Safety may need closer review
Rochester West & Borstal at a glance
- House prices
- £285,000
- Middle47th percentile
- Schools
- 72nd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 61st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 121.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak16th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle68th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Rochester West & Borstal a good place to live?
Rochester West & Borstal has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Medway below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Rochester West & Borstal
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 121.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 16th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Rochester West & Borstal
House prices
- Median sale price
- £285,000
- Percentile
- 47th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 133 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Rochester West & Borstal
Schools
72nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Rochester West & Borstal
Flood risk
9.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 7.1% of the area. That is the 68th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Rochester West & Borstal
Transport
61st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Rochester West & Borstal a good place to live?
Rochester West & Borstal has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Rochester West & Borstal safe?
Rochester West & Borstal ranks in the 16th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Rochester West & Borstal?
The median sale price was £285,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 47th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Rochester West & Borstal?
Schools rank in the 72nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Rochester West & Borstal?
Nearby public profiles include Watling in Medway and Twydall in Medway.
