1 Charles Street, Rochester, ME2 2BJ
About 1 Charles Street
1 Charles Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Rochester (ME2 2BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 28% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 18.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 174.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
1 Charles Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Charles Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Charles Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.0% per year over 8 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 28.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
18 September 2007Most recent
£250,000
+657.6%over 8 years7 July 1999
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2BJ: £190,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in ME2 2BJ
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Versus other Charles Street homes
1 Charles Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,319
Street avg £2,752
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.2 km
Morrisons — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB