羅徹斯特 (Rochester) 是肯特郡 (Kent) 的歷史名城。著名小說作家 查理斯·狄更斯 (Charles Dickens) 在這個小鎮長大。作為一個通勤城鎮，現在有好多人都住在這裏每天坐火車去倫敦返工。肯特郡位於英格蘭東南部，是其中一個倫敦週邊的郡 (Home County)。倫敦週邊各郡 (Home Counties) 就是圍繞倫敦的外圍的郡。大多數的通勤城鎮都是在倫敦週邊郡內 (Home Counties)。
肯特郡（Kent）生活樸素，擁有好多綠色環境，是一個可以避免忙碌城市生活的地方。
羅徹斯特（Rochester）位於肯特郡的西北部，距倫敦約30英里（50公里）。離倫敦只需乘搭40分鐘火車。
樓價負擔得起，同有新樓買(係火車站旁邊)。有 state grammar schools (aka Band 1 政府中學)。 而且，全英國第二古老的學校是在 Rochester， 叫 "King's Rochester" (私校)。
Rochester is a historical city in Kent and many commuters live here to commute into London and work. It is also famous for its connection with Charles Dickens! The county of Kent is located in the South East of England and is one of the home counties. Home counties are counties of England which surrounds London.
Kent is a lovely county to live in. The atmosphere is countryside therefore it is good for escaping from living in a busy city life! Rochester is located in the North West of Kent and is about 30 miles (50km) away from London. Rochester to London is only 40 mins by train.
The house prices are affordable, and there are also new builds near the train station. There are state grammar schools and the second oldest school in the UK is based in Rochester, called "King's Rochester".
Reference: https://www.cps.gov.uk/south-east
Some of the major London stations:
1 – London Victoria
2 – London Bridge
3 – London St Pancras International
4 – London Waterloo
5 – London Paddington
6 – London Euston
7 – London Liverpool Street
Reference: https://www.britishservices.co.uk/kent.htm
Transport 交通: Rochester to London
Train 火車
Rochester – London St Pancras International
Southeastern: 38 minutes (High speed fast train)
Thameslink: 1 hour 31 minutes (slow train)
Rochester – London Victoria
Southeastern: 38-46 minutes (fast train)
Thameslink: 1 hour 8 minutes (slow train)
Rochester – London Bridge
Thameslink: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rochester – London Blackfriars
Thameslink: 1 hour 22 minutes
Rochester – City Thameslink
Thameslink: 1 hour 24 minutes
Rochester – Farringdon
Thameslink: 1 hour 26 minutes
Train price 火車價格 (September 2020) - fast and slow trains
Weekly season ticket 週票: £109.30
Monthly season ticket 月票: £419.80
Annual season ticket 年票: £4372
Train price 火車價格 (September 2020) - high speed fast train
Weekly season ticket 週票: £137
Monthly season ticket 月票: £526.10
Annual season ticket 年票: £5480
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London: 50 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes via A2 road (depends on traffic) 約50分鐘至1小時20分鐘車程到倫敦
Rochester House Prices 羅徹斯特樓價
Sale 買樓: can use the link below to consider 可以用下面鏈結作為參考
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/Rochester.html
Rental 租屋: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/Rochester.html
£200,000 can buy 可以買到
Flat 公寓 – 2 bedrooms
Terrace House 排屋 – 2/3 bedrooms
Bungalow 平房 – 1 bedroom
£250,000 can buy 可以買到
Terrace House 排屋 – 2/3 bedrooms
Semi-Detached House 半獨立屋 – 3 bedrooms
Bungalow 平房 – 2 bedrooms
£300,000 can buy 可以買到
Terrace House 排屋 – 3 bedrooms
Semi-Detached House 半獨立屋 – 3/4 bedrooms
Apartment 公寓 – 2 bedrooms (new development)
£350,000 - £400,000 can buy 可以買到
Terrace House 排屋 – 3 bedrooms
Semi-Detached House 半獨立屋 – 3/4 bedrooms
Detached House 獨立屋 – 3/4 bedrooms
Rochester Housing Development 住宅發展商
New Housing Development – Rochester Riverside
新樓盤在火車站側邊，有房屋和公寓。所有房屋都有花園，有些是獨立屋。
大部份住在 Rochester 的人都是英國白人。比較少英裔黑人和印度人，亞洲人更少。
Houses and flats are located next to the train station. All of the houses have garden, some are detached houses.
The majority of the residents in Rochester are White-British. Far fewer Black-British,
Indian-British and Asian-British.
Guide prices examples:
2022 prices:
2-beds flat: from £312,000 - £345,000
2-bed link-detached house (Freehold): £400,000
3-beds terraced house (Freehold): £535,000
4-beds semi-detached/terraced house (Freehold): from £600,000 - £585,000
4-beds detached house (Freehold): £700,000
5-beds semi-detached house (Freehold): £735,000
2020 prices:
1-bed flat: from £220,000
2-beds flat: from £297,500
4-beds semi-detached house: from £575,000 - £585,000
Developer: Countryside
https://www.countrysideproperties.com/all-developments/kent/parkside-quarter
Education 教育
Schools in Rochester 學校
Ofsted rating: List of schools’ ratings in Rochester and Strood
教育，兒童服務與技能標準局：羅徹斯特 及斯特路德的學校的評分
State Schools 政府資助學校 (公校)
Grammar Schools 文法中學
Getting into Medway Grammar Schools advice
如何入讀 Medway (這區) 的文法中學
https://www.kentadvice.co.uk/secondary-school-admissions/medway-grammar-schools.html
Will have to take the Medway Test in order to get into the local grammar school
需要考試 (Medway Test) 才可以入讀這區 (Medway) 的文法中學
Please read our "State Grammar Schools" post for further details
請閱讀我們的“文法中學”的文章以獲取更多詳細信息
1) The Rochester Grammar School (Girls school) -
Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY
https://www.rochestergrammar.org.uk
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding (1) 評分: (1)優秀
Religious: None
宗教: 無
Year 7 & 8 (KS3) – 11-12 years old
Year 9 (KS4) – 13 years old
Year 10-11 (KS4) (GCSEs) – 14-15 years old
6th From – Year 12 and 13 (A-levels) – 16-18 years old
Admission 招生: https://www.rochestergrammar.org.uk/prospectus/
205 places in year 7
中一有205學位
Distance criterion: based on the closet distance from child’s home to school
以距離準則: 兒童居住的地址距離學校最近
2) Fort Pitt Grammar School (Girls school)
Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, ME4 6TJ
http://fortpitt.medway.sch.uk/new/
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding (1) 評分: (1)優秀
Religious: None
宗教: 無
Year 7 & 8 (KS3) – 11-12 years old
Year 9 (KS4) – 13 years old
Year 10-11 (KS4) (GCSEs) – 14-15 years old
6th From – Year 12 and 13 (A-levels) – 16-18 years old
Admission 招生: http://fortpitt.medway.sch.uk/new/wp-content/downloads/admissions/Determined%20Admissions%20Policy%202021.pdf
Accept post code within 2 miles (living in Rochester is OK) 接受兩英里內郵政號碼「 意在居住羅徹斯特範圍內都可以 」
120 places in year 7
中一班有120
6th form: Need 5 good GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 5/4 to enter
中六/七: GCSE 考試五科良，英數達五或四級
3) Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematics School (Boys school)
Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3EL
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding (1) 評分: (1)優秀
Religious: None
宗教: 無
Year 7 & 8 (KS3) – 11-12 years old
Year 9 (KS4) – 13 years old
Year 10-11 (KS4) (GCSEs) – 14-15 years old
6th From – Year 12 and 13 (A-levels) – 16-18 years old
Admission 招生: http://www.sjwms.org.uk/173/admissions
Planned admission number of Year 7 for 2021: 203 places
2021年計劃中一收生約203學位
6th Form – will admit girls
中六/七: 會收女生
Distance criterion: based on the closet distance from child’s home to scmhool
以距離準則: 兒童居住的地址距離學校最近
Comprehensive Schools 綜合學校
學生不挑不揀不考試就可以入讀
Primary School 小學
1) The Pilgrim School
(A Church of England Primary with Nursery) (Mixed Gender)
Warwick Crescent, ME1 3LF
https://www.thepilgrimschool.co.uk
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding (1) 評分: (1)優秀
Religious: Church of England
宗教: 英格蘭國教會
Age: 3-11
2) St Margaret’s at Troy Town Voluntary Controlled Primary School
(Mixed Gender)
King Street, Rochester, ME1 1YF
https://www.stmargaretsattroytown.co.uk
Ofsted Rating: Good 評分: (2) 良好
Religious: Church of England
宗教: 英格蘭國教會
Age: 3-11
3) St Peter's Infant School - New school
(Mixed gender)
Holcombe Road, Rochester, ME1 2HU
https://stpetersinfants.co.uk/medway/primary/stpeters
Ofsted Rating: Good 評分: (2) 良好
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/118576/st-peter's-infant-school/primary
Religious: None
宗教: 無
Age: 5-7
4) St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
(Mixed gender)
Canon Close, Rochester, ME1 3EN
http://www.stwilliamofperth.org.uk/
Ofsted Rating: Good 評分: (2) 良好
Religious: Roman Catholic
宗教: 羅馬天主教
Age: 4-11
5) Crest Infant School - New school
(Mixed gender)
Fleet Road, Rochester, ME1 2QA
Ofsted Rating: Good 評分: (2) 良好
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/118330/crest-infant-school/primary
Religious: None
宗教: 無
Age: 3-7
6) Balfour Infant School - New School
(Mixed Gender)
Pattens Lane, Rochester, ME1 2QT
https://www.balfourinf.medway.sch.uk/
Ofsted Rating: Good 評分: (2) 良好
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/118329/balfour-infant-school/primary
Religious: None
宗教: 無
Age: 5-7
Secondary school 中學
1) The Thomas Aveling School
(Mixed gender)
Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UW
https://www.thomasaveling.co.uk/
Ofsted Rating: Good 評分: (2) 良好
Religious: None
宗教: 無
Age: 11-18
Special School 特殊學校
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
(Mixed gender)
Rede Court Road, Rochester, ME2 3SP
https://www.abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding (1) 評分: (1)優秀
Age: 3-19
Nursery/ Infant School 幼兒園/幼稚園 + Pre-school (Year 1 and 2) 小學
一年級 二年級
Bligh Primary School (Infants)
(Mixed gender)
Bligh Way, Rochester, ME2 2XJ
https://www.blighprimaryschool.co.uk
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding (1) 評分: (1)優秀
Age: 2-7