Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL
Estimated value
£325,000
- Since the 2004 sale (£140,000)+132%
- Against ME2 2JL's recent median (£295,000)+10%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£325,000
- Against its 2004 sale (£140,000)+132%
- Against ME2 2JL's recent median (£295,000)+10%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Ash Road is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 2JL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
93 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2009
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in ME2 2JL
5 sales, median £295,000 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Ash Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
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).
What this page doesn't show
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 4 Ash Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £325,000 sits 132.1% 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).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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
Current Certificate
Jun 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 June 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Ash Road has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Ash Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 4 Ash Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,505
Street avg £2,574
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.
Crime
240/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.
Nearest schools
- Cedar Children's AcademyPrimary463m
- Elaine Primary SchoolPrimary518m
- St Nicholas CEVC Primary SchoolPrimary772m
- Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorPrimary981m
Nearest stops
- Hawthorn RoadBus stop139m
- Maple Road TopBus stop209m
- Maple Road BottomBus stop285m
- Poplar RoadBus stop325m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,446 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour688 reports18%
- Shoplifting341 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson305 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 2JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 4 Ash Road is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 2JL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 4 Ash Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Ash Road was lodged in June 2009 at band E and expired in June 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 Ash Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 29 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME2 2JL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 4 Ash Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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