17 Blaker Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2RU
About 17 Blaker Avenue
17 Blaker Avenue is an end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 2RU). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 47.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 17 Blaker Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2RU
- Apr 2016DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Construction of a two storey side extension with part two storey/part single storey extension across rear of property - demolition of existing garage
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/0907
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
17 Blaker Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£217,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 July 2014Most recent
£217,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 2RU: £336,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME1 2RU
Versus other Blaker Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 17 Blaker Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,862
Street avg £3,191
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Huntsmans Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Holcombe Grammar School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







