18 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL
About 18 Ash Road
18 Ash Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in March 2011. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 103.8% above the 2011 sale of £185,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
18 Ash Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18 Ash Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 12 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2011Most recent
£185,000
+155.2%over 12 years13 November 1998
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2JL: £295,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Ash Road homes
18 Ash Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £2,561
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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