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70 Rochester Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AG

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 70 Rochester Road

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

70 Rochester Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 35.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2019 for £265,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70 Rochester Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Oct 2020
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    Construction of part ground floor/ part first floor extension to rear with dormers to sides and Juliet balcony to rear to facilitate living accommodation in roof space, construction of porch to front, along with a pitched roof over existing garage - demolition of existing porch to front

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/20/1998
    View planning record

What's in 70 Rochester Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AG's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

70 Rochester Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£360,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 August 2019Most recent

    £265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1AG: £358,000 (2022–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Rochester Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 70 Rochester Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,487

Street avg £3,381

Above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 108 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Clay House, Clay Place, Halling

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2 bed2 bath
£251k

1 Chenette House, Germander Avenue, Halling

ME2 1FS

2 bed2 bath
£344k

1 Essex Road, Halling

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3 bed1 bath
£342k

1 Chillington Close, Upper Halling

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3 bed1 bath
£412k

1 Britannia Close, Halling

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£440k

1 Chapel Houses, Chapel Lane, Upper Halling

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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Pilgrims Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Cuxton Community Junior School. 8 schools nearby.

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The full 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 ME2 1AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 1AG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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 70 Rochester Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.