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8 Blaker Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2RU

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Blaker Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Blaker Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME1 2RU). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Sold October 2020 for £285,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 95 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 31 EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 is 15.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Blaker Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Blaker Avenue has no planning applications on record.

4

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Blaker Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£330,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£285,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 October 2020Most recent

    £285,000

    +93.9%over 14 years

  2. 18 May 2006

    £147,000

    +79.3%over 4 years

  3. 28 June 2001

    £82,000

    +82.2%over 5 years

  4. 30 January 1996

    £45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 2RU: £336,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Blaker Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Blaker Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,000

Street avg £3,187

On par

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Blaker Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£325k

1 Acre Close

ME1 2RE

2 bed
£343k

1 Arthur Road

ME1 2AS

2 bed1 bath
£298k

1 Amherst Road

ME1 2AR

2 bed
£283k

1 Brenchley Close

ME1 2QL

2 bed
£320k

1 Ajax Road

ME1 2UY

3 bed1 bath
£316k

1 Barnaby Terrace

ME1 2LL

3 bed1 bath
£314k

1 Castle Avenue

ME1 2DU

1 bed4 bath
£174k

1 Central Parade

ME1 2LQ

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.
Full Rochester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME1 2RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME1 2RU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 2RU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Blaker Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2RU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.