Home Buyers Survey Rochester

Rochester is a town and historic city in Kent in the Medway area and Rochester Cathedral was first founded in 604 but is has been modernised since, particularly in the medieval period (1080–1130, 1227 and 1343). It has a rich military history.

Rochester comprises numerous important historic buildings, the most prominent of which are the Guildhall, the Corn Exchange, Restoration House, Eastgate House, as well as Rochester Castle and Rochester Cathedral. Many of the town centre's old buildings date from as early as the 14th century up to the 18th century. The chapel of St Bartholomew's Hospital dates from the ancient priory hospital's foundation in 1078.

Properties in Rochester range from Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian and later housing to modern apartments of all sizes, many of which have views of the river.

There are many new build developments in and around the area including the Rochester Riverside scheme which aims to create 1,800 homes along with other community facilities.

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Properties in the north of Rochester which are built in close proximity to the River Medway, in streets such as Corporation Street and Cory's Road, are in areas where flood warnings and alerts are issued from time to time. If you are concerned that a property you are looking to buy is in a flood risk area, you should consider getting a flood risk report (click for more details).	According to the UK Government's Public Health England, some parts of Rochester, including streets such as Secretan Road and Sir Evelyn Rd, are in a raised radon area, with properties built there having a higher probability than average of experiencing ground Radon emissions. The raised Radon area has a maximum radon potential of 1-3% (the percentage is the chance of a property being built where Radon emissions might measure above the action level). If you are concerned that a property you are buying is in an area of raised Radon, please click to visit Public Health England's UK Radon Map. Click also to find out more about Radon, Radon property searches and much more.	Properties sometimes have issues with ground stability in certain locations in Rochester. In a recent environmental search, taken out for a property in Jarrett Avenue, the report noted that there was a man made mining cavitles within 250m of the property. This should not be taken to mean that the property in question actually suffered/suffers from subsidence however as "active subsidence will be dependent on local conditions, such as the proximity of trees or areas where trees have been removed, which require an inspection of the site to identify the nature of the ground on which the property is built." Click to find out more about subsidence

Kent has many port towns including Dover, Folkestone and Margate. Adjacent counties include East Sussex, Surrey, Essex (across the River Thames) and, as stated earlier, Greater London. Curiously, Kent used to contain an enclave north of the River Thames until 1965 which equates now to the E16 postcode area and which has now been reclassified as part of the London Borough of Newham. JMW Turner, the great impressionist painter, spent part of his childhood in Margate and regularly returned there in later life. The coastline of East Kent is regarded as the inspiration for many of his works, particularly his fantastic seascapes.

We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Rochester. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Rochester