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Guide Price£20,000Auction House, East Anglia

Auction: Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 10am

Land to the rear of 21 Pickwick Crescent, Rochester, Kent ME1

Key Features

  • Site with development potential
  • Residential area
  • Close to historic Rochester City Centre
  • Site of 1320 sq/ft
  • Guide price: £20,000
  • For sale by livestream auction
  • Unless previously sold or withdrawn prior
  • 10:00am, Wednesday 9th December 2026

Description

FOR SALE BY LIVESTREAM AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2026 AT 10:00AM
TO REGISTER FOR LEGAL PACKS AND BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE

A freehold site offering scope for redevelopment (subject to all necessary consents)

This plot of land extends to 120 sq/m. 1320 sq/ft. is situated to the rear of 21 Pickwick Crescent and fronts onto Dombey Close.
The site appears to have development potential for residential, subject to obtaining all necessary consents.
Pickwick crescent is within a residential area a short distance from the centre of the historic City of Rochester.

Site Area 1320 sq/ft. 120 sq/m
Sie Dimensions Frontage to Dombey Close: 55' (16.75m)
Site Depth: 24' (7.2m)

Tenure: Freehold

Administration Fee: £1200 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.

Buyer's Premium Fee: £1200 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.

Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-10-30

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • St Peter's Infant School151 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    60
    Type
    Community school
  • St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School480 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    211
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Delce Academy491 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    287
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Crest Infant School514 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    121
    Type
    Community school
  • Balfour Junior School786 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    480
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • The Rochester Grammar School508 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,206
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School703 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,555
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Fort Pitt Grammar School864 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,009
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School922 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,084
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Thomas Aveling School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,201
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Dickens Estate, Rochester247 metres
Co-op Delce Road, Rochester624 metres
Asda Rochester Express Petrol, Rochester757 metres

GP surgery

City Way Surgery587 metres

Pharmacy

Bod Pharma615 metres

Hospital

Medway Maritime Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden297 metres

Walking trail

North Downs Way1 mile

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Chatham Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Weller Avenue164 metres

Typical drive times

Chatham7 min · 2.2 miles
Maidstone14 min · 7.7 miles
Rochester4 min · 1.3 miles
Gillingham11 min · 4 miles
Canterbury (city)39 min · 31 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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