Overview
Wards is an estate and letting agent based at 127 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1EP. The business trades from 72 offices under the same website (arunestates.co.uk). The registered business name is Arun Estate Agencies Limited. Companies House number 02597969. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
In 2025 home.co.uk recorded Wards in 1 local agent league table on 1 occasions. At its best it ranked 3rd of 111 agents in Chatham (February 2025), with 41 homes for sale of 890 in the area (5% share). In the most recent capture (February 2025) it was 3rd of 111 in Chatham with 41 homes, a 5% share.
Homes in the ME1 postcode district sold for a median £300,500 across 358 sales in the last 12 months. Across Medway the average price is £298,547 (July 2026), +33.2% over ten years and 6.3× its January 1995 level. 23 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in ME1.
Market position and ranking
How Wards has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from home.co.uk league tables captured by the Internet Archive between 2025 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 2025-02 | 3of 111 | 41of 890 | 5% |
The Chatham market it trades in
111 agents advertising 890 homes, average asking price £300,751, 126 new in the previous 14 days. home.co.uk, 2025-02-19.
All homes for sale in Chatham
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Chatham
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wards7 Military Road,, Chatham,, Kent,, ME4 4JG | 60 | 7% |
| 2 | Island Homes Kent LtdISLAND HOMES KENT | 41 | 5% |
| 3 | Wards127 High Street,, Rochester,, Kent,, ME1 1EP | 41 | 5% |
| 4 | Your Move8-12 Military Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4JA | 36 | 4% |
| 5 | MannHigh Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1ER | 25 | 3% |
| 6 | Robinson & JacksonHigh Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HX | 25 | 3% |
| 7 | PurplebricksGB & Overseas, 650 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, CO4 9YQ, Colchester | 24 | 3% |
| 8 | Dockside Property Services206 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1JA | 23 | 3% |
| 9 | haartHigh Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4TJ | 23 | 3% |
| 10 | Machin Lane2b Crow Lane, Rochester, ME1 1RF | 23 | 3% |
| 11 | Robinson & Jackson22B Military Road, Chatham, ME4 4JA | 19 | 2% |
| 12 | YOPAMeridian House, Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, LE10 1YG | 19 | 2% |
| 13 | Mann126, High Street, Chatham, ME4 4BY | 17 | 2% |
| 14 | Purple Property428, Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LE | 17 | 2% |
| 15 | Your Move117 High Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1AG | 17 | 2% |
| 16 | eXp UKNorthumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW | 15 | 2% |
| 17 | haartWalderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9LL | 15 | 2% |
| 18 | Your Move152 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1ER | 15 | 2% |
| 19 | Greenleaf Property Services160, High Street, Rochester, ME1 1ER | 14 | 2% |
| 20 | GreyfoxWalderslade Village Centre, Walderslade, Walderslade, Kent, ME5 9LR | 14 | 2% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
Homes for sale by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode appear here once our crawler has read arunestates.co.uk. Agents can speed this up by claiming the profile.
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
Being collected: Google, Trustpilot, ESTAS, allAgents, Facebook. Ratings refresh every week.
Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Medway since January 1995, and what has sold in ME1 in the last year. Medway averages £298,547 in July 2026, +14.4% over five years and +33.2% over ten.
Average house price, Medway
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Medway
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in ME1
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in ME1
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, ME1 | £300,500 | Sales, last 12 months | 358 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £515,000 | Semi-detached | £345,000 |
| Terraced | £296,180 | Flat | £195,000 |
Other agents in ME1
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Mann Countrywide | Estate agentConnells Group | 25home.co.uk 2025 |
| Dockside Property Services | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 23home.co.uk 2025 |
| Machin Lane | Estate agentIndependent | 23home.co.uk 2025 |
| Greenleaf | Letting agentIndependent | 14home.co.uk 2025 |
| Martin & Co (Medway) | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | 4home.co.uk 2025 |
| MOXY Property Consultants Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | 3home.co.uk 2025 |
| Your Move | Estate and letting agentConnells Group | 3home.co.uk 2025 |
| Freeman & Gray | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1home.co.uk 2025 |
| 1st Steps Housing Kent Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Belvoir Rochester | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | — |
| County Lettings | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Evergreen Residential Property Services Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Hilton Taylor | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Just Jo’s property services | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Let Me Bee | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| New Homes Marketing Centre | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Reddoor Homes Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Regal Lettings | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Robin & Rochester | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Rochester Lettings | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Medway · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Other Wards offices
71 other offices share the website arunestates.co.uk.
- Cubitt & WestArun BN16 3NR
- Cubitt & WestArun BN18 9AG
- WardsAshford TN23 1DG
- WardsAshford TN30 6AR
- Douglas AllenBasildon SS12 9AT
- Douglas AllenBasildon SS14 1EU
- Douglas AllenBasildon CM12 9AH
- WardsBexley DA16 1TJ
- Cubitt & WestBrighton and Hove BN2 6BA
- Cubitt & WestBrighton and Hove BN1 8QF
- Cubitt & WestBrighton and Hove BN1 6FJ
- Cubitt & WestBrighton and Hove BN2 3LF
- WardsCanterbury CT5 1AZ
- WardsCanterbury CT1 2UA
- Cubitt & WestCroydon CR8 2BP
- Cubitt & WestCroydon CR0 8TE
- Cubitt & WestEast Hampshire GU32 3JU
- Douglas AllenEpping Forest CM16 4BL
- WardsFolkestone and Hythe CT21 5AT
- WardsFolkestone and Hythe TN28 8AT
- WardsFolkestone and Hythe CT20 2BL
- WardsGravesham DA12 1AT
- WardsGravesham DA13 0HN
- WardsGravesham ME2 4AT
- Cubitt & WestHavant PO10 7AW
- Cubitt & WestHavant PO9 1AQ
- Douglas AllenHavering RM11 1TX
- Cubitt & WestHorsham RH20 2BP
- PittisIsle of Wight PO40 9UT
- PittisIsle of Wight PO36 8DE
- PittisIsle of Wight PO33 2DT
- PittisIsle of Wight PO37 7AE
- Cubitt & WestLewes BN10 8LD
- Cubitt & WestLewes BN7 1XN
- Philip Jarvis Independent Estate AgentMaidstone ME17 2PH
- WardsMaidstone ME14 4NA
- WardsMaidstone TN27 9NL
- WardsMaidstone ME15 0AA
- WardsMaidstone ME14 1BG
- WardsMaidstone TN12 0AD
- WardsMedway ME4 4JG
- WardsMedway ME7 1BS
- WardsMedway ME5 9LR
- WardsMedway ME8 7HZ
- Cubitt & WestMid Sussex RH19 1AP
- Cubitt & WestMole Valley RH4 1RU
- Cubitt & WestPortsmouth PO5 2BA
- Douglas AllenRedbridge IG8 0XQ
- Cubitt & WestReigate and Banstead SM7 2NL
- Cubitt & WestReigate and Banstead RH2 0AJ
- Cubitt & WestReigate and Banstead RH6 7PH
- WardsSevenoaks DA3 8JB
- WardsSevenoaks DA4 0AB
- WardsSevenoaks TN15 6HD
- Cubitt & WestSutton SM6 0LH
- WardsSwale ME12 1AF
- WardsSwale ME13 7AG
- WardsSwale ME10 1AJ
- Cubitt & WestTandridge CR3 6PD
- WardsThanet CT7 9DJ
Questions and answers
Is Wards a leading agent in Chatham?
home.co.uk ranked it 3rd of 111 agents in Chatham by homes for sale in February 2025, with 5% of local stock.
Which redress scheme is Wards a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Wards?
A median £300,500 in ME1 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 358 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk agent league tables, via the Internet Archive | 1 snapshots, 2025–2025 |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Medway, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | ME1, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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