12 Chestnut Road, Rochester, ME2 2LH
About 12 Chestnut Road
12 Chestnut Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 2LH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 71.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £286,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of conservatory to rear - demolition of existing conservatory
- Agent
- Supaglazing
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/17/1825
What's in 12 Chestnut Road, Rochester, ME2 2LH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 15 years.
£286,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2021Most recent
£286,000
+97.2%over 14 years2 February 2007
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2LH: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 2LH
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Versus other Chestnut Road homes
On floor area, 12 Chestnut Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,043
Street avg £2,883
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
Chestnut Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cedar Children's Academy. 22 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
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB