ST BARTHOLOMEWS TERRACE, ME1 1BX House Prices & Local Information

ME1 1BX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on St Bartholomews Terrace, 0.6km from Troy Town in Rochester. Administratively it sits within River ward and the Rochester and Strood constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, ME1 1BX is a high-density urban area of young, single, transient residents. During the day, major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. A balanced community with an average age of 36 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 25% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 101 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: Average house prices are around £293k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for ME1 1BX are sourced from Output Area E00081424 (shared with 21 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.