ME3 8RU

Ruggles Close, Rochester

Median, last 3 years

£385,000

1 sale, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£385,000

4 Sep 2025

Standard sales

since 1997

ME3 district median

£370,000

391 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1997 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£385,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£445,000	2
2021 (few sales)	£395,000	1
2020 (few sales)	£527,500	2
2019 (few sales)	£378,500	2
2018	£402,000	3
2017 (few sales)	£421,250	2
2016 (few sales)	£485,000	1
2014 (few sales)	£286,500	2
2012 (few sales)	£250,000	2
2011 (few sales)	£244,500	2
2010 (few sales)	£262,498	2
2008 (few sales)	£235,000	1
2007 (few sales)	£195,000	1
2006 (few sales)	£300,000	1
2005	£245,000	3
2003 (few sales)	£237,500	2
2002	£179,000	3
2001	£160,000	3
2000 (few sales)	£145,500	2
1999	£103,995	22
1997 (few sales)	£95,745	2

Sale history (62 records · 20 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
1, RUGGLES CLOSE 4 Sep 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £195,000 (Mar 2007) · +97%	4 Sep 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£385,000
26, RUGGLES CLOSE 29 Jul 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £240,000 (Mar 2005) · +79%	29 Jul 2022	Detached · Freehold	£430,000
16, RUGGLES CLOSE 18 Mar 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £300,000 (Oct 2006) · +53%	18 Mar 2022	Detached · Freehold	£460,000
21, RUGGLES CLOSE 19 Mar 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £137,000 (Jun 2001) · +188%	19 Mar 2021	Detached · Freehold	£395,000
11, RUGGLES CLOSE 14 Aug 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £485,000 (Aug 2016) · +21%	14 Aug 2020	Detached · Freehold	£585,000
4, RUGGLES CLOSE 14 Aug 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £415,000 (May 2017) · +13%	14 Aug 2020	Detached · Freehold	£470,000
20, RUGGLES CLOSE 7 Nov 2019 · Detached · Freehold Previously £105,995 (Feb 1997) · +240%	7 Nov 2019	Detached · Freehold	£360,000
6, RUGGLES CLOSE 1 Nov 2019 · Detached · Freehold Previously £275,000 (May 2010) · +44%	1 Nov 2019	Detached · Freehold	£397,000
2, RUGGLES CLOSE 7 Sep 2018 · Detached · Freehold Previously £143,995 (Sep 1999) · +233%	7 Sep 2018	Detached · Freehold	£480,000
8, RUGGLES CLOSE 20 Aug 2018 · Detached · Freehold Previously £305,000 (May 2014) · +32%	20 Aug 2018	Detached · Freehold	£402,000
12, RUGGLES CLOSE 14 Jun 2018 · Detached · Freehold Previously £160,000 (May 2001) · +131%	14 Jun 2018	Detached · Freehold	£370,000
5, RUGGLES CLOSE 13 Nov 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £112,995 (Oct 1999) · +278%	13 Nov 2017	Detached · Freehold	£427,500
4, RUGGLES CLOSE 22 May 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £117,995 (Sep 1999) · +252%	22 May 2017	Detached · Freehold	£415,000
11, RUGGLES CLOSE 5 Aug 2016 · Detached · Freehold Previously £139,995 (Jul 1999) · +246%	5 Aug 2016	Detached · Freehold	£485,000
19, RUGGLES CLOSE 26 Sep 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £79,995 (Mar 1999) · +235%	26 Sep 2014	Detached · Freehold	£268,000
8, RUGGLES CLOSE 30 May 2014 · Detached · Freehold	30 May 2014	Detached · Freehold	£305,000
15, RUGGLES CLOSE 7 Dec 2012 · Detached · Freehold Previously £249,995 (May 2010) · 0%	7 Dec 2012	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
17, RUGGLES CLOSE 1 Oct 2012 · Detached · Freehold Previously £245,000 (Apr 2011) · +2%	1 Oct 2012	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
22, RUGGLES CLOSE 3 Jun 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £190,000 (Sep 2002) · +28%	3 Jun 2011	Detached · Freehold	£244,000
17, RUGGLES CLOSE 15 Apr 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £85,995 (Jun 1999) · +185%	15 Apr 2011	Detached · Freehold	£245,000
6, RUGGLES CLOSE 27 May 2010 · Detached · Freehold Previously £238,000 (Feb 2003) · +16%	27 May 2010	Detached · Freehold	£275,000
15, RUGGLES CLOSE 14 May 2010 · Detached · Freehold Previously £179,000 (Mar 2002) · +40%	14 May 2010	Detached · Freehold	£249,995
3, RUGGLES CLOSE 12 Dec 2008 · Detached · Freehold Previously £104,995 (Sep 1999) · +124%	12 Dec 2008	Detached · Freehold	£235,000
1, RUGGLES CLOSE 14 Mar 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £113,000 (Dec 2000) · +73%	14 Mar 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£195,000
16, RUGGLES CLOSE 12 Oct 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £101,883 (Mar 1999) · +194%	12 Oct 2006	Detached · Freehold	£300,000
25, RUGGLES CLOSE 6 Jun 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £101,995 (May 1999) · +140%	6 Jun 2005	Detached · Freehold	£245,000
27, RUGGLES CLOSE 3 Jun 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £237,000 (Oct 2003) · +16%	3 Jun 2005	Detached · Freehold	£275,000
26, RUGGLES CLOSE 24 Mar 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £167,000 (Dec 2001) · +44%	24 Mar 2005	Detached · Freehold	£240,000
27, RUGGLES CLOSE 3 Oct 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £121,995 (Jun 1999) · +94%	3 Oct 2003	Detached · Freehold	£237,000
6, RUGGLES CLOSE 7 Feb 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £132,995 (Oct 1999) · +79%	7 Feb 2003	Detached · Freehold	£238,000
22, RUGGLES CLOSE 27 Sep 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £113,995 (Apr 1999) · +67%	27 Sep 2002	Detached · Freehold	£190,000
15, RUGGLES CLOSE 28 Mar 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £103,995 (Jun 1999) · +72%	28 Mar 2002	Detached · Freehold	£179,000
9, RUGGLES CLOSE 30 Jan 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £103,995 (Aug 1999) · +62%	30 Jan 2002	Detached · Freehold	£168,500
26, RUGGLES CLOSE 20 Dec 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £99,995 (Jun 1999) · +67%	20 Dec 2001	Detached · Freehold	£167,000
21, RUGGLES CLOSE 18 Jun 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £85,495 (Feb 1997) · +60%	18 Jun 2001	Detached · Freehold	£137,000
12, RUGGLES CLOSE 30 May 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £99,995 (Jul 1999) · +60%	30 May 2001	Detached · Freehold	£160,000
1, RUGGLES CLOSE 21 Dec 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £85,995 (Nov 1999) · +31%	21 Dec 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£113,000
7, RUGGLES CLOSE 7 Jan 2000 · Detached · Freehold · New build	7 Jan 2000	Detached · Freehold · New build	£178,000
1, RUGGLES CLOSE 12 Nov 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	12 Nov 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£85,995
5, RUGGLES CLOSE 11 Oct 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	11 Oct 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£112,995
6, RUGGLES CLOSE 8 Oct 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	8 Oct 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£132,995
4, RUGGLES CLOSE 27 Sep 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	27 Sep 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£117,995
3, RUGGLES CLOSE 14 Sep 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	14 Sep 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£104,995
2, RUGGLES CLOSE 2 Sep 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	2 Sep 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£143,995
9, RUGGLES CLOSE 11 Aug 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	11 Aug 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£103,995
10, RUGGLES CLOSE 9 Aug 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	9 Aug 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£137,995
11, RUGGLES CLOSE 30 Jul 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	30 Jul 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£139,995
12, RUGGLES CLOSE 14 Jul 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	14 Jul 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£99,995
18, RUGGLES CLOSE 30 Jun 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	30 Jun 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£82,995
14, RUGGLES CLOSE 30 Jun 1999 · Detached · Freehold · New build	30 Jun 1999	Detached · Freehold · New build	£103,995

Area

Postcode district: ME3
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 9 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01016073
Introduced: Jun 1998

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Medway, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £298,547
Change since July 2025: +1.1%
First-time buyers: £270,791

Average by property type

Detached: £535,212
Semi-detached: £354,042
Terraced: £276,192
Flat / maisonette: £168,832

The official index for Medway as a whole, not ME3 8RU alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

ME3 8BX £335,000 · last sale 2018
ME3 8PZ £555,000 · 1 sale
ME3 8RY £355,000 · 3 sales
ME3 8DW £402,500 · 2 sales
ME3 8EQ £502,500 · 1 sale
ME3 8SU £360,000 · 6 sales
ME3 8EZ £315,000 · 5 sales
ME3 8BA £280,000 · 1 sale
ME3 8AF £186,250 · 2 sales
ME3 8SH £287,500 · last sale 2019
ME3 8DX £545,000 · 3 sales
ME3 8SJ £426,000 · last sale 2017