High Street is in Rochester and in Medway district. ME1 1BU is located in the River electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Rochester and Strood. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about High Street, Rochester, ME1 1BU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: ME1 1BY, ME1 1BT, ME1 1DH, ME1 1BZ, ME1 1BX, ME1 1BW, ME1 1FF, ME1 1DA, ME1 1DX.

High Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 913 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Medway.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME1 1BU

Average Price
£222,759
Semi-Detached
£280,285
Terraced
£463,686
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£170,394
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£325,005
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat B 321 High Street, Rochester, Medway
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£125,0002021-09-17 £135,093
Flat A 321 High Street, Rochester, Medway
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£125,0002021-05-19 £138,423
Flat B 307 High Street, Rochester, Medway
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£137,5002020-02-21 £161,427
305B High Street, Rochester, Medway
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£170,0002018-06-22 £186,603
305A High Street, Rochester, Medway
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£163,0002018-06-22 £178,919

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
King Street, ME1 1YF 		556 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John's Church of England Infant School
4 New Street, ME4 6RH 		901 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Michael's RC Primary School
Hills Terrace, ME4 6PX 		1,027 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's Infant School
Holcombe Road, ME1 2HU 		1,073 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Balfour Junior School
Balfour Road, ME4 6QX 		1,350 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fort Pitt Grammar School
Fort Pitt Hill, ME4 6TJ 		480 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ordnance Street, ME4 6SG 		877 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Rochester Grammar School
Maidstone Road, ME1 3BY 		1,764 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Maidstone Road, ME1 3EL 		1,972 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Brompton Academy
Marlborough Road, ME7 5HT 		2,102 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedMidKent College
Medway Road, ME7 1FN 		2,651 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Hundred of Hoo Academy
Main Road, Hoo ME3 9HH 		5,399 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedTrinity School and College
10-13 New Road, Rochester ME1 1BG 		173 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRochester Independent College
Star Hill, ME1 1XF 		271 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Andrew's School (Rochester)
24 - 26 Watts Avenue, ME1 1SA 		932 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's School, Rochester
Satis House, Boley Hill ME1 1TE 		1,029 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road, ME4 6DQ 		1,398 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Limehouse Thai327 High Street, Rochester56 yd
Trinity College41 New Road, Rochester115 yd
Amala Buka Limited365 - 367 High Street, Rochester213 yd
Rochester Independent College33-39 Star Hill, Rochester418 yd
Dylan's Cafe Bar And Restaurant / 8848 Nepalese Cuisine56 High Street, Chatham463 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Flippin Frog Ltd318 High Street, Rochester48 yd
Nag's Head PH292 High Street, Rochester157 yd
The Dead Pigeon378 High Street, Rochester180 yd
The Rising Sun6 Delce Road, Rochester447 yd
Three Sheets To The Wind Ltd173 High Street, Rochester548 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza Hut340 St Margarets Banks, Rochester48 yd
Kebab Centre362 High Street, Rochester97 yd
Jalove Carribean Cuisine4 High Street, Chatham287 yd
The Kinki6 High Street, Chatham292 yd
Sun Pier Chinese Takeaway20 High Street, Chatham315 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LondisLocal Supermarket, 179-181 Rochester Avenue539 yd
Arena Food Centre13 Ordnance Terrace, Chatham671 yd
Sainsbury'sUnit BD, Pentagon Shopping Centre897 yd
Co-op1 Limehouse Wharf, Rochester915 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Roffen Sports Club (Closed)
NEW ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts118 yd
Fort Pitt Grammar School
FORT PITT HILL 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite365 yd
Rochester Independent College
33-39 33-39 STAR HILL 		400 yd
St John Fisher Catholic School Sports Field
The Fort 		grass pitches624 yd
St John Fisher Catholic School
ORDNANCE STREET 		771 yd
Anytime Fitness (Chatham)
Unit 5a Unit 5a THE PENTAGON 		health and fitness suite890 yd
Fitness First For Women (Chatham) (Closed)
The Pentagon 		health and fitness suite901 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 15.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed69.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed62.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed77.01 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed77.01 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed18.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

In 2023, 672 crimes were reported near High Street . Only 14% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of ME1 1BU.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for High Street, Rochester, ME1 1BU

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 672
Violence And Sexual Offences 306
Anti Social Behaviour 111
Criminal Damage And Arson 54
Public Order 50
Other Theft 33
Burglary 27
Vehicle Crime 26
Drugs 18
Other Crime 12
Robbery 10
Theft From The Person 9
Shoplifting 7
Possession Of Weapons 5
Bicycle Theft 4

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of ME1 1BU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Bardell Terrace463 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near High Street382 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area402 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area402 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Nags Head Lane231 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nags Head Lane231 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hawkwood Close268 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area498 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Cooks Wharf108 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Foundary Wharf59 yd
More Crime Statistics for High Street, Rochester, ME1 1BU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in ME1 1BU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)139
Full-Time Employee90
Retired65
Full-Time Student (with or without job)38
Self-Employed30
Part-Time Employee23
Other16
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Looking after home or family9
Unemployed6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles39
Accommodation and food service activities25
Transport and storage16
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Construction13
Education11
Human health and social work activities11
Financial and insurance activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Other6
Information and communication5
Real estate activities4
Manufacturing4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Mining and quarrying2
Administrative and support service activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female281
Male172

Partnership Status

Single273
Married: Opposite sex86
Married: Same sex4
Separated4
Divorced38
Widowed21

Health

Very good health207
Good health172
Fair health49
Bad health20
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications52
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 50
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 121
Degree or Similar 149
Other19

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese43
Indian3
Pakistani1
Other Asian9
Black African23
Black Caribbean4
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other2
White342
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Arab2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom308
European Union55
Rest of Europe2
Africa13
Middle East and Asia56
The Americas and the Caribbean12
Oceania7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK308
10+ Years48
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years67

Passport Held

United Kingdom306
Ireland1
Italy7
Portugal4
Spain1
Lithuania7
Poland10
Romania5
Other EU countries18
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia32
Southern Asia1
North America and the Caribbean6
Oceania2
No passport held45

Religion

No religion235
Christian156
Buddhist6
Hindu1
Muslim5
Other religion6
Not answered44
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