Rochester

Medway · South East

Rochester in Medway is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 27 to 41 out of 100, with typical homes from £296,000 to £315,000.

In summary

Within Rochester, Rochester East is the strongest performer at 41 out of 100 (#4,022 of 6,856 nationally); Rochester West is the weakest at 27. 1 of the 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £296,000 and £315,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,370a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime100per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)39

Owner-occupied54%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Rochester

£297,000median home sold over the past year · +21.2% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 183 sales

Detached£617,500

Semi-detached£352,500

Terraced£299,000

Flat£209,500

Medway£310,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Rochester East	4,022	41	£296,000
Rochester West	4,995	27	£315,000

Postcode districts in Rochester

ME1 ME2 ME3 ME99

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Rochester.

Rochester South Strood Chatham South Chatham Gillingham Gillingham South

“Rochester” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Medway — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Medway.