1 Chestnut Road, Rochester, ME2 2LH

1 Chestnut Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2LH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–94 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 22.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £135,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.