1 Cookham Wood Road, Rochester, ME1 3LW

1 Cookham Wood Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME1 3LW). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 150.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.