Rochester East

Medway · South East · population 6,965 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

41Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Rochester East is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,022 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 38 in Medway. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (70) and lowest on Crime (24). Typical homes here sold for about £296,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 86 sales), in line with the wider Medway median of £310,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 36 · #4,413
Employment 40 · #4,091
Education 42 · #3,940
Health 42 · #3,960
Crime 24 · #5,194
Housing & access 70 · #2,075
Living environment 36 · #4,358

House prices ?

£296,000median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£296,00086+5.7%+20.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£325,00014+9.4%+25.0%
Terraced£291,00065+3.9%+21.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£296,000
Medway£310,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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