486, City Way
486, City Way
Description & Estimates
486, City Way, Rochester is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,668 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 438 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 486, City Way, Rochester is £610,353 and its rental estimate is £2,109 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
City Way, Rochester, ME1 falls within the ME1 postal district.
Our Data Sources
486, City Way, Rochester has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2014 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2014.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 486, City Way, Rochester, we estimate a market value of £640,871 and a rental value of £2,215 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £567,628 and £1,962 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 486, City Way, Rochester has seen its estimated sale value grow by £6,664 (1.1%) and its estimated rental value climb by £56 per month (2.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 486, City Way, Rochester as measuring 438 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where all 5 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
486, City Way, Rochester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 19 Mar 2014.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 486, City Way, Rochester completed on 6th October 2014 at £470,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 35.0% over the period since October 2014.
- Sold Oct 2014£470,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 486, City Way, Rochester have sold within a radius of 570 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 30th January 2026, was 30, Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2TZ, a freehold house which sold for £560,000.
Read more about house prices in ME1.
- Sold Jan 2026£560,000 | 4 Bed House30, Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2TZ30, Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2TZ
- Sold Oct 2025£687,500 | 4 Bed House70, Wilson Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2RL70, Wilson Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2RL
- Sold Dec 2020£610,000 | 4 Bed House201, City Way, Rochester, ME1 2TL201, City Way, Rochester, ME1 2TL
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 397 addresses on City Way, Rochester, ME1, 486, City Way, Rochester comes out as the 51st largest and the 50th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £278k more expensive than the average property across the ME1 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mWarren Wood Primary School
- 800mBalfour Infant School
- 800mCrest Infant School
- 500mThe Thomas Aveling School
- 800mHolcombe Grammar School
- 1.1kmSir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 486, City Way, Rochester, the nearest station is Chatham, 2.1 kilometres away.
- 2.1kmChatham
- 2.5kmRochester
- 3.5kmCuxton
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
