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53, Forge Lane, Rochester is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,291 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 437 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 53, Forge Lane, Rochester is £514,462 and its rental estimate is £1,901 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 falls within the ME3 postal district, in the borough of Gravesham.
53, Forge Lane, Rochester has a single entry in the Land Registry from September 2014 and a single entry in the EPC database dated April 2026.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
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 53, Forge Lane, Rochester, we estimate a market value of £540,185 and a rental value of £1,996 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £478,450 and £1,767 per month respectively.
Over the last year, 53, Forge Lane, Rochester has seen its estimated sale value grow by £1,861 (0.4%) and its estimated rental value climb by £45 per month (2.4%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.4%.
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 53, Forge Lane, Rochester as measuring 437 m2.
That makes it the 12th largest plot in the postcode, where all 19 other houses have recorded plot data.
53, Forge Lane, Rochester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 07 Apr 2026.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
The most recent sale of 53, Forge Lane, Rochester completed on 4th September 2014 at £289,950 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 45.4% over the period since September 2014.
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 53, Forge Lane, Rochester have sold within a radius of 1.7 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th June 2024, was 49, Forge Lane, Rochester, ME3 7AH, a freehold house which sold for £550,500.
Read more about house prices in ME3.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Of the 76 addresses on Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3, 53, Forge Lane, Rochester comes out as the 17th largest and the 15th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £132k more expensive than the average property across the ME3 district.
From 53, Forge Lane, Rochester, the nearest station is Higham, 1.7 kilometres away.
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around 53, Forge Lane, Rochester, 41.8% of property is privately owned outright and 36.9% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around 53, Forge Lane, Rochester, 21.9% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 28.8% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around 53, Forge Lane, Rochester, the average age was 45.8 and the most common age was 57.
The graph below shows how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around 53, Forge Lane, Rochester, 0.9% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for South East and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around 53, Forge Lane, Rochester, there are an average of 1.7 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.
