18 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1BG
About 18 New Road
18 New Road is a mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £477,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 33.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
18 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Switched from solid fuel to cleaner energy source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
18 New Road has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
4 applications on record at 18 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1BG
- Jun 2007AmendmentOutcome in report
An application for a lawful development certificate (existing) for use as 10 bedsits
Retrospective- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/07/0685
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationAug 2015Decision
- ExtensionMar 2014Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
18 New Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 20 years.
£477,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2023Most recent
£477,000
+50.2%over 8 years25 May 2015
£317,500
+13.4%over 7 years14 October 2007
£280,000
+2.9%over 4 years27 August 2003
£272,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1BG: £500,000 (2024–2014).
Versus other New Road homes
18 New Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,789
Street avg £2,077
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Jacksons Fields — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB