127 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DU
About 127 Charles Drive
127 Charles Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 119.2% above the 2009 sale of £167,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
127 Charles Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- May 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Construction of a single storey front extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/13/0650
- Dec 2008ConditionsIn report
Details pursuant to conditions 01 and 02 on planning consent MC2008/1466 for Retrospective application for construction of retaining wall in rear garden and increase in land level
Retrospective- Reference
- MC/08/1770
What's in 127 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
127 Charles Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 12 years.
£167,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
13 February 2009Most recent
£167,000
+4.4%over 2 years18 January 2007
£160,000
+87.1%over 7 years27 May 1999
£85,500
+26.7%over 1 year31 July 1997
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1DU: £292,500 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in ME2 1DU
118 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DU
Sold Jun 2023
£342,500106 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DU
Sold Sept 2021
£292,500123 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DU
Sold Oct 2020
£330,000138 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DU
Sold Jan 2019
£275,000121 Charles Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DU
Sold Sept 2017
£272,500
Everything we know about 127 Charles Drive, in one report
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Versus other Charles Drive homes
127 Charles Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,169
Street avg £2,515
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Nine Acres Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cuxton Community Junior School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB