3 City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AX
About 3 City Way
3 City Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME1 2AX). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 22 EPCs). Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in November 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 City Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 3 City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AX
- Oct 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey extension to the rear
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/05/1683
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 15 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2020Most recent
£500,000
+77.6%over 15 years23 June 2005
£281,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 2AX: £500,000 (2022–2019).
Versus other City Way homes
On floor area, 3 City Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,906
Street avg £3,237
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Pattens Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Balfour Junior School. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







