3 Bridge Road, Rochester, ME1 2JN
About 3 Bridge Road
3 Bridge Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME1 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £282,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
3 Bridge Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Bridge Road 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
Price for 3 Bridge Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 25 years.
£282,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 May 2024Most recent
£282,000
+100.0%over 11 years11 April 2013
£141,000
6 July 2006
£141,000
+196.8%over 6 years5 August 1999
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 2JN: £260,000 (2023–2015).
Versus other Bridge Road homes
3 Bridge Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,587
Street avg £2,804
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Priestfields — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







