What kind of home is 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP last sold for £300,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £69,995 in June 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 1995 and June 2021, 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP rose from £69,995 to £300,000, a change of £230,005. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

The current EPC rating for 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP use?

The latest EPC at 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in October 2023 under ref. MC/23/1905. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP in?

20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP sits in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

Police records around 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

The closest primary school to 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP is Cuxton Community Infant School (584m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Strood (2.2km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP?

The closest bus stop to 20 Charles Drive, ME2 1DP is Sundridge Hill Bottom, 120m away. The nearest rail option is Cuxton Rail Station, 337m away.

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20 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DP

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Charles Drive

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

20 Charles Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 21% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2023
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Garage conversion with pitched roof over; construction a single storey extension to rear of garage together with a loft conversion with rear dormer and internal alterations.
Agent
Design Plans
ExtensionGarage Conversion
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
MC/23/1905
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What's in 20 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DP'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.

Price for 20 Charles Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£363,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£300,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£300,000
+334.8%over 24 years
31 January 1997
£69,000
-1.4%over 1 year
29 June 1995
£69,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1DP: £305,000 (2025–2023).

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Versus other Charles Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,409

Street avg £3,238

Below

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 94 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sundridge Hill Bottom — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Cuxton Community Infant School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 1DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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