1a, Amherst Road, Rochester, ME1 2AR
About 1a
1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Rochester (ME1 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 14.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 155.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £255,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 27 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£255,000
+86.1%over 10 years22 March 2012
£137,000
-2.8%over 7 years25 August 2004
£140,995
+205.5%over 8 years15 March 1996
£46,150
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 2AR: £210,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in ME1 2AR
Versus other Amherst Road homes
1a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,100
Street avg £2,381
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Jasper Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's Infant School. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB