Borstal Baptist Church Borstal Street, Rochester ME1 3JS

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The property is on a sloping site. It benefits from having access from three sides but only for pedestrians. There is no car parking.
The church occupies most of the site being set up to the rear of the public footpath.

The property is situated to the northern side of Borstal Street on the corner of Laura Place. Borstal Street is the busy local road that heads southeast from the Rochester and Medway Valley area towards Sevenoaks and Aylsford.
The area is a popular location of residential use.
There are a number of local retail convenience stores within close proximity as well as a school.
The town has good transport links for access to Kent and the South East via the M20 M2 and M25.
There are a number of bus services operating in the area. Rail travel into London on the Chatham line is from Rochester and takes approximately 30 miles.
The structure is a two storey brick building with flint finish to the front elevation constructed in 1880 with pitched roofs of clay tile with replacement double glazed PVCu framed windows and significantly extended at the end of the last century at the rear and a number of other more recent extensions and improvements. The property is not listed.
The accommodation is spread over two floors and benefits from a lift between the two floor levels.
There is a meeting hall on both floors along with a number of kitchens and meeting rooms throughout useful for a variety of purposes.
Internal finishes are modest in decoration generally being painted plasterwork.
The church has gas fired boilers for its hot water and heating.
Redundant Church and Halls (F1 use) Flexible Accommodation Community building Residential Redevelopment opportunity (stp) Net internal floor area 384.24 sq m (4139 sq ft)