20 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL
About 20 Ash Road
20 Ash Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 110 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 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 104.2% above the 2006 sale of £190,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 20 Ash Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
20 Ash Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Ash Road has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2015PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Construction of porch to front
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/15/1242
What's in 20 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Ash Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 3 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2006Most recent
£190,000
+16.6%over 2 years29 April 2004
£163,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2JL: £295,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 20 Ash Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Ash Road homes
20 Ash Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,727
Street avg £2,556
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB