13 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL
About 13 Ash Road
13 Ash Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £335,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 99 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 99.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
13 Ash Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
13 Ash Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2021Most recent
£335,000
+112.7%over 9 years24 January 2012
£157,500
+31.3%over 1 year9 December 2010
£120,000
-7.7%over 7 years18 November 2003
£130,000
+13.0%over 1 year26 September 2002
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2JL: £242,000 (2025–2019).
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Versus other Ash Road homes
On floor area, 13 Ash Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,384
Street avg £2,428
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hawthorn Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cedar Children's Academy. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB