4 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL
About 4 Ash Road
4 Ash Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in August 2004. Across 2002–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 sits 131.4% above the 2004 sale of £140,000. At 93 m² it's 17.7% 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).
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Ash Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
4 Ash Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 2 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2004Most recent
£140,000
+33.3%over 2 years18 March 2002
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2JL: £295,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Ash Road homes
On price per m², 4 Ash Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,505
Street avg £2,573
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB