What kind of home is 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT?

17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT sell for?

17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT last sold for £265,000 in January 2021, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £76,000 in April 2000, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT?

Across 2 sales between April 2000 and January 2021, 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT rose from £76,000 to £265,000, a change of £189,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT?

17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (1,098 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 1LT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT use?

The latest EPC at 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT?

17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT in?

17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT sits in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME2 postcode district.

Is 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT show an average of 240 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT?

The closest primary school to 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT is Cuxton Community Infant School (118m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Strood (2.7km).

How well connected is 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT?

The closest bus stop to 17 Wood Street, ME2 1LT is James Road, 163m away. The nearest rail option is Cuxton Rail Station, 515m away.

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17 Wood Street, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LT

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

102 m²

1098 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Wood Street

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

17 Wood Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1LT). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 102 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 29.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 18.9% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2020

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 September 2030

3 years remaining

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Wood Street, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Wood Street has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£343,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£265,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

15 January 2021Most recent
£265,000
+248.7%over 20 years
19 April 2000
£76,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1LT: £300,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in ME2 1LT

On the street

Versus other Wood Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 17 Wood Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,598

Street avg £3,295

Strongly below

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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

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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

240/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

James Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Cuxton Community Infant School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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