereMedway
Very good health52%47.5%
Good health33.2%34.6%
Fair health11.1%12.8%
Bad health3.1%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereMedway
1 car or van in household52%40.9%
No cars or vans in household25.7%19.2%
2 cars or vans in household17.7%28.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%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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