8 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL
About 8 Ash Road
8 Ash Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 14.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 142.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 8 Ash Road.
- Oct 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Part retrospective application for the construction of a single storey extension & detached single garage to rear
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- MC/04/1985
- Feb 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Construction of a two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- MC/03/2482
What's in 8 Ash Road, Rochester, ME2 2JL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Ash Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 25 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£355,000
+716.1%over 25 years9 July 1996
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2JL: £242,000 (2025–2019).
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Versus other Ash Road homes
8 Ash Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,989
Street avg £2,382
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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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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